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Optical carrier

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000853

A standardized specification for the data transmission rate on a fiber optic network, defined within the Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) framework. The designation consists of the letters "OC" followed by a number that indicates a multiple of the base rate. The base rate, OC-1, corresponds to a transmission speed of 51.84 megabits per second, while higher levels like OC-192 provide speeds approaching 10 gigabits per second for internet backbones.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000853
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000853",
  "term": "Optical carrier",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A standardized specification for the data transmission rate on a fiber optic network, defined within the Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) framework. The designation consists of the letters \"OC\" followed by a number that indicates a multiple of the base rate. The base rate, OC-1, corresponds to a transmission speed of 51.84 megabits per second, while higher levels like OC-192 provide speeds approaching 10 gigabits per second for internet backbones.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/optical-carrier/"
}

Record 942 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.