Understanding Digital Subscriber Line Technology (Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies Series) - Tapa dura

Thomas, Starr; John, Cioffi

 
9780137805457: Understanding Digital Subscriber Line Technology (Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies Series)
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ISBN 10: 0137805454 ISBN 13: 9780137805457
Editorial: Addison Wesley, 1999

Sinopsis

xDSL technologies offer telephone companies a way to deliver high-speed Internet access and other applications, across the copper phone lines they've already installed. In this book, an exceptional team of xDSL experts introduces everything an engineer, manager or marketing professional needs to know to get started with DSL.KEY TOPICS:Coverage includes xDSL applications, network architecture, network management, network operations, communications, protocols, standards and regulatory issues. The authors also cover the underlying technologies -- including 1.5 Mb/s high-bit-rate DSL (HDSL), 6 Mb/s Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), and 52 Mb/s Very High Bit Rate DSL (VDSL). DSL technologies are revolutionary, and whether you're new to them or simply in need of a convenient reference, you'll find this book invaluable. MARKET:Telecommunications engineers, managers and marketing professionals at phone companies, other service provider firms, and equipment vendors; as well as many corporate telecommunications managers.

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Acerca del autor

Thomas Starr develops and manages new local access technologies for Ameritech. He also chairs ANSIs T1E1.4 working group, which develops XDSL standards for the United States. Mr. Starr also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the ADSL Forum. JOHN CIOFFI is the founder of Amati Inc., the company that wrote most of the ADSL standard. He is an associate professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University.

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DSL technologies explained by the experts who created the standards

The most complete coverage anywhere: ISDN, HDSL, ADSL, and VDSL

The basic infrastructure for the global broadband network of the future is already in place in most homes and offices. Ordinary telephone lines can provide low-cost, high-volume access to the exploding world of telecommunications services that users increasingly rely on.

Now, leading experts in the field have come together to share their insights in a single volume, explaining the past, present, and future of all the DSL technologies. Understanding Digital Subscriber Line Technology:

  • Covers the entire DSL family, from ISDN at 144 kb/s to VDSL at 52 Mb/s
  • Details DSL at all layers of protocol, with special emphasis on the physical layer
  • Discusses applications from both provider and end-user points of view
  • Gives an insider's view of the telecommunications standards process

Key standards are explained, including transmission line characteristics, data rates, modulation and coding methods, operations procedures, transconvergence layers, protocols, and network architectures.

With its inside track and extensive level of detail, Understanding Digital Subscriber Line Technology will be indispensable to telecom and datacom engineers at every level. It also offers a comprehensible explanation of issues in this growing field to managers, marketing experts, and consumers of DSL technology.

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Editorial
Addison Wesley
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0137805454
ISBN 13 
9780137805457
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
496
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