Definitions for "Optical Carrier"
This is base unit found in the SONET hierarchy; the "x" represents increments of 51.84 Mbps (so, OC-1 is 51.84 Mbps; OC-3 is 155 Mbps, and OC-12 is 622 Mbps). See also Synchronous Optical Network.
A hierarchy of optical signals used to classify speeds, or capacities, of fiber lines, especially as related to the SONET standard. The basic speed is OC-1 (52 Mb/second). An OC-48 fiber line has a capacity of 2.5 gigabits a second and an OC-192 line 10 gigabits a second.
Fundamental unit in the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) hierarchy. OC indicates an optical signal and represents increments of 51.84 Mbit/s. Thus, OC-1, -3, and -12 equal optical signals of 51, 155,and 622 Mbit/s. The optical counterpart of STS-n. Octet (network) bits or one byte. This term is used in networking, in preference to byte, because some systems use the term "byte" for things that are not 8 bits long. Hence, "octet" is less confusing. ODBC
Keywords:  fibre, convention, cabling, naming
A naming convention for fibre optic cabling.
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See OC.