Uses real-life examples of current systems in business, industrial, and institutional settings to explain how to structure and maintain a high-performance network. The authors demonstrate how to use SONET to interface with a variety of local and international networks, how to minimize data loss when communicating with older systems, the basics of digital carrier systems, timing and synchronization in digital networks, and payload mapping and management. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Synchronous networks for optimum performance
Today's high-speed network applications depend on the latest in high speed, synchronous transport technology for reliable operations. SONET and T1: Architectures for Digital Transport Networks gives you the big picture on SONET, the second-generation digital carrier system, placing it in the context of the widely used first-generation system, T1.
This rich resource offers detailed information on the how's and why's of managing a SONET system. SONET and T1: Architectures for Digital Transport Networks explains how to structure and maintain a high-performance network, using real-life examples of systems currently in use in a variety of business, industrial, and institutional settings. In addition, this book shows how to use SONET to interface with a variety of local and international networks, and to minimize data loss when communicating with older systems.
Key chapters explore:
- The basics of digital carrier systems
- Timing and synchronization in digital networks
- Payload mapping and management
- Topologies and configurations, including add-drop and cross-connect
- Operations, administration, and maintenance of digital networks
- Case studies of existing SONET systems
Appendices provide valuable background material on the structure, function, and performance of fiber optics, and a review of ATM technology. Filled with practical and specific information, SONET and T1: Architectures for Digital Transport Networks provides a thorough introduction to the latest in digital network technology.