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This white paper provides a general introduction to telecommunications transport networks, which are the backbone of the modern telephone and Internet infrastructure. The paper examines them in the context of geographical classification, and functional layer classification. The paper includes a brief look at broadband access technologies, since current transport network capacity will only grow substantially if subscribers are able to access the network for higher bandwidth services. A thorough list of the standards bodies relevant to transport networks is also provided.
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PMC-Sierra™ is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-Powered™ processors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
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Steve Gorshe, Ph.D. is a Principal Engineer in the Product Research Group and oversees ICs for SONET, optical transmission and access systems.
Currently Steve is a senior member of the IEEE and co-editor for the IEEE Communications magazine's Broadband Access Series. He is the chief editor for the ANSI T1X1 Subcommittee, which is responsible for SONET and optical network interface standards. He is a recent recipient of the Committee T1 Alvin Lai Outstanding Achievement Award for his standards work and has been a technical editor for T1.105, T1.105.01, T1.105.02, and T1.105.07 within the SONET standard series as well as the ITU-T G.7041 (GFP) G.7043 (Virtual concatenation of PDH signals), G.8040 (GFP mapping into PDH signals), and G.8011.1 (Ethernet Private Line Service) recommendations. He has 26 patents issued or pending and several published papers.
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Introduction to Transport Networks for Telecommunications
This white paper provides a general introduction to telecommunications transport networks, which are the backbone of the modern telephone and Internet infrastructure. The paper examines them in the context of geographical classification, and functional layer classification. The paper includes a brief look at broadband access technologies, since current transport network capacity will only grow substantially if subscribers are able to access the network for higher bandwidth services. A thorough list of the standards bodies relevant to transport networks is also provided.
About PMC
PMC-Sierra™ is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-Powered™ processors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
About the Author
Steve Gorshe, Ph.D. is a Principal Engineer in the Product Research Group and oversees ICs for SONET, optical transmission and access systems.
Currently Steve is a senior member of the IEEE and co-editor for the IEEE Communications magazine's Broadband Access Series. He is the chief editor for the ANSI T1X1 Subcommittee, which is responsible for SONET and optical network interface standards. He is a recent recipient of the Committee T1 Alvin Lai Outstanding Achievement Award for his standards work and has been a technical editor for T1.105, T1.105.01, T1.105.02, and T1.105.07 within the SONET standard series as well as the ITU-T G.7041 (GFP) G.7043 (Virtual concatenation of PDH signals), G.8040 (GFP mapping into PDH signals), and G.8011.1 (Ethernet Private Line Service) recommendations. He has 26 patents issued or pending and several published papers.
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