A Telecommunication Transport Approach for the Island of Puerto Rico

Abstract

This project identifies and studies different telecommunications methods and their specific application for the island of Puerto Rico. This project aims to contribute to building a reliable and robust network, resilient to inclement weather while alleviating construction challenges. This project concluded that for flat areas such as metropolitan areas, a fiber optic ring is the ideal network topology option due to its capability of traveling long distances and transporting data reliably at very high speeds. Microwave links are optimal access or aggregation nodes in rural areas where fiber optic construction is not viable. They can be installed much faster than fiber optic, making them a preferred redundancy solution for fiber optic links and emergency deployments. Key Terms ⎯ Fiber optic, microwave link, network topology, collocation.