Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!uhnix1!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: optilink!elliott@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Paul Elliott x225) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: What is SONET? Message-ID: Date: 24 Oct 89 20:58:36 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA Lines: 36 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 471, message 3 of 8 In article , hui@joplin.mpr.ca (Michael Hui) writes: > .... > The NT offering implements nearly EVERYTHING in the SONET standard. It > is very unlikely that it won't be able to work with any other > manufacturer's equipment. > .... > The inclination is strong at this point for other telecom engineers to > come on stream and debate how/whether/what parts of the standard we > implemented. > .... In my posting answering (some of) the SONET questions, I mentioned my "amusement" at the NT press release (or used words to that effect). I don't know if Michael is referring to my posting here, but if so, I never intended to imply that NT's implementation was anything but superb. Actually, I have no info on the NT design other than the few paragraphs I saw in the newspaper. ... I just re-read my original post, and find that I used the phrase "_something_SONET_", and this looks suspiciously like what his comments were referring to. What I meant was that the transport of SONET requires many pieces of equipment at various places in the network, and that the NT product may be the first in it's area, but was not the first SONET equipment to hit the field. I did not intend to imply that it only implemented a subset of SONET or anything like that. Anyway, enough humble apology from me for now. On the other hand, if this wasn't referring to my posting....never mind. Paul M. Elliott Optilink Corporation (707) 795-9444 {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!elliott "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."