Toll Message Lightguide Transmission Network in Manitoba,

Abstract

This paper describes a large scale application of lightguide transmission to a multi-office toll message trunking network. Eight (8) city exchanges and six (6) rural dial offices are being interconnected with more than 130 km of lightguide cable containing up to 20 optical fibers. The system uses double window fiber manufactured by a Vapour Axial Deposition (VAD) technique and protected with a double coating of silicone and nylon. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000547

Entities

People

  • Edward Byzio
  • Jim Petrin
  • K. K. Hau
  • Keith Eastwood

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continents
  • Cooperation
  • Fibers
  • Geographic Regions
  • Manitoba
  • New Jersey
  • North America
  • Optical Fibers
  • Telephone Systems

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.