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Broadband telecommunications technology
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2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : Artech House, 1996
ISBN:
9780890068663

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A revised version of the first edition, this text offers updated information on current trends in technology development, including SDH/SONET transmission, B-ISDN and ATM technology, HDTV, broadband subscriber networks, TCP/IP protocol suites and the Internet, and more.


Author Notes

Byeong Gi Lee earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Lee is a professor of electronics engineering at Seoul National University, Korea. Dr. Lee is the co-author of Broadband Telecommunications Technology, Second Edition (Artech House, 1997) and has worked for Granger Associates (DSC Communications) and AT&T Bell Laboratories.

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Table of Contents

Introduction to Broadband Telecommunications: Technologies in Telecommunication Networks
Evolution of Telecommunication Technologies
Introduction to Broadband Telecommunications: Technologies in Telecommunication Networks
Evolution of Telecommunication Technologies
Key Technologies of Broadband Telecommunication Systems
Broadband Subscriber Network: Twisted-Pair Based Subscriber Network
Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable
Fiber-to-the-Curb
Key Technologies for Optical Subscriber Loop
Wireless Subscriber Network
Full-Service Subscriber Network
Synchronous Digital Transmission: Frame Structure and Synchronous Multiplexing
Synchronous Multiplexing Procedures
Tributary Mapping for Synchronous Multiplexing
Section and Path Overheads
Pointers and Pointer Processing
Structure of Synchronous Multiplexers
Synchronous Transmission System
Transport Network for Synchronous Transmission
Synchronous Network Survivability
BISDN and ATM Technology: Functional Architecture and UNI Configuration of BISDN
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BISDN Protocol Reference Model
Physical Layer of BISDN
ATM Layer of BISDN
ATM Adaption Layer of BISDN
Control and Management in BISDN
Traffic and Congestion Control in BISDN
ATM Switching
High-Speed Data Network: Introduction
Open System Architecture
The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
Local Area Networks
FDDI and IEEE High-Speed LANs
DQDB and SMDS
Data Services in ATM Networks
High-Speed and Real-Time Communication Protocols
Internet
Information Infrastructure and Information Superhighway
Broadband Video Technology: Broadband Video Services
Video Compression Techniques
MPEG-2 Video Technology
Packet Video Transmission
High-Definition Television