Sonet & T1: Architecture for Digital Transport Networks (Prentice Hall Series in Advanced Communications Technologies) - Hardcover

Black, Uyless N.; Waters, Sharleen

9780134475905: Sonet & T1: Architecture for Digital Transport Networks (Prentice Hall Series in Advanced Communications Technologies)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0134475909 ISBN 13: 9780134475905

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1996

This is a guide to SONET for communications engineers who need to design, configure, maintain and troubleshoot high speed networks. Based on Black's training covers at RBOCs.

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From the Back Cover:

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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.

About the Author:

UYLESS BLACK is a widely respected telecommunications consultant and lecturer with extensive operations and implementation experience in both public and private networks. His clients include Nortel, British Telecom, and major carriers throughout the U.S. His recent books include Voice Over IP, Second Edition; IP Routing Protocols; and MPLS and Label Switching Networks.

SHARLEEN WATERS has served for fifteen years as GTE Senior Technical Instructor in Broadband Technologies, training clients such as AT&T, Nortel, Siemens, Alcatel, NEC, and Fujitsu in installing, testing, and maintaining SONET equipment.

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