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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Outline of This Book | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Multimedia Applications Requirement | |
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| Multimedia Applications and ATM | |
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| Interactive Multimedia Applications | |
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| An Ideal Communications Network | |
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| Summary and Outline of This Part | |
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| References. | |
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| Network Architectures: The Telephone Network, the Internet and Intranets | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Networking Architectures | |
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| Limitations of Today's Network Infrastructures | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| An Application Classification | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Communications Applications | |
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| A Classification of Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Application Traffic Requirements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Traffic Generation Patterns | |
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| Bandwidth Requirements | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Application QoS Requirements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Delay Requirements | |
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| Error Requirements | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Fundamentals of Atm | |
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| Principles of ATM | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Principles of ATM | |
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| Advantages of ATM | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Overview of ATM | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Elements of an ATM Network | |
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| Standard ATM Interfaces | |
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| ATM Layered Model | |
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| Basic ATM Network Operations | |
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| Call Negotiation and Renegotiation | |
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| VC Number and Translation | |
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| Virtual Channel and Virtual Channel Connection | |
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| Virtual Path Connection | |
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| VCC and VPC Usage | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| The Protocol Reference Model of ATM, 143 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Layered Architecture | |
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| The Hourglass Model | |
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| Multi-Plane Model | |
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| B-ISDN PRM and ISO OSI Reference Model | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| ATM Adaptation Layer | |
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| Introduction | |
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| End-to-end ATM Protocol Model | |
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| AAL Functions | |
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| AAL Service Classes and AAL Types | |
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| AAL Types | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| ATM Access (UNI) Signaling | |
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| Introduction | |
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| ATM Signaling Concepts | |
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| ATM Connection Types | |
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| ATM UNI Signaling Protocol | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Traffic Management and ATM Service Categories | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Traffic Management | |
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| Traffic Contract | |
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| ATM Service Categories | |
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| ABR Service | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Residential Broadband Networks: Atm-to-The-Home | |
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| Residential Broadband Service and Network Architectures | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Legacy Residential Networks and Internet Access | |
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| Residential Broadband Service Requirements | |
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| Residential Broadband Service Architecture | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| ATM Over xDSL Network Architecture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Subscriber Loop Architecture | |
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| xDSL Technologies | |
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| ADSL-based Broadband Service Architecture | |
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| ADSL-based ATM-to-the-Home Architecture | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Hybrid Fiber/Coax Network Architecture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Legacy Cable Network Architecture | |
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| The Hybrid Fiber Coax Network Architecture | |
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| ATM-to-the-Home over HFC Network | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |