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DSL Advances

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ISBN-10: 0130938106

ISBN-13: 9780130938107

Edition: 2003

Authors: Thomas Starr, Massimo Sorbara, John Cioffi, Peter Silverman

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List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/26/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Peter Silverman attended Reed College, Indiana University, Drexel University, and Spring Garden College. Careers have included librarian, archivist, factory manager, and computer programmer. He has performed with semi-professional dance companies, and helped found a local chapter of Families With Children from China. He has lived in Philadelphia and its suburbs since early childhood, and has two daughters. Hancock Hill is his second self-published novel. His first, Acting Obsessed (www.actingobsessed.com), is available on Amazon.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction to DSL
The Telephone Loop Plant
DSL Reference Model
The Family of DSL Technologies
DSL Protocol Reference Model
Review of Transmission Fundamentals for DSLs
Introduction
Baseband Transmission
Passband Transmission
Equalization
Discrete Multichannel Transmission (DMT)
Impairment Modeling
References
ADSL
Basic Performance Enhancement
Coding
Swapping and Advanced Swapping/Loading Methods
RF Issues
The Analog Front End (AFE)
Other Wiring Issues
All-Digital Loop
ADSL2 Summary
References
Second-Generation HDSL (HDSL2)
Review of First-Generation HDSL
Second-Generation HDSL (HDSL2)
Initialization
SHDSL and HDSL4
References
Handshake for the ITU-T Suite of DSL Systems
Handshake Modulation Method
Messages and Commands
G.hs Frame Structure
Information Field Structure
Parameter Data Structure
Transmission Order of the Parameters
Identification (I) Field
Standard Information (S) Field
Nonstandard Information (NS) Field
Message Composition
Transaction Types
G.hs Start-up/Clear-down Procedures
References
Single-Pair High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (SHDSL)
Applications of SHDSL
Standards for Multirate SHDSL
System Functional Reference Model
HDSL4
SHDSL Transceiver Operations
SHDSL Performance
Core SHDSL Framer (PMS-TC)
Timing Configurations
Application Specific Framing (TPS-TC)
Initialization
References
VDSL
Basic VDSL Concepts
Applications and Their Interfaces
DMT Physical Layer Standard
Multiple-QAM Approaches and Standards
Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM)
References
Unbundling and Line Sharing
Overview
U.S. Regulatory Process
Unbundling
Line Sharing
Unbundling and DLC-Fed Lines
Unbundling and Network Operations
Spectral Compatibility of DSL Systems
The Loop Plant Environment
Crosstalk in the Loop Plant
NEXT vs. FEXT
The "Primary" DSL Signal Spectra
Computation of Spectral Compatibility
Spectral Compatibility of the DSL Systems
Summary
References
Spectrum Management of DSL Systems
Spectrum Management Background
The Concept of Spectrum Management
The Basis Systems
Spectral Compatibility via Method of Signal Power Limitations (Method A)
Foundation for Determining Acceptable Levels for Spectral Compatibility
The Spectrum Management Classes
Technology Specific Guidelines
Analytical Method (Method B)
References
Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM)
DSL Unbundling Evolution
Multiuser Basics
Spectral Balancing (Iterative Water-filling)
Vectoring
MIMO Channel Identification
Predictions for the DSL Age
References
Multiuser Detection
Customer Premises Networking
Home Network Media
Inside Telephone Wiring and ADSL
Inside Telephone Wire-Based Home Networks
Coax Cable-Based Home Networks
AC Power Wiring-Based Home Networks
Dedicated Data Home Networks
Radio LAN Home Networks
Infrared Home Networks
DSL CPE Autoconfiguration
An Overview of the Problem of DSL Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) Management and Configuration
Relationship between the Stack, the Network, and CPE Configuration
Standards for Autoconfiguration of DSL CPE
The DSL Forum Framework for Autoconfiguration
References
Network Aspects
Evaluation of Protocol Stacks for DSL
ATM-based Environments
Ethernet Directly over DSL
References
DSL and Security
General Security Issues for Broadband Services
DSL-Specific Security Advantages
Voice-over DSL (VoDSL)
The History of DSL and Telephony
What is Voice-over DSL?
Telephony and Its Rapid Evolution
VoDSL Architectures
The Appeal of Voice-over DSL
Service Models by Carriers
Standards Efforts for VoDSL
References
Standards
ITU
Committee T1
ETSI
DSL Forum
ATM Forum
Broadband Content Delivery Forum
TeleManagemnt Forum
DAVIC
IETF
EIA/TIA
IEEE
The Value of Standards and Participation in their Development
The Standards Process
Overview of Telco Operations Support Systems
A Photographic Tour of the Telephone Company Network
Glossary
Index