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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dual-use-and-related-goods-export-control-regulations-1995/schedule-1/paragraph-169",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/271",
  "legislation_title": "The Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) Regulations 1995",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/169",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "169",
  "heading": "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN THIS ANNEX",
  "text": "“Synchronous optical network” (SONET) (5) means a network providing a means to manage, multiplex and access various forms of digital traffic using a synchronous transmission format on fibre optics. The format is the North America version of “SDH” and also uses the Synchronous Transport Module (STM). However, it uses the Synchronous Transport Signal (STS) as the basic transport module with a first level rate of 51.81 Mbit/s. The SONET standards are being integrated into those of “SDH”.",
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "applied",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/1736",
      "affecting_title": "The Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "modified",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/1124",
      "affecting_title": "The Dual-Use and Related Goods (Export Control) (Amendment) Regulations 1996"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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