Advances in transport network technologies : photonic networks, ATM, and SDH

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Advances in transport network technologies : photonic networks, ATM, and SDH

Ken-ichi Sato

(The Artech House telecommunication library)

Artech House, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Surveying transport technologies, this text covers emerging, optical networking technologies, essential in the development of future bandwidth-abundant and ubiquitous B-ISDN. It also introduces new concepts in both optical networks and ATM, and draws links between SDH, ATM and optical networks.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of theTransport Network: Introduction. Hierarchical Structure of the Network. Transport Network Technology Evolution. Transmission Technologies. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Network: Introduction. Network Node Interface. Network Element. Network Restoration Techniques with DCSs/ADMs. Asynchronous Transfer Mode Network: Principles of ATM. ATM Transport Technologies. Comparison of ATM & STM. Network Resource Management. Network Element. Photonic Transport Network: Penetration of Photonic Transport Technologies into Network. B-ISDN Services and Transport Network Requirement. Transport Technology Evolution. Optical Path Technology. WP and VWP Accommodation Design. Optical Path Cross-Connect. Optical Path Economics.

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