Fiber Optic Ring Network Design

You might see the new network as a series of rings.

Fiber optic ring network design.

The optosunet topology was a star in which all data had to be routed through stockholm. As the world gears up for 5g fiber optic cable technology will only become more important for enabling high speed long distance broadband all over the world. It is intended for those interested in the process and or studying for the foa cfos d fiber optic network design specialist certification either as a contractor. Fiber optic network design refers to the specialized processes leading to a successful installation and operation of a fiber optic network.

This ring dwdm topology is commonly adopted in a local or a metropolitan area which can span a few tens of kilometers. A long time ago we knew that we wanted more local routing and more redundancy if possible. Ph0 consists of 15 catalyst 2960s switches with 2 10gb ports in out on the fiber ring and 2 catalyst 4948m with 4 10gb ports 2 for in out on the fiber ring 2 for connectivity to vmware servers. The first image below shows how the 2 fibers exist currently.

We have tried to accommodate this with the new topology. Basically a dwdm ring network includes a fiber in a ring configuration that fully interconnects nodes. However network operators can t simply bury fiber in the ground and expect to serve customers well. Ph1 is pretty much an exact duplicate.

Every fiber optic network operator needs a mapping software platform. Not everyone will design a fiber optic network but understanding the process will make installing testing and documenting a network easier.