Table of Contents
Broadband Metro and Access Networks
Overview
Tentative Schedule
Pre-Test
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers ...
Life Cycles of Technologies
VCR vs DVD
Hype Cycles of Technologies
Industry Growth
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers vs Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
Trend: Back to ILECs
Top 10 Developments of 2004
Other Trends
Convergence
LAN to WAN Convergence
Core Networks
Optical vs Electrical Switching
Access Networks
Mobility
Wireless Issues
Sensor Networks
Top Networking Research Topics
Summary
Metro Networks
Optical Communication…History
Photonic Sensing
Overview
SONET/SDH
SDH Functions
Metro: Ethernet vs SDH
1 GbE: Key Design Decisions
10 GbE: Key Design Decisions
10 GbE PMD Types
10GbE PHYs
10GBASE-CX4
10GBASE-T
10 GbE over Dark Fiber
10 GbE over SONET/SDH
Metro Ethernet Market
Metro Ethernet Services
SONET/SDH vs Ethernet
SONET/SDH vs Ethernet: Remedies
SONET Virtual Concatenation
SONET LCAS
Generic Framing Procedure (GFP)
Transparent GFP
Enterprise vs Carrier Ethernet
Networking and Religion
RPR: Key Features
Old House vs New House
Networking: Failures vs Successes
Requirements for Success
Laws of Networking Evolution
Summary
Access Networks
Bermuda Access Triangle
56 kbps Modems
Residential Access Networks (RANs)
Why Modems are Low Speed?
DSL
QAM
Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT)
DMT vs QAM
Copper Broadband Systems I
Copper Broadband Systems II
ADSL
Why Asymmetric?
ADSL Spectrum
ADSL Lite (G.Lite)
G.Lite Installation
ADSL2
ADSL2+
VDSL
Cable TV Spectrum
Media Sharing
Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)
Cable Modems
Comparison of RANs
xDSL Vs Cable Modems
Summary
Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
Wireless Networks
Frequency Selection
CDMA
Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum
DS Spectrum
OFDM
MIMO
Ultra-Wideband
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11b Coding
IEEE 802.11g
Cantenna
802.11 Activities
802.11n
LMDS
MMDS
Broadband Wireless Access
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
WiMAX
IEEE 802.11 vs 802.16
802.16 Flavors
IEEE 802.16 Flavors
Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA)
Comparison of MBWA Stds
Handoff
Wireless Standards
Optical Wireless Access
Satellites for Data
Bi-Directional Satellite
Summary
Cellular Wireless Access
Cells on Wheels (COW)
Wireless Generations
1G and 2G Wireless
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)
CDPD
CdmaOne
GSM
GPRS
EDGE
1xEV-DV
1xEV-DV vs. 1xEV-DO
3G
W-CDMA
CDMA2000
TD-SCDMA
HSDPA
Birds sing a new tune in wireless era
Summary
Broadband Access Using Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
Overview
The Market Drivers
Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
EFM PHYs
Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON)
PONs vs Point-to-Point:
Types of PONs
EPON vs GPON
GPON vs EPON
Recent PON Developments
The Video Opportunity
Broadcast Video Over PON
EFM with Quad Play
Broadcast TV Bandwidth Optimization over PON
TDM over EFM
EFM + xDSL
Hybrid-Fiber Coax (HFC)
CATV with EPON
EFM Product Differentiators
Summary
Sewer Networking
Fiber Access Thru Sewer Tubes (FAST)
FAST Installation
Body Area Networks (BANs)
Summary
Broadband: Key References |