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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Repeaters _____________________________________________________ page 38
Branching Unit _________________________________________________ page 39
Optical Fiber basic structure _______________________________________ page 39
The Equipment
Land Plant Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE) _________________ page 40
Submarine cable laying and onward connectivity _______________________ page 41
The Challenge _________________________________________________ page 45
Cable Protection
Malaysia Cable Protection Area ____________________________________ page 46
Vessel Tracking System (VTS) _____________________________________ page 47
Chapter 5
THE CONNECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
1.AAG – Asia America Gateway ____________________________________ page 49
2.ASE – Asia Submarine-Cable Express (CAHAYA MALAYSIA) ___________ page 50
3.APCN 2 – ASIA Pacific Cable Network 2 ____________________________ page 51
4.BBG – Bay of Bengal Gateway Cable System________________________ page 52
5.BDM – Batam-Dumai-Melaka Cable System _________________________ page 53
6.BRCS/BRIGHT – Batam Rengit Cable System _______________________ page 54
7.DMCS – Dumai Melaka Cable System _____________________________ page 55
8.FLAG – Fiber Optic Link Around the Globe __________________________ page 56
9.MCT – Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand Cable System ___________________ page 57
10.MDSCS Malaysia Domestic Submarine Cable System ________________ page 58
11.SAT3-WASC-SAFE – South Atlantic3,Western Africa SC, South Africa Far Eastpage 59
12. SEA-ME-WE3 – South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 3 _______ page 61
13. SEA-ME-WE4 – South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 4 _______ page 63
14. SEA-ME-WE5 – South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 _______ page 65
15. SKR1M – Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1 Malaysia ________________________ page 67
16. JUCN – Japan –US Cable Network ______________________________ page 68
17. CUCN – China – US Cable Network ______________________________ page 69
18. FA1 – Flag-Atlantic-1 _________________________________________ page 70
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