Development of an STM Transport System Accommodating Ethernet Signals

Accession number;04A0112511
Title;Development of an STM Transport System Accommodating Ethernet Signals
Author; HIRAMA A (Ntt Network Serv. Systems Lab., Musashino-shi, Jpn) SASAJIMA K (Ntt Network Serv. Systems Lab., Musashino-shi, Jpn) ZAIMA K (Ntt Network Serv. Systems Lab., Musashino-shi, Jpn)
Journal Title;NTT Tech Rev
Journal Code:F0282C
ISSN:1348-3447
VOL.2;NO.1;PAGE.89-93(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;Existing network transport systems cannot carry Ethernet signals because they support only an interface for transporting STM (synchronous transfer mode) signals. The system described here was developed based on the broadband add-drop multiplexer (BB-ADM), which was originally conceived as an ultrahigh-speed leased circuit service node system capable of carrying STM signals. The new transport system employs generic framing procedure (GFP) and virtual concatenation (VCAT) technology to enable Ethernet to be used over an STM network. (author abst.)