A Complete Chapter Quiz

SONET/SDH

Compilation of all the quizzes (MCQs) for each and every chapters in the book of Data
Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan.

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1. In SONET each frame lasts _______ A) path
microseconds. B) section
A) 20 C) photonic
B) 64 D) line
C) 125 8. In ______ APS, there is one working
D) none of the above line and one protection line. The data are
2. A linear SONET network can be normally sent on the working line until it
__________. fails.
A) multipoint A) one-to-one
B) point-to-point B) one-plus-one
C) either (a) or (b) C) one-to-many
D) neither (a) nor (b) D) none of the above
3. The path overhead consists of ______ 9. Line overhead consists of ________
bytes. bytes.
A) 18 A) 18
B) 9 B) 9
C) 6 C) 6
D) 1 D) 1
4. _______ is a standard developed by 10. In SONET, for each frame, the bytes
ITU-T. are transmitted __________.
A) SONET A) from left to the right, bottom to top
B) SDH B) from left to the right, top to bottom
C) either (a) or (b) C) from right to the left, top to bottom
D) neither (a) nor (b) D) from right to the left, bottom to top
5. A ______ is the portion of the network 11. Each ________in a SONET frame
between two multiplexers. can carry a digitized voice channel.
A) line A) frame
B) path B) bit
C) section C) byte
D) none of the above D) none of the above
6. A ________ is a repeater. 12. An STS-1 frame is made
A) ADM ______columns.
B) regenerator A) 90
C) STS multiplexer/demultiplexer B) 9
D) none of the above C) 1
7. The ______ layer is responsible for the D) none of the above
movement of a signal across a physical
section.

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13. The ______ layer is responsible for 19. In SONET, for each byte, the bits are
the movement of a signal from its optical transmitted ____________.
source to its optical destination. A) from most significant to the least
A) line significant
B) path B) from least significant to the most
C) photonic significant
D) section C) three at a time
14. The ____ layer is responsible for the D) two at a time
movement of a signal across a physical 20. A _______ is the optical link
line. connecting two neighbor devices.
A) line A) path
B) path B) line
C) photonic C) section
D) section D) none of the above
15. An STS multiplexer is a ______ 21. A ______is the end-to-end portion of
device. the network between two STS
A) four-layer multiplexers.
B) three-layer A) line
C) two-layer B) path
D) one-layer C) section
16. A ring SONET network can be D) none of the above
_________. 22. The _______ layer corresponds to
A) bidirectional the physical layer of the OSI model.
B) unidirectional A) photonic
C) either (a) or (b) B) path
D) neither (a) nor (b) C) line
17. _______ is a standard developed by D) section
ANSI for fiber-optic networks. 23. SONET is a _______ TDM system.
A) SDH A) statistical
B) SONET B) asynchronous
C) either (a) or (b) C) synchronous
D) neither (a) nor (b) D) none of the above
18. An add/drop multiplexer is a ______ 24. An STS-3 frame is made of ______
device. rows.
A) four-layer A) 27
B) three-layer B) 9
C) two-layer C) 1
D) one-layer D) none of the above

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25. SONET defines _______ layers. 31. A regenerator is a ________ device.
A) five A) three-layer
B) four B) one-layer
C) three C) two-layer
D) two D) four-layer
26. In ________ APS, there are normally 32. An STS-1 frame is made of ________
two lines: one working line and one rows
protection line. Both lines are active all A) 90
the time. B) 9
A) one-to-one C) 1
B) one-to-many D) none of the above
C) one-plus-one 33. SDH has defined a hierarchy of
D) none of the above signals called ________.
27. __________ allow insertion and A) STMs
extraction of signals. B) STSs
A) STS multiplexer/demultiplexers C) either (a) or (b)
B) regenerators D) neither (a) nor (b)
C) ADMs 34. To make SONET backward-
D) none of the above compatible with the current hierarchy, its
28. An STS-3 frame is made of ________ frame design includes a system of ____.
columns. A) VTs
A) 270 B) STSs
B) 90 C) STMs
C) 9 D) OCs
D) none of the above 35. SONET network topologies can be
29. SONET has defined a hierarchy of __________.
signals called ________. A) ring
A) STMs B) mesh
B) STSs C) linear
C) either (a) or (b) D) all of the above
D) neither (a) nor (b) 36. SONET sends ________ frames per
30. An ______ signal is the optical second.
modulation of an STS-n (or STM-n) A) 8000
signal. B) 4000
A) FDM-n C) 2000
B) OC-n D) 1000
C) TDM-n 37. A SONET system can use
D) none of the above _________.

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A) regenerators
B) add/drop multiplexers
C) STS multiplexers
D) all of the above
38. In ________APS, there is only one
protection line for many working lines.
When a failure occurs in one of the
working lines, the protection line takes
control until the failed line is repaired.
A) one-to-one
B) one-plus-one
C) one-to-many
D) none of the above
39. The section overhead consists of
______octets.
A) 18
B) 9
C) 6
D) 1

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