• DocumentCode
    1557061
  • Title

    Plans and considerations for SONET deployment

  • Author

    Sandesara, Niranjan B. ; Ritchie, G. Ray ; Engel-Smith, Barbara

  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    A perspective is given from the local exchange carrier (LEC) viewpoint on the advantages of deploying SONET (synchronous optical network), the rate at which SONET will be deployed, some typical early applications and architectures, and the role SONET will play in the evolution of the LEC network of the future. The SONET deployment timeline and capabilities are examined. Aspects of SONET architecture are discussed, namely, the access network, the interoffice transport-network, and SONET operations and control. New network capabilities and services and evolution to broadband are considered.<>
  • Keywords
    ISDN; broadband networks; optical links; telecommunication network management; BISDN; SONET deployment; access network; interoffice transport-network; local exchange carrier; network capabilities; network operation/control; network services; synchronous optical network; All-optical networks; Central office; Channel allocation; Communication switching; DSL; Integrated optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; SONET; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/35.58882
  • Filename
    58882