According to the San Francisco-based market research and consulting
firm, Internet traffic will have reached 350,000 Terabytes per month as
we pass into the new millennium. This is a significant milestone, as it
indicates that data has already surpassed the voice network. To keep
pace with seemingly insatiable demand for higher-speed access, a huge,
complex, network-building process is beginning. Decisions made by
network Architects today will have an immense impact on the future
profitability, flexibility, and competitiveness of network operators.
Despite the dominance of synchronous optical network (SONET), a
transport technology based on time division multiplexing (TDM), more and
more operators consider adopting a point-to-point strategy and eventual
mesh topology. This article highlights the key advantages of this new
approach.
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