WDM/DWDM Overview

Overview A comprehensive introduction to the terminology and technology that comprises Wave and Dense Wave Division Multiplexing, and the technologies carried over WDM/DWDM. Duration - 1 Day.

Who will benefit

Network/Systems engineers/Operators/Planners, working within the SDH, WDM/DWDM Arena.

Prerequisites

Understanding of SDH would be advantageous.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to describe:

By the end of the course delegates will be able to describe: • The OSI Concept • How UMTS can be used to construct a really positive business model • The role of the ITU-T • SDH/SONET Multiplexing structure and topologies • Network Management and Access via management platforms • WDM theory • Fibre and light Components • WDM Equipment Components • WDM Traffic Architecture • Network Topologies • Protection rules and options in WDM • Management of WDM • Transportation of other technologies over WDM • Current and Ongoing Development in WDM

Course Content

Overview of SDH/SONET Overview of the OSI Concept. Description of OSI Model. SDH/SONET Standards. SDH Multiplexing Structure. SONET Multiplexing Structure. SDH and SONET Bit Rates. Paths/ /Lines and Sections. The SDH/SONET Network Sections. Regenerator and Multiplex Section Overheads. STM - N Section Overhead. Data Communications Network (DCN). Example of a DCN Connection to the Network. Introduction to WDM Advantages of WDM over SDH/SONET. Make-up of the Communications Plane's. Difference between SDH Physical and Photonic Layers. Recommendations and Regulatory Bodies for WDM. Difference between WDM and DWDM. Protection for WDM Equipment Protection Options. Optical Multiplex Section Protection (OMSP) 1+1, OMSP 1:1, and OMSP 1: N. Self-Healing Optical Ring (SHOR). Developments in protection for WDM. Issues for protection for WDM. WDM Equipment Components Equipment components and building blocks. Optical Terminal Multiplexers (OTM). Optical Multiplexers (OADM). Optical Amplifiers. Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifiers (EDFA). Transponders and Combiners. WDM/DWDM Hubs. Optical and Electrical Cross Connects (OXC's/DXC's). Types of Cross Connects (Transparent/Opaque). Advantages/Disadvantages of various Optical cross connects. End-User Survey Methodology. Residential. Business. Residential Users: Acceptance of Mobile Data Services. Business Users: Acceptance of Mobile Data Services. Potential Monthly Spending. Willingness to Switch Operator. Preferred Form of Tariffing. Preferred Way of Charging Depending on Usage. Preferred Way of Billing. Acceptance of Advertising. Preferred Appearance of Advertising. Residential Users: Marketing of Services. Business Users: Marketing of Services. Applications in the New Mobile World Applications are Critical in the New Mobile World. Mobile Data Market Drivers. Mobile Data Enabling Applications. Success of Mobile Data Applications. Application Categories. Mobile Application Evolution. Applications on the Move. Applications over Time.