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OC-3

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is OC-3?

OC-3 (Optical Carrier 3) is a specification for synchronous digital transmission of data on optical fiber. It is part of the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) standard, specifying a data rate of 155.52 Mbps. OC-3 is commonly used for medium-capacity data transmission, such as connecting metropolitan area networks (MANs) or providing high-speed internet access.

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What other technologies are related to OC-3?

OC-3 Competitor Technologies

OC-12 is a higher bandwidth SONET standard, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 84% (254) of relevant job posts

OC-192 is a higher bandwidth SONET standard, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 87% (188) of relevant job posts

DS3 is a digital signal level that competes with OC-3 in terms of bandwidth and use cases.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 10% (189) of relevant job posts

T1 is a lower-bandwidth telecommunications standard that could be considered a competitor for lower-bandwidth applications.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 6% (218) of relevant job posts

Ethernet, especially higher-speed Ethernet, provides an alternative to OC-3 for data transport.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 0% (71) of relevant job posts

OC-3 Complementary Technologies

SONET is the underlying standard upon which OC-3 is based; therefore, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 2% (100) of relevant job posts

DWDM can be used to carry multiple OC-3 signals over a single fiber, thus complementary.

mentioned alongside OC-3 in 0% (51) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention OC-3?

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Jobs mentioning OC-3

Orgs mentioning OC-3

IT Support

0% (178) job posts

1 organizations

Network Administrator

0% (175) job posts

23 organizations

Network Engineer

0% (16) job posts

13 organizations

Network Operations Engineer

0% (8) job posts

3 organizations

Telecommunications Engineer

0% (2) job posts

2 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning OC-3?

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Scientific and Technical Services

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