Fiber optic technology supports increasing bandwidth requirements in carrier and enterprise networks.

Carrier

Carrier fiber optic networks are increasing in speed to 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps. DWDM, ROADM, and packet optical network platforms are evolving to support high-speed Ethernet and IP traffic. SONET/SDH, MPLS, GMPLS, OTN, and other protocols are used to control traffic transmission.

Carrier News & Products
The Lightwave Channel
Fred Ellefson, senior director of business planning at ADVA Optical Networking, addresses the growing trend toward carrier/vendor partnerships to improve service management.
Carrier Product Showcase
S.I. Tech
Sponsor: S.I. Tech, Inc.
Over 75 new products covering Ruggedized RS232/422/485 for outdoor use, SCADA systems, Multichannel units for instrumentation and control.
Fiber Optic Repeater/Size Converter
Sponsor: S. I. Tech, Inc.
SITECH#2062/2082 can be used upto 25/1000 MBPS as a Repeater or to convert Fiber sizes and Types.e.g. 50 to 62.5 or Multimode to SingleMode or 850NM to 1310NM