IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Innovation and Utility in the Optical Transport Network

Innovation and Utility in the Optical Transport Network
View Sample PDF
Author(s): R.K. Koslowsky (Independent Scholar, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)and Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-863-5.ch055

Purchase

View Innovation and Utility in the Optical Transport Network on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

This chapter addresses the introduction of a Multi-service Provisioning Platform (MSPP) into the transmission segment of the communication network. The first company to do so was Cerent Corporation. Although it was initially introduced in the United States in 1998, acceptance was rapid, and MSPPs found there way into the balance of the world market shortly thereafter. MSPP innovation enabled both new and existing service providers to leverage existing optical transmission infrastructure with increased functionality. Introduction of MSPPs enabled the proliferation of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) through the synthesis of traditional voice and emerging Internet traffic. The bandwidth bottleneck created by voice-only-based equipment was broken by the MSPPs and positioned the Internet for carriage of even higher bandwidth video traffic. The utility of the MSPP approach, as viewed by the telecoms, made it both a market success and a new standard to which all manufacturers adhere.

Related Content

Sandeep Gupta, Ruchi Varshney, Devendra Kumar Tiwari, Syed Tahir Hussain Rizvi, Tarun Varshney, Pavan Kumar Shukla. © 2026. 32 pages.
Ezgi Güney. © 2026. 30 pages.
Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, Santosh Dubey, Ravi Srivastava, Satya Prakash Singh, Sandeep Kanaujia, Shadab Hussain. © 2026. 30 pages.
Sandeep Gupta, Parvesh Saini, Nitin Sundriyal, Juan M. Ramirez, Shweta Goyal. © 2026. 28 pages.
Neeraj Kumar Srivastava, Anjaneya Awasthi, Neha Pandey, Susmith Rajendra Barigidad. © 2026. 32 pages.
Kiran Kumari, Prateek Nigam. © 2026. 24 pages.
Madgula Satyanrayana, Venkataramana Veeramsetty, Durgam Rajababu. © 2026. 36 pages.
Body Bottom