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SONET Evolution
White Papers Technology has advanced significantly in the years since the SONET standards (GR-253, GR-1230, etc.were initially developed. Many of the limitations of SONET today are based on the technological capabilities that were available at the time the...
[August 6, 2007, 0:00]
SONET/SDH Compiler: User Guide
White Papers The SONET/SDH Compiler generates variations of a SONET/SDH Framer MegaCore function for termination applications up to OC-192 levels, including full-overhead processing. The SONET/SDH Compiler uses IP Toolbench within the Quartus II software to...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
Easing The Way To Installing The Next Generation Optical Transmission Platforms (SONET)
White Papers Delivering these business fundamentals has led to the introduction of a new breed of SONET/SDH network platform: a platform that allows switching, aggregation and grooming of traffic within the same network element.
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
SONET/SDH Ring Extension
White Papers Netstender, the photonic layer platform from BTI Photonic Systems, provides cost-effective, low-power extension of SONET/SDH rings. Netstender's compact, modular architecture delivers amplification and signal conditioning for SONET/SDH rings for up...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
NTS Testing Labs: SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) GR-253/GR-1377 Test Lab Compatibility & Functionality Test Outline
White Papers This document outlines test procedures used by NTS in performing comprehensive SONET testing to GR-253 specifications. Test procedures are designed to verify compliance and conformance of a client’s product (Equipment Under Test) with Synchronous...
[April 2, 2004, 0:00]
Agilent HDMP-3001 STS-3c/STM-1 Ethernet Over SONET/SDH Mapper
White Papers The HDMP-3001 is an integrated device that provides full-duplex mapping of Ethernet frames into an STS-3c SONET/STM-1 SDH payload as well as complete SONET/SDH framing. Mapping of Ethernet frames is performed using either the LAPS or GFP protocol.
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
Will GMPLS Replace ATM And SONET/SDH In The Next Few Years?
White Papers This paper demonstrates that GMPLS will replace ATM and SONET/SDH in the near future. The exponential growth of data traffic has brought unprecedented changes to the existing transport infrastructure.
[October 21, 2004, 0:00]
Disk Mirroring Over SONET/SDH
White Papers A Global 500 financial services firm had the challenge to utilize readily available SONET/SDH bandwidth for the extension of disk mirroring to meet escalating data storage and BC requirements. Global implemented CIENA's CN 2000 that was designed to...
[October 31, 2004, 0:00]
Next Generation SONET/SDH
White Papers Innovation, the lifeline to survival in the telecommunications market, has spurred the telecommunications industry to adopt next-generation SONET/SDH as the most economical and technologically feasible solution for transmitting both voice and data...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
MobiPack: Optimal Hitless SONET Defragmentation In Near-Optimal Cost
White Papers This paper studies the problem of bandwidth fragmentation in links that comprise rings and meshes in SONET networks. Unlike the well-studied, general fragmentation problem, link defragmentation is "hard" and novel due to some unique constraints...
[October 21, 2004, 0:00]
Deploying Data Services Over SONET/SDH
White Papers This webcast discusses how to cost-effectively provide data services over your existing SONET/SDH infrastructure, and the underlying technologies, topologies, and architectures available for you to consider.
[December 20, 2004, 23:00]
Comparing Optical Ethernet Resilient Packet Ring To Packet Over SONET
White Papers This paper will compare Ethernet over RPR implemented by OPTera Packet Edge System with Packet over SONET technology. Optical Ethernet from Nortel Networks allows service providers to increase revenue and decrease costs while continuing to support...
[November 8, 2005, 23:00]
Next-generation SONET For Cable MSOs: Technical Overview
White Papers This white paper provides an overview of Next generation SONET digital transport technology choices available to Cable Multiple System Operators (MSOs). MSOs have several technology choices available to prepare them for GbE-based service delivery...
[October 21, 2003, 0:00]
Efficient And Flexible Transport Of Next-Generation Data Services Over SONET/SDH Using GFP, VCAT And LCAS
White Papers New services such as Ethernet and storage area networks (SANs) could not efficiently be delivered over existing SONET/SDH networks despite the proven value of, and considerable investment in this infrastructure.
[November 2, 2005, 23:00]
The Future Of Sonet/SDH
White Papers Sonet/SDH is no longer spoken of as a "legacy technology" - something to be replaced by the "next big thing. There is a growing and urgent realization among carriers around the world that when it comes to next-generation telco infrastructure, Sonet...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
Making SONET/SDH/ATM Work For You
White Papers Making SONET/SDH/ATM work for the television industry is now possible with new technologies and products that seamlessly integrate television signals into the broadband worldwide backbone. Using these new technologies, television signals are...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
Differential Delay Aware Routing For Ethernet Over SONET/SDH
White Papers The Virtual Concatenation protocol in SONET/SDH has ushered in a novel routing paradigm that enables a circuit to be "Split" and routed over multiple paths. However, this diverse routing causes differential delay among the paths which can impact...
[December 12, 2006, 23:00]
10-Gigabit Ethernet Takes On SONET
White Papers One of the most important differences is 10GE's support of SONET, which means that not only will 10GE start to penetrate the OC-192 SONET market but that 10GE can begin to serve as a WAN bridge between data and voice networks.
[October 21, 2004, 0:00]
Hitless Network Engineering Of SONET Rings
White Papers This paper explores the challenges in engineering SONET rings to support higher traffic volumes. The paper presents an efficient algorithm called MobiRing that accounts for the unique constraints imposed by the SONET standard.
[December 6, 2006, 23:00]
Adapting SONET/SDH For The Future: Sliced Architectures And ESSI Solve Scalability Issues
White Papers While initially deployed for voice traffic, SONET/SDH has played a major role in the deployment of today's service provider networks, combining voice, video, and data on a single transport mechanism. However, many currently deployed equipment...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
