OTN
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What is OTN?
OTN (Optical Transport Network) is a next generation optical transport technology that provides an efficient and globally accepted way to transport various services over optical fiber. It provides a network hierarchy for efficient transport of Ethernet, storage, and video, and is commonly used in backbone networks and high-bandwidth applications to improve network performance, flexibility, and manageability.
What other technologies are related to OTN?
OTN Competitor Technologies
PTN
PTN (Packet Transport Network) provides similar transport capabilities as OTN but is packet-based, serving as a competing technology.
SDH
SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) is a competitor as it provides similar transport capabilities as OTN, especially in legacy networks.
SONET/SDH
SONET/SDH is a competitor as it provides similar transport capabilities as OTN, especially in legacy networks.
Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet competes as it can provide similar transport services, often at a lower cost, particularly for data-centric applications.
SONET
SONET is a competitor as it provides similar transport capabilities as OTN, especially in legacy networks.
SDH/SONET
SDH/SONET is a competitor as it provides similar transport capabilities as OTN, especially in legacy networks.
MPLS-TP
MPLS-TP (MPLS Transport Profile) is a competitor as it offers connection-oriented transport like OTN, but using MPLS.
IP/MPLS
IP/MPLS can compete in certain transport scenarios, offering alternative packet-based solutions.
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OTN Complementary Technologies
DWDM
DWDM is a complementary technology as it is often used with OTN to increase the capacity of optical fiber links by multiplexing multiple wavelengths.
ROADM
ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer) is complementary, used with OTN to provide flexible wavelength routing in optical networks.
GMPLS
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GMPLS (Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching) is complementary, used for control plane functionalities in OTN networks to enable dynamic provisioning and restoration.
Which job functions commonly mention OTN?
Telecom Engineer
1.0% of all Telecom Engineer jobs mention OTN
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Optical Engineer
0.7% of all Optical Engineer jobs mention OTN
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Network Engineer
0.2% of all Network Engineer jobs mention OTN
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Engineer
1578 Engineer jobs mention OTN
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Engineering & R&D
1589 Engineering & R&D jobs mention OTN
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