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Q99034: SONET Signal Rates

Article: Q99034
Product(s): Microsoft LAN Manager
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Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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This is the list of some common sonet signal rates:

                     SONET line rates
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Electrical Optical                      Equivalent   Equivalent
signal     equivalent  Line rate        DS1s         DS3s
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STS1      OC1         51.840 Mbps       28           1
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STS3      OC3         155.520 Mbps      84           3
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          OC9         466.560 Mbps      252          9
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          OC12        622.080 Mbps      356          12
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          OC18        933.120 Mbps      504          18
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          OC24        1.244 Gbps        572          24
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          OC36        1.866 Gbps        1008         36
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          OC48        2.488 Gbps        1344         48
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STS: Synchronous Transport Signal
OC:  Optical Carrier

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