Broadband local loops for high-speed Internet access

Broadband local loops for high-speed Internet access /

If you are a an engineer working for a telecommunications carrier or Internet service provider, or a manufacturer or student interested in communication technology and digital communications, this comprehensive overview of broadband access technologies is essential reading for you. The book offers y...

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Main Author: Gagnaire, Maurice
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Boston : Artech House, 2003
Series:Artech House telecommunications library.
Subjects:
Local area networks (Computer networks)
Broadband communication systems.
Internetworking (Telecommunication)
Internet.
Local Area Networks
Internet
LANs (networks)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Broadband Local Loops for High-Speed Internet Access
  • Contents vii
  • Foreward xvii
  • Preface xix
  • Motivation xix
  • Intended Audience and Objectives xx
  • Acknowledgments xxi
  • Introduction xxiii
  • 1 Telecommunications Network Evolution 1
  • 1.1 Introduction 1
  • 1.2 The Internet and Its Access Modes 1
  • 1.3 QoS Provisioning in Data Networks 6
  • 1.4 IP-VPNs 16
  • 1.5 Conclusion and Perspectives 18
  • References 18
  • Selected Bibliography 19
  • 2 Existing Infrastructure and Dial-Up Modems 21
  • 2.1 Introduction 21
  • 2.2 Dial-Up Modems 22
  • 2.3 Access to the Telephone System 31.
  • 2.4 Leased Lines and Basic Access to Narrowband ISDN 33
  • 2.5 V5 Interface and Unbundling 40
  • 2.6 Digital Loop Carrier and Carrier Serving Area 41
  • 2.7 Dial-Up Modems and Erlang's Formula 43
  • 2.8 Conclusion and Perspective 44
  • References 44
  • Selected Bibliography 44
  • 3 Unbundling Characteristics and Alternative Technologies 45
  • 3.1 Introduction 45
  • 3.2 The Interconnection Concept 46
  • 3.3 The Unbundling Concept 49
  • 3.4 The "Churn" Problem 56
  • 3.5 Colocation Status in Europe and in North America 58
  • 3.6 Alternative Technologies for the Local Loop 60
  • 3.7 Cable Networks 63.
  • 3.8 PLC 75
  • 3.9 Conclusion and Perspectives 76
  • References 77
  • Selected Bibliography 77
  • 4 Twisted Pair Electrical Characteristics 79
  • 4.1 Introduction 79
  • 4.2 Electrical Characteristics of a Copper Pair 80
  • 4.3 Shannon's Capacity of a Twisted Copper Pair 86
  • 4.4 Electrical Characteristics of a Subscriber Line 88
  • 4.5 Impact of NEXT on Shannon's Capacity 100
  • 4.6 Conclusion and Perspectives 101
  • References 102
  • Selected Bibliography 103
  • 5 HDSL and Its Variants 105
  • 5.1 Introduction 105
  • 5.2 HDSL Modems 106
  • 5.3 HDSL Framing 115
  • 5.4 HDSL Variants 119.
  • 5.5 Conclusion and Perspectives 125
  • References 125
  • Selected Bibliography 126
  • ADSL Physical Layer 127
  • 6.1 Introduction 127
  • 6.2 Reference Model 133
  • 6.3 NEXT Predominance Under High Frequencies 136
  • 6.4 Modulation Techniques 138
  • 6.5 ADSL System Configuration 157
  • 6.6 DMT-ADSL Modulator 158
  • 6.7 Reed-Solomon Encoding 167
  • 6.8 Interleaver 169
  • 6.9 Convolutional Coder 171
  • 6.10 DMT-ADSL Receiver 178
  • 6.11 Line Initialization 186
  • 6.12 Conclusion and Perspectives 189
  • References 191
  • Selected Bibliography 192
  • 7 G.lite and VDSL 193
  • 7.1 Introduction 193.
  • 7.2 G.lite 193
  • 7.3 VDSL 203
  • 7.4 Conclusion and Perspectives 224
  • References 225
  • 8 DSLAM and Home Network 227
  • 8.1 Introduction 227
  • 8.2 DSLAM 228
  • 8.3 Home Networking 231
  • 8.4 Conclusion and Perspectives 242
  • References 243
  • Selected Bibliography 243
  • 9 Protocol Architecture 245
  • 9.1 Introduction 245
  • 9.2 Why the ATM Technique in the Local Loop? 245
  • 9.3 Physical Layer ADSL Data Formatting 246
  • 9.4 The PPP Protocol 252
  • 9.5 NAS Servers and the RADIUS Protocol 256
  • 9.6 The L2TP Protocol 258
  • 9.7 ATM-Based ADSL Protocol Architectures 266.

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