ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the help and support of their colleagues at
AT&T, Bell Laboratories, and the Alcatel-Lucent Optical Networks Business
division, and to extend special thanks to Martin Birk, S. Chandrasekhar, Randy
Giles, Dah-Min Huang, Peter Magill, Patrick Mock, and Chris White.
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