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OC3

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is OC3?

OC3 (Optical Carrier 3) is a specification for dedicated telecommunications lines, a North American standard specifying the speed of digital signal over fiber optic cables. It specifies a data rate of 155.52 Mbps. It's commonly used as a backbone for networks or for high-bandwidth applications.

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What other technologies are related to OC3?

OC3 Competitor Technologies

Higher bandwidth SONET technology, competing with OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 87% (105) of relevant job posts

Higher bandwidth SONET technology, competing with OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 79% (89) of relevant job posts

A digital signal level 3 (DS3) line is a digital signal that can transmit data at a rate of 44.736 megabits per second, which competes with OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 12% (238) of relevant job posts

A T1 line is a type of dedicated telephone connection that can transmit data at a rate of 1.544 megabits per second, which competes with OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 6% (212) of relevant job posts

A T3 line is a type of dedicated telephone connection that can transmit data at a rate of 44.736 megabits per second, which competes with OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 12% (88) of relevant job posts

DS1 is a digital signal level 1, a lower bandwidth technology competing with OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 10% (92) of relevant job posts

Primary Rate Interface (PRI) is a telecommunications interface standard, offering a different bandwidth and technology compared to OC3.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 2% (61) of relevant job posts

DSL is a digital subscriber line technology that could compete with OC3 in certain applications.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 1% (61) of relevant job posts

OC3 Complementary Technologies

Network Interface Device/Optical Network Terminal is the customer premise endpoint for technologies like OC3, providing access to the network.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 100% (53) of relevant job posts

Synchronous Optical Networking is a standard for optical transport, and OC3 is a SONET standard.

mentioned alongside OC3 in 1% (55) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention OC3?

Job function

Jobs mentioning OC3

Orgs mentioning OC3

Information Technology

0% (78) job posts

1 organizations

Network Engineer

0% (73) job posts

33 organizations

Network Administrator

0% (69) job posts

9 organizations

Communications

0% (56) job posts

5 organizations

Telecommunications Engineer

0% (9) job posts

1 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning OC3?

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Northrop Grumman

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Professional Services

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Rogers Communications

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