Broadband Access: Technology, Interfaces, and Management

A comprehensive presentation of the emerging and proven technologies that allow high-speed remote access to the Internet and to broadband services. It shows the reader how to design the network that provides broadband links between end-users and service providers, and the operations systems that control the networks. From broadband and IP signalling to ADSL and optical transmission in telecommunications, this book guides you in planning the evolution of ATM and IP networks. It covers mature ATM, SONET/SDH and IP technologies, more recent ADSL and VB5 technology, and future optical and WDM technology as applied to ATM PONs and IP.