optical fiber network
1Optical mesh network — Transport network based on SONET/SDH ring architecture Optical mesh networks are a type of telecommunications network. Transport networks, the underlying optical fiber based layer of telecommunications networks, have evolved from DCS (Digital… …
2Optical Transport Network — ITU T defines an Optical Transport Network (OTN) as a set of Optical Network Elements (ONE) connected by optical fibre links, able to provide functionality of transport, multiplexing, switching, management, supervision and survivability of… …
3Dark fiber network — A dark fiber network is a privately operated optical fiber network that is run directly by its operator over dark fiber leased or purchased from another supplier, rather than by purchasing bandwidth or leased line capacity. Dark fiber networks… …
4Optical fiber — A bundle of optical fibers A TOSLINK fiber optic audio c …
5Optical fiber cable — A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These plastic fiber cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are… …
6Optical fiber connector — An optical fiber connector terminates the end of an optical fiber, and enables quicker connection and disconnection than splicing. The connectors mechanically couple and align the cores of fibers so that light can pass. Better connectors lose… …
7Optical network unit — An optical network unit (ONU) is a device that transforms incoming optical signals into electronics at a customer s premises in order to provide telecommunications services over an optical fiber network. Contents 1 Definition 2 Usage 3 Optical… …
8Network tap — A network tap is a hardware device which provides a way to access the data flowing across a computer network. In many cases, it is desirable for a third party to monitor the traffic between two points in the network. If the network between points …
9Fiber to the x — (FTTX) is a generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber to replace all or part of the usual copper local loop used for telecommunications. The four technologies, in order of an increasingly longer fiber loop are:* Fiber to… …
10Optical Carrier transmission rates — are a standardized set of specifications of transmission bandwidth for digital signals that can be carried on Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) fiber optic networks.[1] Transmission rates are defined by rate of the bitstream of the digital… …
