What does OC3 mean?

What does OC3 mean?

OC-3 technology is a type of bandwidth transmission. It stands for Optical Carrier 3 because it carries data on the third level of a synchronous optical network, which is a network architecture with a standardized protocol for transferring data over fiber optics.

What is an OC3 circuit?

OC3 is the abbreviated term for Optical Carrier level 3, used to specify the speed level of fiber optic networks over SONET. Speed is measured through SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) standards. OC3 works as a reliable fiber optic backbone for large networks with large voice/data/video traffic needs.

Is OC3 a fiber?

The FlexPoint OC3FF is a protocol-transparent fiber converter that provides reliable and cost-effective extension of network distances by connecting multimode fiber networks or devices over single-mode fiber cabling. No manual configuration is required with the plug-and-play FlexPoint OC3FF.

How much does an OC3 cost?

The price of an OC3 starts at about $10,000 and up. This pricing is for a reliable provider and does not include set-up or installation fees.

What is the speed of an OC 1 line?

OC-1 Internet speed is around 52 Mbps but the bandwidth can be increased with higher levels of internet. The levels vary from oc-1 up to oc-768 which offers internet speeds of about 38.5 Gbps.

How much bandwidth is an OC192?

Interfacing with OC192 is a bit trickier. The reason for this is that OC-192 carrier service has a line rate of 9.953 Gbps and a payload bandwidth of 9.622 Gbps.

What is faster than a T3 line?

OC-1 service is the equivalent of DS3 or T3. It provides 672 voice channels (or 64K data channels) and runs at 52 Mbps to include the extra bits needed for the optical service. The highest OC level you can get at present is OC-768 which runs at 39,512 Mbps or about 40 Gbps (Gigabits per second).

What is OC level?

OC-x stands for Optical Carrier Levels, is a set of signaling rates designed for transmission over Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) networks. Optical carrier (OC-x) levels also apply to Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. The term “optical carrier” indicates that SONET runs over fiber-optic cabling.

How many gigs is a OC3?

OC3 to Gigabit/second Conversion Table