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September 2007, Volume 2 view online | subscribe | newsletter archive
In This Issue:
Building the Next-Generation Bridge

Executive Perspectives
One-on-one interviews with industry leaders
Nigel Bragg Nigel Bragg,
Chief Architect, Carrier-Grade Ethernet Technologies
Nortel
Q.
Tell us about your successes on requirements and realization of packet transport for the carrier environment.
A.
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Rami Amit Rami Amit
Chief Technology Officer
VocalTec
Q.
What did you share with attendees your during session titled "Single IMS across Multiple Networks"?
A.
View Answer
Technology Briefings
White papers covering news, studies, and trends
Web ProForum
Tutorials Featuring the latest technical and business issues
This tutorial provides an introduction to the SONET standard. Standards in the telecommunications field are always evolving. Information in this SONET primer is based on the latest information available from the International Telecommunications Union–Telecommunications Standardization Sector (ITU–T) standards organizations.

The increased configuration flexibility and bandwidth availability of SONET provides significant advantages over the older telecommunications system. This tutorial reviews the advantages and benefits of SONET.

Definition and Overview
  1. Introduction to SONET
  2. Why Synchronize?
  3. Frame Format Structure
  4. Overheads
  5. Pointers
  6. SONET Multiplexing
  7. SONET Network Elements
  8. SONET Network Configurations
  9. What Are the Benefits of SONET?
  10. SDH Reference
  11. SONET Reference Materials
Analyst Corner
Perspectives from leading information industry experts
Analyst Corner PDF

Educational content provided by Astrid Hveding Lengdell, Product Marketing Manager, PacketFront, and Geir Axel Oftedahl, Business Development Director, PacketFront


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