An experimental 2.488 gigabit/sec SONET STS-3c to STS-48 byte multiplexer and demultiplexer

Author

Bagheri, Mehran ; Kong, Dennis T. ; Holden, Wayne S. ; Irizarry, Fernando C. ; Mahoney, Derek D. ; Larson, Douglas C.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

2-5 Dec 1991

Firstpage

755

Abstract

To study the key technical issues in SONET (synchronous optical network byte multiplexing at gigabit/s data rates and the interworking of SONET and other broadband network elements, the authors implemented an experimental SONET STS-48 (synchronous transport signal) (2.488 Gb/s) testbed with broadband user interfaces (STS-3c and higher data rates). The testbed includes a SONET-compatible experimental STS-3c to STS-48 byte multiplexer and demultiplexer. A description is presented of the architecture, implementation, and experimental results of the high-speed components of the byte multiplexer and demultiplexer. The implementation employs a combination of custom VLSI integrated circuits and off-the-shelf components for rapid prototyping and verifying the validity of the architecture

Keywords

SONET; demultiplexing equipment; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; 2.488 Gbit/s; SONET testbed; STS-3c to STS-48 byte demultiplexer; STS-3c to STS-48 byte multiplexer; broadband network elements; broadband user interfaces; custom VLSI integrated circuits; synchronous optical network; synchronous transport signal; Broadband communication; Concatenated codes; Multiplexing; SONET; Springs; Standards organizations; System performance; Testing; User interfaces; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1991. GLOBECOM '91. 'Countdown to the New Millennium. Featuring a Mini-Theme on: Personal Communications Services

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-87942-697-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1991.188484

Filename

188484