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Packet Broadband Networking Handbook

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ISBN-10: 0071408371

ISBN-13: 9780071408370

Edition: 2003

Authors: Haojin Wang

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This handbook is a working tool for network engineers who are planning and running them. * Compares packet technologies, methods, a capabilities side-by-side * Offers critical insights into architecture, transport strategies, and access possibilities * Numerous learning aids: precis, exercises, references, and bibliography
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Book details

List price: $71.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 10/29/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 620
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Packet Network Foundations
X.25 Network
Introduction
Physical Layer of X.25 Networks
Data Link Layer of X.25 Networks
X.25 Packet Layer
X.25 Applications
Frame Relay Networks
Introduction
Frame Relay Basics
Frame Relay Network Interfaces and Signaling
Frame Relay Services
FRF Specifications for Implementation Agreements
ATM Networks
Introduction
ATM Basics
ATM Adaptation Layer
ATM Interfaces and Signaling Protocols
ATM Applications
Internet Protocol Networks
Introduction
IP Data Link Layer Technologies
IP Layer Basics
IP Transport Layer
IP Multicasting
Broadband Transport Networks
Digital Transmission Systems and SONET
Digital Transmission Systems
SONET Basics
SONET Network Elements
SONET Network Configuration
A New Generation of SONET
WDM Networks
Introduction
Components of Fiber Optical System
Wave Division Multiplexing and Optical Switching
Optical Network Configuration and Applications
Optical Ethernet
Introduction
Gigabit Ethernet Introduction
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Applications of Optical Ethernet
Packet Broadband Access Networks
Local Area Networks
Introduction
Ethernet
Token Ring LAN
FDDI
Wireless Local Area Networks
Introduction
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Architecture and Operations
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Security
HiperLAN
LMDS, MMDS, and Wireless Broadband Access
Introduction
Local Multichannel Distribution Service
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service
Non-Line-of-Sight Broadband Wireless Access
Wireless Personal Area Networks
Introduction
Bluetooth Architecture and Protocol Stack
Bluetooth Configuration and Operation
Bluetooth Security
HomeRF
DECT
Infrared Communications and Free Space Optics
Introduction
Infrared Wireless LAN
Free Space Optics System Architecture
FSO Applications and Deployment
IrDA
Satellite Packet Broadband Networks
Satellite Communications Basics
Components of Satellite Broadband Networks
Packet over Satellite
Passive Optical Networks
Introduction
ATM PON
Ethernet PON
Applications of Passive Optical Networks
Digital Subscriber Lines
Introduction to Local Loop
DSL Basics
DSL Network Components
DSL Data and Voice Services
Packet Cable Networks
Introduction
Data Cable Network-Cable Modem Systems
Multiservice Cable Networks-Packet Cable Networks
Next-Generation IP Networks
Multiprotocol Label Switching Networks
MPLS Basics
MPLS Routing
MPLS Forwarding
Generalized MPLS
MPLS Applications
IP QoS Architectures and Protocols
Introduction
RSVP and IntServ QoS Model
DiffServ QoS Model
QoS of Access Network-Subnet Bandwidth Management
QoS Policy and Common Open Policy Service Protocol
Introduction
Policy Repository and Policy Information Model
Common Open Policy Service Protocol
An End-to-End QOS Example
Packet Broadband Network Services
Storage Area Networks
Introduction
Storage Area Network Basics
Introduction to Fibre Channel
SAN over IP
Packet Broadband VPN
Introduction
PPTP, L2TP, and Layer-2 VPN
IPSec and Layer 3 VPN
MPLS VPN
IPSec-Related IETFs
The H.323 System and Broadband Multimedia Applications
Introduction
H.323 Protocol Stack
AH.323 System Operation and Deployment
SIP and VoIP
SIP Protocol Basics
SIP System Architecture
SIP Applications
IP Routing Protocols
Introduction
Interior versus Exterior IP Gateway Routing Protocols
Vector-distance Routing versus Link State Routing
IP Router Structure
Interior Gateway Routing Protocols
Routing Information Protocol
Open Shortest Path First
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
Exterior Gateway Routing Protocols
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Border Gateway Protocol
Wireless Basics and History
Wireless Communications Basics
Electromagnetic Wave, and the Frequency Spectrum
Modulation and Channel Spacing
Wireless Signal Fading
Wireless Transmission Technologies
Mobile versus Fixed Wireless Communications
Brief History of Wireless Communication
Early Microwave-based Wireless Communications
First-generation Wireless Systems
Second-generation Wireless Networks
Second-generation plus Wireless Networks
Third-generation Wireless Communications
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index