What is a fiber-optic submarine cable network?
A fiber-optic submarine cable network is comprised of connections made with fiber-optic cables that form rings permitting interconnections between cities within a continent and with other cities located on other continents. Normally, global connectivity in the world is obtained by interconnecting smaller-scale rings. A fiber-optic submarine connection is comprised of two major parts: the dry terrestrial plant and the wet or undersea plant. The wet plant is comprised of elements found undersea and which consist mainly of the cable that carries light signals of information from one station to another, the repeaters that make it possible to amplify the light signal as it deteriorates and the branching units that make it possible to integrate secondary stations to the main trunk route without jeopardizing the systems reliability. On the dry network can be found the components that make it possible to transmit, receive, and control the communications that are sent through underwater connect
