ANS etc.

Wed Jul 30 15:39:18 UTC 1997

On Wed, Jul 30, 1997 at 08:38:03AM -0800, Douglas Jardine wrote:
> First, thanks for the replies.

No problem.  Although apparently I was wrong on point 3.  :-)

> >> [4] Some recent threads on NANOG discussed physical layer issues like
> >>     SONET, SDH, circuit layout etc. Could somebody point me to             
> >> technical papers / articles / books which describe fiber and           
> >> copper technology in detail.

and saith I:
> >Ask in comp.dcom.telecom.tech.

> Judging from the answers to this question, I gather I didn't phrase 
> the question correctly. What I am looking for some is practical 
> literature on fiber and copper technology - stuff which network 
> operators and designers need and use. I would have guessed there 
> would be an equivalent to say what the Stevens Books are to TCP/IP.

Sorry, misunderstood.

Hmmmm... Layer 1?  Physical?  Not sure.  The layer 2 stuff is covered
to some detail in _Digital_Telephony_, which alas, I can't give a cite
for right now, as it's at home.  Mail me privately, and I'll be glad
to.

Also, the readers of that NG are likely to have other references to
hand; many work for IXC's, LEC's and switch mfr's.

Cheers,
-- jra
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