Demystifying ATM/ADSL:Table of Contents
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Demystifying ATM/ADSL
(Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.)
Author: Michael Busby
ISBN: 155622592X
- Chapter 1What are ATM and ADSL?
- Why Do We Need to Communicate?
- What is ATM?
- Why ATM?
- What is ADSL?
- Why ATM and ADSL?
- Universal ATM Benefits
- Business Drivers
- Who Will Use ATM and ADSL?
- ATM Service Today
- Application for Internet Services
- Application for Video
- Applications for LANs
- Broadband Services
- Terms and Definitions
- And the Winner Is
- Summary
- Chapter 2Basic CommunicationTechnology
- The Basics
- AC/DC
- Analog Signals
- Digital Signals
- Signal Conversion
- Pulse Modulation/Demodulation
- Signal Multiplexing
- TDM Carrier Standards
- Bandwidth
- Narrowband ISDN
- Broadband ISDN
- Summary
- Chapter 3Transmission and SwitchingSystems
- Transmission Systems
- A Short History of Communication TransmissionSystems
- Synchronous
- Asychronous
- Multiplexing
- ISDN Basics
- Narrowband ISDN
- Broadband ISDN
- Copper Wire
- RF Propagation
- Light Wave (SONET/SDH)
- Switching Systems
- Circuit Switching
- Connectionless Switching
- Packet Switching
- Multirate Circuit Switching
- Frame Relay
- Cell Relay
- Summary
- Chapter 4Communication Protocols
- Introduction
- Deep Look
- Physical Layer
- Data Link Layer
- Network Layer
- Transport Layer
- Session Layer
- Presentation Layer
- Application Layer
- Upper Layer Protocol Examples
- TCP/IP
- IPX/SPX
- Frames
- Frame Structures
- But What Does It All Mean?
- Chapter 5Communication Systems
- Communication Systems
- LAN/WAN/MAN/GAN
- Network Topologies
- Point-to-Point
- Star
- Hierarchical
- Mesh
- Bus
- Ring
- Whats Up?
- Loosen the Grip
- Chapter 6ATM, The Basics
- OSI Protocol Layers
- ATM Protocol Layers
- ATM Physical Layer
- ATM Layer
- AAL Layer
- ATM Planes
- User Plane
- Control Plane
- Management Plane
- Layer Management
- Plane Management
- The ATM Cell
- ATM Interfaces
- ATM Cell Header
- Virtual Channels and Virtual Paths
- Header Error Check
- Provisioning and Signaling
- Sustainable Cell Rate and Peak Cell Rate
- Minimum Cell Rate
- Maximum Burst Size
- Cell Loss Priority
- Maximum Cell Delay
- Cell Delay Variation
- Cell Loss Probability
- Traffic Shaping
- Service Classes
- Latency
- Port Speeds
- ATM Traffic Management and Control
- Connection-Oriented Connection
- Connectionless-Oriented Connection
- PVCs
- SVCs
- Usage Parameter Control
- Multicasting
- ATM Network Interfaces
- A Cell Family Vacation
- ATM and Legacy Systems
- Chapter 7ATM, The Gravy
- Peak Cell Rate
- Sustainable Cell Rate
- Low-Speed Data
- High-Speed Data
- Audio
- Full Motion Color Video
- Multimedia
- The Real Audio and Video World
- ATM Switches
- Inverse Multiplexing Over ATM (IMA)
- Network Node Interface (NNI)
- Service Provider Backbone Network
- User Network Interface (UNI)
- Corporate Access
- Consumer Access
- Network Management
- ATM Interworking
- Quality of Service
- Switched Virtual Circuits
- Switched Virtual Path Connection
- Circuit Emulation
- Shared Access
- Transmission Time
- ATM Competition
- Chapter 8ATM and the Real World
- Introduction
- Explosions and the Growth of ATM
- ATM Benefits and Network Evolution
- U.S. ATM Players
- ATM Equipment Suppliers
- ATM Customers
- ATM Ports By Industry
- ATM Port Sales By Type
- ATM Services
- ATM Traffic
- ATM Rate Structure
- Non-Recurring Charges
- Recurring Charges
- ATM PVC Rates
- One-stop Shopping
- Managed Customer Premises Equipment
- Port Oversubscription
- ATM Service Contracts
- Hurdles
- Network Evolution
- Crystal Balls
- Chapter 9ADSL
- What is ADSL?
- DSL Technology
- DSL Types
- DSL
- ADSL
- HDSL
- VDSL
- SDSL
- Discrete Multi-Tone
- FDM
- Echo Cancellation
- High-Level Online Adaptation
- Application Architecture
- System Architecture
- POTS Splitter
- Transport Capacity
- Framing
- ATM Over ADSL
- Hurdles
- Market Strategies
- Crystal Balls
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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