Short Courses

NEW! SC313 OTN/G.709 Technology Overview and Role in the “New Transport” Network

Sunday, February 24, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Frank D. Ferrara; JDSU, USA

Level: Beginner (No background or minimal training is necessary to understand course material)

Course Description
This course will begin with a brief history of the introduction and evolution of SONET/SDH based metro and long optical networks. We will then move on to the introduction of OTN/G.709 technology to the metro and long haul network and compare and contrast the OTN/G.709 technology with SONET/SDH. The advantages OTN/G.709 has over existing technologies including SONET/SDH will be highlighted and discussed on a technical and practical level with examples. Recent and future enhancements of OTN/G.709 standard will be discussed with examples of how these new capabilities may be used in converged, agile "New Transport" networks to deliver and manage reliable services. We will discuss how OTN/G.709 will play a key role in "bridging" current and legacy SONET/SDH based transport and future carrier grade Ethernet transport by providing a common encapsulation layer and OAM support for network operators. Finally, we will review some of the key network and business trends that are driving service providers to evolve their many customer specific, application driven and technically diverse networks to "one" converged network that will serve as a high speed "vending machine" for business and consumer services, applications and content.

Benefits and Learning Objectives
This course should enable you to:

• Identify key differences between SONET/SDH and OTN/G.709 based networks.
• List key advantages and improvements of OTN/G.709 over SONET/SDH.
• Determine what aspects of OTN/G.709 technology may benefit network deployments and management.
• Discuss OTN/G.709 with colleagues on a basic level and share their ideas on how the technology could be implemented in their network.
• List some examples of how OTN/G.709 technology is being used today and how it may be applied in the future.

Intended Audience
This course is intended for anyone that designs, operates or supports metro and/or long haul optical networks or network equipment and has a basic understanding of SONET/SDH, PDH/DSn, OTN and Ethernet technologies.

Instructor Biography
Frank Ferrara, business development manager, Optical Transport Test Solutions, JDSU, began his career in telecom in 1999 with TTC (Now JDSU CommTest Division) selling and marketing leading edge test solutions. He took on the business development role three years ago and focuses on solutions that test high-speed transmission technologies with an emphasis on Metro and Long-Haul networks. He regularly engages with leading network equipment manufacturers, service providers, government agencies and labs to address test needs for new and emerging transport technologies and gather feedback and knowledge on transport networks and technologies from many sources.