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SONET and SDH

Audience

Network managers, data communications and telecommunications professionals, technicians, and computer support professionals working with large networks

Prerequisites

An understanding of basic telecommunications transmission systems and signaling

Course Aim

To describe the technology underlying modern public telecommunications networks

Learning Objectives

Outline the need for SONET, Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN), and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), how they evolved, and their relationship to each other. Describe the evolution of the SONET standard. Define the building blocks of SONET. Explain SONET's role in synchronization of global networks. Explain SONET's network elements, typical ring architectures, and OAM&P. Describe SONET's relationship to Europe's Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH). Outline SONET issues and implications for future growth.

Topics Covered

Fiber-optic networks - Fiber-optic technologies - Development of SONET/SDH - SONET benefits SONET configurations - Network elements - Network topologies SONET and SDH operation - SONET/SDH frames - Timing and synchronization High-bandwidth technologies - ATM, BISDN, and SONET - Wave Division Multiplexing - Network usage