Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

• The SDH Jigsaw
• SDH Standard Signals – Inputs and Outputs
• SDH Traffic Network Topologies
• SONET Overview

SDH Traffic Handling

• SDH Traffic Handling
• Traffic Paths
• The High-order Path Overhead
• Concatenation

Creation of the SDH Frame

• Creation of the SDH Frame
• Administration Unit
• STM-1, STM-4, STM-16 and STM-64 signals

ATM Integration

• Brief Overview of ATM
• Mapping of ATM Cells into SDH

Protection

• Traffic Protection
• Network Restoration
• Protection Switching
• Physical Protection
• Logical Protection

Synchronisation

• Synchronisation Status Byte (S1)
• Network Distribution of Synchronisation Signals
• Synchronisation after a Network Failure

Network Management

• Element Management
• Network Management

Auxiliary and Fault Management

• Auxiliary Systems
• Fault Management
• Performance Management

SDH Networks

• Hardware
• Manufacturers and Equipment in the Marketplace
• Deployed SDH Networks