Building Broadband Networks / Edition 1

by Marlyn Kemper Littman

Overview

Optical networks, undersea networks, GSM, UMTS…The recent explosion in broadband communications technologies has opened a new world of fast, flexible services and applications. To successfully implement these services, however, requires a solid understanding of the concepts and capabilities of broadband technologies and networks.

Building Broadband Networks provides a comprehensive, non-theoretical introduction to broadband networking. It clearly and thoroughly conveys the principles and the technical fundamentals of the high-performance technologies that enable the reliable delivery of media-rich voice, video, and data services. After a careful examination of ISDN and ATM technologies, it describes optical network solutions based on SONET/SDH, WDM, and DWDM technologies. It then explores Ethernet operations and services and introduces Frame Relay and Fibre Channel networks, DSL solutions, and wireline and wireless cable networks. The author reviews the capabilities of cellular technologies, describes the characteristics of wireless networking technologies, and examines broadband satellite networks. She also explores next-generation network configurations, such as Internet2 and GEANT, and concludes with a study of network security problems and solutions.

The process of building and implementing broadband networks is technically complicated. Straightforward, highly readable, and logically presented, Building Broadband Networks provides the foundation for understanding the broadband communications infrastructure and the framework needed to effectively develop and deploy broadband network solutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367396077
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/07/2019
Pages:	664
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM Networks). Optical Network Solutions. Ethernet Networks. Frame Relay and Fibre Channel (FC) Technologies. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and Powerline Networks. Cable Networks. Cellular Technologies and Networks. Wireless Technologies and Networks. Satellite Networks. Next-Generation Networks. Network Security.

Editorial Reviews

This book provides a practical introduction to broadband networking, covering principles and technical fundamentals of the high-performance technologies that enable the delivery of media-rich voice, video, and data services, and providing a foundation for understanding the broadband communications infrastructure and the framework needed to develop and deploy broadband network solutions. Major technologies, standards, architectures, protocols, and applications are covered, as well as strategies and techniques for implementation and the role of residential access networks based on DSL and cable modem technologies. Littman teaches in the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)