SONET Networks SONET is a fixed bandwidth “trunking” technology Service providers can overlay FR, ATM and other technologies on SONET to provide bandwidth on demand types of features Service adapters are used to map incoming signals from one service type (e.g. DS-1) to another service type (e.g. VT1.5) for SONET transmission Fiber optic links are inherently unidirectional and not full duplex and therefore are generally deployed in pairs SONET can be deployed in a point-to-point or ring configuration (ring configurations are much more common than point-to-point) The Telecom Source