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Article: AT&T Deploys Nationwide Intelligent Optical Network; New Technology Restores Service Faster After Failure or Disasters.
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- PR Newswire
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- February 11, 2002
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- AT&T has deployed a new nationwide intelligent optical network which will restore service faster in the event of a failure or disaster. This new network will also provide the capability to dramatically shorten provisioning time for new high-speed circuits for business customers who have direct access to the network.
AT&T's new intelligent optical network currently connects more than 40 U.S. cities and is carrying "live" traffic.
The intelligent optical network makes it possible to restore service faster in the event of a failure. Switches can automatically reroute traffic after such an incident because each switch has a ...