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Introduction SONET (synchronous eye tissue) - tutorial series fiber optic technology
Date: 15-09-2007 | author: Colin Yao
SONET standard developed in the years between the years 1980 to take advantage of lower cost transmission over optical fiber. This defines a hierarchy of data rates, formats for framing and multiplexing the payload data, and the signal eye specification (wavelength and distribution), which enables multi-vendor interoperability.