What are Synchronous Optical Networks?
The capacity to span large distances with a high degree of immunity to noise and interference along with superior security and high bandwidth make optical networking a very attractive proposition.
Fiber optic transmission media are the media of choice when it comes to “long haul” applications such as intercontinental, cross-continental and oceanic (submarine) backbone links. It is also the preferred medium for tier one ISP backbone links. This means that new WAN implementations and applications are now predominantly fiber optic cable based with public wireless networking rollouts being the major exception.
