Abstract :
The construction and operation of a fiber-optic network between Chicago and Kansas City are discussed. The initial network was extended to Los Angeles. The fiber-optic backbone network is equipped with 405 Mb/s, 560 Mb/s, 810 Mb/s, and 1.2 Gb/s optoelectronics. The network was later expanded south to Dallas, Houston, and New Orleans, increasing total fiber plant mileage to 4600 miles. The expanded network plan included a 3000-mile fiber optic network extending from Chicago to Los Angeles and a 1000-mile microwave network consisting of two routes: a 32-hop system extending from Evanston, Wyoming to Boise, Idaho and Portland, Oregon: and a two hop spur from Hesston, Kansas to Wichita, Kansas. The network design is outlined along with network supervisor, centralization, and synchronization
Keywords :
microwave links; optical links; telecommunication networks; 1.2 Gbit/s; 1000 miles; 3000 miles; 405 Mbit/s; 4600 miles; 560 Mbit/s; 810 Mbit/s; Boise; Chicago; Dallas; Evanston; Hesston; Houston; Idaho; Kansas City; Los Angeles; New Orleans; Oregon; Portland; Wichita; WilTel; Wyoming; centralisation; expanded network plan; fibre-optic network; microwave network; network design; network supervisor; optoelectronics; private line network; synchronisation; Cities and towns; Communication industry; Companies; Construction industry; Optical coupling; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Pipelines; Satellites; Spine;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1988. ICC '88. Digital Technology - Spanning the Universe. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on
