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• Acronym for synchronous optical network. An interface standard for synchronous optical-fiber transmission, applicable to the Physical Layer of the OSI Reference Model. Note: SONET uses a basic bit rate of 51.840 Mb/s, called OC-1 (optical carrier 1). The SONET hierarchy consists of preset integral multiples of OC-1, i.e., OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, etc. [T1.X1]

  

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  SONET. (n.d.). ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/sonet.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  SONET. www.atis.org. ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/sonet (accessed: March 24, 2023).

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  "SONET." ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/sonet.

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