Design issues in the development of a national fiber-optic transmission network

Author

Almlie, Allan ; Dyer, Sonia ; Habibi, Dariush ; Hanke, Richard ; Thielen, John

Author_Institution

US Sprint Commun. Co., Burlingame, CA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

12-15 June 1988

Firstpage

48

Abstract

Development of the first US national fiber-optic transmission network, during a period marked by the rapid and technology-intensive introduction of single-mode cable and high-capacity optical transmission equipment is discussed. The authors examine some of the important design issues addressed during the development phase including baseband treatment, surveillance system homogeneity, capacity upgrade capability, network survivability, and flexibility for future growth.<>

Keywords

optical cables; optical communication equipment; optical links; telecommunication networks; US Sprint network; US national fibre-optic transmission network; baseband treatment; capacity upgrade capability; design issues; flexibility; high-capacity optical transmission equipment; network survivability; single-mode cable; surveillance system homogeneity; Centralized control; Intelligent networks; LAN interconnection; Manufacturing; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Spine; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1988. ICC '88. Digital Technology - Spanning the Universe. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1988.13533

Filename

13533