Product Specifications |
| Mfg |
Cisco |
| Model |
POSIP-OC3-50 |
| Form |
Cable or Accessory |
| Weight |
6.0 lbs |
The Packet-Over-SONET specification is primarily concerned with the use of the PPP encapsulation over SONET/SDH links. Since SONET/SDH is by definition a point-to-point circuit, PPP is well suited for use over these links. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) was designed as a standard method of communicating over point- to-point links.
The Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) is an octet-synchronous multiplex scheme that defines a family of standard rates and formats. The basic rate for Packet-Over-SONET is that of STS-3c/STM-1, which is 155.520 Mbps. The available information bandwidth is 149.760 Mbps, which is the STS-3c/STM-1 SPE with section, line, and path overhead removed.