Optical Networking White Papers
Packet-Over-SONET/SDH
Overview Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) and optical fiber have emerged as significant technologies for building large-scale, high speed, Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks. Even though SONET/SDH is frequently labeled as "Old World" because it is a time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology optimized for voice traffic, its capability to provide high-bandwidth capacity for transporting data is the primary reason for ubiquitous use in the Internet and large enterprise data networks. Packet over SONET (PoS) technology, which allows efficient transport of data over SONET/SDH, has certainly been a major player in accommodating the explosive growth on the Internet. Cisco Systems helped pioneer PoS technology and has been at the forefront in delivering high-performance and cost-effective PoS solutions for use in service provider and enterprise networks.
| Publisher | Cisco Systems | File Format | |
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| Date Published | August 2004 | Downloads | 423 |
| Format | White Papers | ||
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