THE MARKET

• Components of a network with SONET links
• SONET main features, including speeds and how they align with SDH
• How SONET can solve bandwidth needs
• SONET demand because of newer optical networking methods

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

• Architecture of a network using SONET links
• SONET architecture major network elements (NEs)
• SONET major frame structures
• SONET overhead types
• How SONET payloads are carried in the SONET frame
• Functions of SONET timing distribution

ENGINEERING ISSUES

• Payload types carried in SONET frames
• SONET ring architectures
• How automatic protection switching (APS) works on SONET rings
• Synchronization status message (SSM) role in SONET rings
• Current state of telecommunications systems management (TMN) standards

PLAYERS

• SONET equipment vendors
• SONET service providers
• SONET and DWDM