If a fiber optic cable is cut, service can often be switched to another backup fiber. This of course depends on the network configuration. Most fiber optic operators are deploying SONET rings, which ...

Extraordinary demand for high-speed, high-performance networks with vast transmission capacities and potentially unlimited bandwidth contributes to the popularity of SONET/SDH (Synchronous Optical ...

Protocols supported include ethernet, optical transport network (OTN), storage area network (SAN), synchronous optical networking (SONET), synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), video, and others ...

The company plans to deploy operational data relay satellites across two near-orthogonal planes in sun-synchronous orbits ... last month to develop an optical relay network for Europe.