SONET/SDH Demystified / Edition 1

by Steven Shepard

Overview

Increasingly, the use of fiber optic cable as a transport for voice, data, video, and Internet traffic is becoming the norm. SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) are being used with high-speed data transmission. Although SONET/SDH was originally intended for use in broadband ISDN and support leased line services like DS-1 and DS-3. SONET/SDH expansion is being fuelled by many of today's biggest industries such as Boeing, Disney and AT&T as these companies move their internal global networks to a SONET/SDH infrastructure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071376181
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	07/18/2001
Series:	Demystified
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	7.42(w) x 9.26(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Steven Shepard is a professional writer and educator, specializing in international telecommunications. He teaches technical courses in corporations throughout the world. Formerly with Hill Associates, he is the author of Telecommunications Convergence and Optical Networking Demystified, also from McGraw-Hill. He is based in Williston, Vermont.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Beginnings.

Chapter 2: SONET Basics.
Chapter 3: SDH Basics.
Chapter 4: Overview of Optical Technology.
Chapter 5: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
Chapter 6: Players and Futures in the SONET/SDH Game.
Chapter 7: SONET and SDH Aplications.
Glossary.
Bibliograpgy.
Common Industry Acroynms.
Online Resources.
Telcordia Documentation.
ITU Recommendations.
ANSI Documents.
Photo Credits.
Index.
About the Author.