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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Need for Speed | |
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| Rationale for Breaking the Speed Barrier | |
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| Operating Rates versus Transmission Requirements | |
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| Legacy Transmission Requirements | |
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| Modern Transmission Requirements | |
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| Modem Bottleneck | |
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| Book Preview | |
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| Transmission Fundamentals | |
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| Digital Subscriber Line Fundamentals | |
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| G.lite | |
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| Cable TV Infrastructure | |
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| Cable Modem | |
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| Battle for Business and Residential Subscribers | |
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| Transmission Fundamentals | |
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| Telephone Company Infrastructure | |
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| Central or End Office | |
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| Operation | |
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| Local Loop | |
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| Infrastructure Limitations | |
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| Backbone Infrastructure | |
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| Local Loop Constraints | |
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| Carrier Signal Strength | |
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| Frequency Limits | |
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| Attenuation Compensation | |
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| Delay Distortion | |
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| Delay Compensation | |
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| Phase Jitter | |
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| Modem Components and the Modulation Process | |
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| Modem Components | |
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| Modem Transmitter Section | |
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| Scramblers | |
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| Modulator, Amplifier, and Filter | |
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| Modulation Process | |
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| Amplitude Modulation | |
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| Frequency Modulation | |
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| Phase Modulation | |
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| Bps versus Baud | |
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| Spatial Representation | |
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| Combined Modulation Techniques | |
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| Constellation Pattern | |
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| Trellis Coding | |
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| Echo Cancellation | |
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| Digital Subscriber Line Fundamentals | |
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| Copper-based Local Loop | |
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| Connection Methods | |
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| Loop Distance Considerations | |
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| Loading Coils | |
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| Bridged Taps | |
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| Digital Subscriber Line Family | |
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| Overview | |
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| Downstream and Upstream Operations | |
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| Splitter Considerations | |
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| Standards | |
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| HDSL | |
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| Conventional Digital Local Loop | |
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| Repeater Requirements | |
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| HDSL Evolution | |
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| 2B1Q Coding | |
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| 2B1Q-based HDSL | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Error Rate | |
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| Applications | |
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| HDSL 2 | |
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| Terminology | |
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| Operation | |
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| SDSL | |
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| Operation | |
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| Crosstalk and Span Distance | |
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| ADSL | |
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| Rationale | |
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| Frequency Utilization | |
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| Line Coding | |
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| DMT | |
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| ANSI Modem Operation | |
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| CAP | |
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| Operating Rate Considerations | |
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| Applications | |
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| Application Suitability | |
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| RADSL | |
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| Evolution | |
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| Operational Examples | |
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| Applications | |
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| IDSL | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Applications | |
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| CDSL | |
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| Rational and Evolution | |
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| Comparison to ADSL and RADSL | |
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| G.lite | |
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| Goal | |
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| VDSL | |
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| Development Orientation | |
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| Fiber to the Home | |
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| Hybrid Fiber/Coax | |
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| Fiber to the Neighborhood | |
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| Technology | |
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| Frequency Division Multiplexing | |
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| Data Rate Support | |
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| VDSL Networking | |
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| Standards | |
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| Commercial Offerings | |
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| MVL | |
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| Overview | |
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| Access Capability | |
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| Technology | |
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| MVL System | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Testing and Troubleshooting | |
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| Testing Considerations | |
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| Fluke xDSL OneTouch | |
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| Operation | |
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| Utilization | |
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| G.lite | |
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| Overview | |
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| ADSL Splitter Requirements | |
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| Splitterless Tradeoffs | |
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| Power Reduction | |
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| Nonlinear Telephone Operations | |
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| Splitterless Operation | |
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| Splittered Installation Options | |
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| G.lite Standard | |
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| Accelerated Timeline | |
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| Use of DMT | |
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| Operating Rate and Drive Distance | |
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| Retraining | |
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| Understanding Always-On | |
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| Representative Products | |
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| The Cable TV Infrastructure | |
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| Basic Cable TV Network | |
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| Headend | |
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| Bandwidth Allocation | |
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| TV Channels | |
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| Broadcast Bands | |
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| Cable TV Distribution Infrastructure | |
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| Amplifier Operations | |
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| Splitters | |
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| Logical Cable TV Architecture | |
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| Evolving Cable TV Infrastructure | |
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| Field Trials | |
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| Hybrid Fiber/Coax Systems | |
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| Emerging Cable TV Distribution System | |
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| On-Air Frequencies | |
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| Comparing Cable and Telephone Infrastructures | |
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| CATV Cabling | |
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| The Cable Modem | |
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| Overview | |
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| Hybrid Product Development | |
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| Need for Standardization | |
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| A Tale of Two Standards | |
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| DOCSIS versus IEEE | |
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| Connectivity | |
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| Physical Cabling | |
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| Dual Modem Operation | |
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| Wiring Hub Support | |
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| Hub Restrictions | |
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| DOCSIS Specification | |
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| Upstream Operations | |
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| Downstream Operations | |
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| Access Control | |
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| Framing | |
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| Operation | |
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| Using the Motorola CyberSURFR | |
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| Installation | |
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| Overview | |
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| Operation | |
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| Initial Registration | |
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| PC Configuration | |
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| Using LEDs | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Using Ping | |
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| Using Tracert | |
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| Using Netstat | |
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| The Battle for Business and Residential Subscribers | |
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| Selection Factors | |
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| Availability | |
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| Cost | |
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| Throughput | |
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| Application Considerations | |
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| Voice Over DSL | |
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| Virtual Private Networking | |
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| Security | |
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| The Future | |
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| DSL | |
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| Cable | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |