Contents
         Preface xix
         CHAPTER1 Introduction
         Introduction
         The Need for Enhanced Services
         The Past
         The Future Has Become the Present
         Goals of the Emerging
         Communications Technologies
         LAN Interconnectivity
         A Brief Summary
         Need for Greater Communications Capacity
         LAN and WAN Internetworking
         Costs of Connecting Dispersed LANs
         The Virtual Private Network (VPN)
         Proposed Solutions
         The Confusion Factor
         Fast Relay Systems
         Trends in Technology
         Hardware and Software
         New Technologies: To Use Them or Not
         to Use Them?
         Broadband Networks
         Broadband Signaling Hierarchies
         Applications Supported by the New Technologies
         New Technologies: Competitive or Complementary?
         Performance and Distance Considerations
         Obtaining Services for the Networks:
         Bandwldth on Demand
         Where Services are Provided
         Layered Architectures of the Emerging Technologies
         Summary
         CHAPTER2 Foundations for the Emerging Technologies
         Introduction
         Virtual Circuits
         A Brief Digression
         Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC)
         Switehed Virtual Circuit (SVC) or Connection
         on Demand
         Semi-permanent Virtual Circuits (SPVC)
         Connection-oriented and Connectionless Systems
         Connection-orientated Systems
         Connectionless Systems
         The Pros and Cons
         The Coexistence of Connection-oriented Systems
         and Connectionless Systems
         Variable Bit Rate (VBR) and Constant Bit Rate
         (CBR) Applications
         VBR Applications
         CBR Applications
         Flow Control and Congestion Management
         Explicit Flow Control
         Implicit Flow Control
         No Flow Control
         User Payload Integrity Management
         Layered Protocols and Protocol Data Units
         Addressing and Identification Schemes
         Multiplexing Methodologies
         Switching, Routing, and Relaying
         Source and Non-source Routing
         Fixed and Adaptive Routing
         Network Interfaces
         Convergence, Segmentation,
         and Reassembly Operations
         Summary
         CHAPTER3 Emerged Technologies
         Introduction
         T1/E1 CARRIER Systems
         The Purpose of Tl and El
         "Typical" Topology
         Tl and El Layers
         T1/EI PDUs
         Conclusions on T1/E1
         X.25
         The Purpose of X.25
         Typical Topology
         X.25 Layers
         X.25 PDUs
         Other Noteworthy Aspects of X.25
         Conclusions on X.25
         ISDN
         The Purpose of ISDN
         Typical Topology
         ISDN Layers
         ISDN PDUs
         Conclusions on ISDN
         Signaling System Number 7 (SS7)
         The Purpose of (SS7)
         Typical Topology
         887 Layers
         887 PDUs
         Conclusions on 887
         FDDI
         The Purpose of FDDI
         Typical Topology
         The FDDI Layers
         FDDIPDUs
         Other Notable Aspects of FDDI
         Conclusion on FDDI
         Summary
         CHAPTER4 Frame Relay
         Introduction
         The Purpose of Frame Relay
         Pertinent Standards
         Typical Frame Relay Topology
         The Frame Relay Layers
         Frame Relay and Its Relationship
         to ISDN Layers
         OSI and ANSI Layers
         The Frame Relay Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
         Frame Relay Operations in More Detail
         The Frame Relay Core Functions
         The Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI)
         Frame Relay Link Layer Error Checking
         Potential Congestion Problems
         Traffic Management
         Consolidated Link Layer Management
         (CLLM)
         The Discard Eligibility Bit
         Committed Information Rate
         Leaking CIR and Fast Forward CIR
         Classes of Service Using Bc and Be
         DLCIs in More Detail
         The Frame Relay Network-to-Network
         Interface (NNI)
         NNI Operations
         Bellcore Exchange Access FR (XA-FR)
         PVC Service
         Other Notable Aspects of Frame Relay
         DLCI Values
         Added Options to Frame Relay
         The Local Management Interface (LMI)
         Frame Relay SVC Operations
         Other Quality of Service (QOS) Options
         Internetworking Frame Relay and ATM
         Multiprotocol Operations over Frame Relay
         The Frame Relay MIB
         Frame Relay Worksheet
         Summary
         CHAPTER5 Fast and Swltched Ethernet
         Introduction
         Generations of LANs
         First Generation
         Second Generation
         Third Generation
         Fourth Generation
         Switched Ethemet
         Switched Ethernet Architecture
         Store and Forward and Cut-through Switches 1
         Virtual LANs
         Fast Ethernet
         IOOBASET
         AnyLAN
         Fast/Switched Ethernet Worksheet
         Summary
         CHAPTER6 Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and Switched
         Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS)
         Introduction
         The Purpose of a MAN
         Pertinent Standards
         A Typical MAN Topology
         Topology Reconfiguration with Self-Healing
         Networks
         The MAN Layers
         MAN Protocol Data Units (PDUs)
         MAN Operations in More Detail
         The Access Unit (AU)
         Overview of the DQDB Protocol
         DQDB Counters
         Location Discovery
         Segmentation and Encapsulation Operations
         Other Notable Aspects of the MAN
         MAN Summary
         Introduction to SMDS
         The Purpose of SMDS
         Pertinent Standards
         A Typical SMDS Topology
         SMDS Layers
         SMDS Protocol Data Units
         SMDS Operations in More Detail
         Defining and Measuring Congestion
         The Sustained Information Rate (SIR)
         and Access Classes
         SIP Segmentation and Encapsu!lation Functions
         SNI Quality of Service (QOS) Operations
         The Interchange Carrier Interface (ICI)
         Quality of Service (QOS) Objectives
         Other Notable Aspects of SMDS
         SMDS Address Management Operations
         The ISSI
         The Operations System/Network Element (OS/NE)
         Interface (Operations Technology)
         The SMDS MIB
         MAN/SMDS Worksheet
         SMDS Summary
         CHAPTER7 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) 1
         Introduction
         The Purpose ot ATM
         Pertinent Standards
         An ATM Topology
         The VPI and VCI Labels
         ATM Layers
         ATM and the B-ISDN Model
         ATM Protocol Data Units (Cells)
         ATM Operations in More Detail
         Physical Layer Interfaces
         ATM over Copper
         Rationale for the Cell Size
         Network Transparency Operations 202
         ATM Labels
         Multiplexing VCIs and VPIs
         ATM Connections on Demand
         ATM Switching
         Classes of Traffic
         AAL Types
         Traffic Management in an ATM Network
         ATM Forum and ITU-T Traffic Control
         and Congestion Control
         The ATM B-ISDN Intercarrier Interface (B-ICI)
         Physical Layer Requirements at the B-ICI
         Traffic Management at the B-IC!
         Reference Traffic Loads
         B-ICI Layer Management Operations
         Other Notable Aspects of ATM
         Addressing in an ATM Network
         Network Management
         The ATM MIB
         ATM Worksheet
         Summary
         CHAPTER8 Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)/
         Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
         Introduction
         Purpose of SONET/SDH
         Synchronous Networks
         Pertinent Standards
         Typical SONET/SDH Topology
         SONET/SDH Layers
         SONET/SDH in More Detail
         Automatic Protection Switohing (APS) ;
         The SDH Multiplexing Structure
         Payloads and Envelopes
         Payload Pointers
         Examples of Payload Mapping
         Mapping and Multiplexing Operations
         Error Checking, Diagnostics, and Restoration
         The Control Headers and Fields
         SONET/SDH Equipment
         Other Notable Aspects of SONET/SDH
         Operation Administration and Maintenance
         (OAM) Operations
         Progress in SONET/SDH Penetration
         SONET/SDH Worksheet
         Summary
         CHAPTER9 Mobile Communications Technologies
         Introduction
         The Purpose of Mobile Communications Systems 7
         Typical Cellular Systems Topology
         Cellular Systems Operations in More Detail
         Cellular System Types and Market Penetration 3
         GSM
         GSM Interfaces
         Call Routing
         Location Updating
         GSM 900/DC1800: Foundation for PCS 1900
         (TDMA)
         CDMA: A New Arrival into the Commercial
         Mobile, Wireless World
         TDMA versus CDMA
         Cordless Systems Operations in More Detail
         CT2
         DECT
         Other Standardization Efforts for PCS
         The Auctions in the U.S. and the PCS Marketplace 31
         Candidates for PCS Technologies
         The Cellular Digital Data Packet System
         Specification (CDPD)
         CDPD Services and Servers
         Third-Generation Mobile Systems
         Some Concluding Thoughts
         Mobile Communications Systems Worksheet
         Mobile Communications Summary
         CHAPTER10 Residential Broadband
         Introduction
         The Problem with the Subscriber Loop
         The Proposed Solutions: Two Interlocking Approaches,
         Coding/Modulation and Wiring
         How Much Bandwidth Is Needed to Satisfy
         the Subscriber?
         Downstream Bandwidth
         Upstream Bandwidth
         Beyond the Coding/Modulation and Wiring:
         Service Provisions
         Switohed Digital Video (SDV)
         Coding and Modulation
         HDSL
         ADSL
         Wiring at the Local Loop: Subscriber Loop Options
         Hybrid/fiber Copper (HFCop)
         Hybrid/fiber Coax (HFC)
         Fiber to the Curb (FTTC) and Fiber to the
         Home (FTTH)
         The Wireless Option
         Mananging the Broadband Signals
         Bellcore's TR-303 Specification
         Residential Broadband Worksheet
         Summary
         Appendix IOA: Coding and Modulation Techniques
         for Residential Broadband
         Introduction
         Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
         Examples of Modulation Schemes and Bit Rates
         Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation (CAP)
         CHAPTER11 Broadband Signaling Networks
         Introduction
         What Are Broadband Signaling Networks?
         Differences between Broadband and Conventional
         Signaling Systems
         N-ISDN and B-ISDN
         Example of a Broadband Signaling Network Operation
         Examples of Services Provided
         by the Broadband Network
         ISO 9577
         ATM Parameters
         The Broadband Signaling Protocols
         How the Broadband Signaling Stacks Operate
         Broadband Signaling Worksheet
         Summary
         CHAPTER12 Advanced Intelligent Network
         Introduction
         Operator Services Systems (OSS)
         The 800 Service-Inklings of an Advanced Intelligent
         Network (AIN)
         Key Aspects of the AIN
         The Intelligent Network and the Advanced Intelligent
         Network
         Distribution of Functions
         Evolution to the AIN
         Other Parts of the AIN
         Example of an AIN Operation
         The AIN Basic Call Model
         Standardized Messages
         The Private Virtual Network
         AIN Worksheet
         Summary
         CHAPTER13 Intemet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)
         Introduction
         Functions of the Internet Protocol (IPv4)
         The IP Address
         Problems with IP and the IP Address
         The Solution--an Expanded IP Address
         Space
         Alternatives to the Overhead of IPv6
         Addresses
         The Next Generation IP-IPv6
         Functions of the IPv4 Header Fields 84
         Functions of the IPv6 Header Fields 187
         IPv6 and ATM
         Fixed Routing and Virtual Circuits 1
         Supporting Different Types of Traffic 889
         The IPv6-ATM Debate
         IPv6 Worksheet
         Summary
         APPENDIXA A Tutorial on Communications Networks
         Introduction
         Data Communications Networks
         Classifying Networks
         Wide Area and Local Area Networks
         Network Components
         Voice Networks
         Nonhierarchical Routing
         History of and Inherent Problems with Coexistence
         of Analog and Digital Systems
         Analog-to-Digital Conversion
         Data Images over Voice Channels
         FDM, TDM, and STDM
         Circuit, Message, Packet, and Cell Switching
         Network Routing Operations
         The Challenge of Integrating Voice, Data,
         and Video Applications
         Fast Packet Switahing (FPS)
         Hybrid Switching
         APPENDIXB Layered Protocols, OSI, and TCP/IP
         Introduction
         Protocols and the OS1 Model
         OS1 Layer Operations
         The Internet Protocols (TCP/IP)
         The Internet Layers
         IP Functions
         TCP Operatlons
         APPENDIXC Management Information Bases (MIBs)
         Introduction
         Purpose of a MIB
         Examples of MIB Objects and Other Entries 436
         APPENDIXD Emerglng Communications
         Technologles Worksheet
         Abbreviations
         References
         Index
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