Voice T1

Optical carriers are designated as OC1 through OC192. The focus here will be on OC48. In the 1960 T-carrier, lines were introduced and these lines have been continuously advanced and upgraded as the need for data transfer has increased. These lines were originally designed as private connections and then expanded out, as Intranets became Internet.

For large businesses, T1 and T3 lines may not be able to handle the amount of transfer happening through multiple locations. As a result, optical carriers became the standard in large businesses with locations that are spread out because they are having the capacity to handle huge amounts of data transfer over distance.

 OC48 - Optical Carriers for Modern Communications

The first thing you may be asking is what exactly is an OC. An OC is an optical carrier. These are connections that can transmit voice and data through the use of fiber optic lines. This means that optical carriers can transmit both data or internet connections and voice connections.

They have a number of advantages over traditional carriers. One of them is the fact that there is a larger amount of bandwidth or load that OCs can handle over what traditional carriers are capable of, they also are faster than traditional carriers are. Optical carriers are usually used by businesses and primarily by ones that have international locations. Since optical carriers can handle voice T1’s, data, large transfers at high rates of speed and can be exchanged via wireless services.