Broadband telecommunications handbook

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Bates, Regis J.

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9780071398510

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Bates, Regis J.

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2nd ed.

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New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill, 2002.

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805 p.

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TELECOMMUNICATION.

TELECOMMUNICATION -- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS.

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.

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Written for both technologists and business people, this volume describes each broadband technology and explains it by function, asking three questions: what is it?; what will it do for me?; and what is it going to cost me? This edition features new chapters on MPLS, 2.5G / 3G Wireless, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and MMDS (Microwave Multi-Point Distribution System).

Chapter 1 Introduction to Telecommunications Concepts	p. 1
Basic Telecommunications Systems	p. 4
Components of the Telecommunications Networks	p. 5
Communications Network Architectures	p. 6
The Local Loop	p. 7
The Movement Toward Fiberoptic Networks	p. 8
Digital Transfer Systems	p. 10
The Intelligent Networks of Tomorrow	p. 12
Summary	p. 12
Chapter 2 Telecommunications Systems	p. 15
What Constitutes a Telecommunications System	p. 16
A Topology of Connections Is Used	p. 18
The Local Loop	p. 20
The Telecommunications Network	p. 20
The Network Hierarchy (Post-1984)	p. 21
The Public-Switched Network	p. 21
The North American Numbering Plan	p. 22
Private Networks	p. 22
Hybrid Networks	p. 23
Hooking Things Up	p. 23
Equipment	p. 23
Chapter 3 Virtual Private Networks	p. 25
History	p. 26
Intelligent PBX Solution	p. 29
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)	p. 29
Users May Not Like It	p. 32
Chapter 4 Data Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)	p. 35
Internet-Based VPN	p. 36
Goals	p. 37
Creating the VPN	p. 43
Router-Based VPN	p. 51
Firewall-Based VPN	p. 52
VPN-Specific Boxes	p. 52
Throughput Comparison	p. 54
Remote Management of VPN Components	p. 54
Cost Considerations	p. 55
Summary	p. 56
Chapter 5 Advanced Intelligent Networks (AINs)	p. 57
Intelligent Networks (INs)	p. 58
Advanced Intelligent Networks (AINs)	p. 59
Information Network Architecture	p. 61
Combining AIN and CTI Services	p. 61
The Intelligent Peripheral (IP)	p. 63
IP Services	p. 64
Software Architecture: Client, Router, Server	p. 65
The Application	p. 66
Results of AIN	p. 67
Focus	p. 68
Chapter 6 Local Number Portability (LNP)	p. 71
Three Flavors of LNP	p. 72
The Road to True LNP	p. 73
Basic LNP Networks	p. 75
The Terminology	p. 77
Before LNP	p. 78
Number Administration and Call Routing in the Network	p. 79
Using a Database Solution	p. 81
Triggering Mechanisms	p. 82
How Is a Telephone Number Ported?	p. 84
Other Issues	p. 86
Chapter 7 Computer Telephony Integration (CTI)	p. 93
The Computer World	p. 96
Other Possibilities	p. 99
Why All the Hype?	p. 101
Linking Computers and Communications	p. 103
The Technology Advancement	p. 106
The Final Bond	p. 106
Chapter 8 Signaling System 7 (SS7)	p. 111
Presignaling System 7	p. 112
Introduction to SS7	p. 114
Purpose of the SS7 Network	p. 115
What Is Out-of-Band Signaling?	p. 115
The SS7 Network Architecture	p. 117
SS7 Interconnection	p. 119
Basic Functions of the SS7 Network	p. 119
Signaling Links	p. 120
The Link Architecture	p. 122
Links and Linksets	p. 124
Routes and Routesets	p. 125
SS7 Protocol Stack	p. 126
SS7 Applications	p. 130
SS7 and IP	p. 131
SCTP	p. 132
VoIP Impacts	p. 134
Overview of SIP Functionality	p. 134
VoIP Telephony Signaling	p. 137
SS7 and Wireless Intelligent Networks	p. 138
GSM Network Connection to SS7 Networks	p. 139
The Signaling Protocol Stack for GSM	p. 140
Chapter 9 CTI Technologies and Applications	p. 143
Understanding Computer Telephony Technologies	p. 144
Understanding Computer Telephony Solutions	p. 147
Voice Recording for Transaction Logging	p. 147
Technology Enhancements	p. 149
Other Technologies	p. 151
Summary	p. 155
Chapter 10 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)	p. 157
Origins of ISDN	p. 159
Origins of the Standards	p. 159
Interfaces	p. 160
Interface Components	p. 164
Physical Delivery	p. 166
The U Interface	p. 168
The Physical Interface	p. 170
Applications of the ISDN Interface	p. 171
Primary-Rate ISDN	p. 173
H0 Channels	p. 174
H11 Channels	p. 174
H12 Channels	p. 175
Signaling on the D Channel	p. 175
Installation Problems	p. 176
BRI Application	p. 177
Broadband ISDN	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 181
Chapter 11 Frame Relay	p. 183
Frame Relay Defined	p. 185
What Can Frame Relay Bring to the Table?	p. 186
Where People Use Frame Relay	p. 187
The Frame	p. 189
The OSI Protocol Stack and Frame Relay	p. 191
Frame Relay Speeds	p. 195
Frame Relay Access	p. 196
Overall Frame Relay Core Protocols	p. 196
Carriers' Implementation of IP-Enabled Frame Relay	p. 198
Frame Relay Versus IP	p. 199
Voice over Frame Relay (VoFR)	p. 200
Provisioning PVCs and SVCs	p. 203
Benefits of SVCs	p. 204
Frame Relay Selected for Wireless Data on GPRS	p. 205
Chapter 12 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)	p. 207
What Is ATM?	p. 208
Why the Interest in ATM?	p. 210
ATM Protocols	p. 212
Mapping Circuits Through an ATM Network	p. 214
The ATM Layered Architecture	p. 216
ATM Traffic Management	p. 219
Contention Management	p. 220
The Double Leaky Bucket	p. 222
Categories of Service	p. 224
Getting to the Elusive QoS	p. 226
Shaping the Traffic	p. 227
Normal Bandwidth Allocation	p. 228
What Is MPOA?	p. 228
LANE	p. 229
Voice over DSL and over ATM (VoDSL and VoATM)	p. 232
ATM Suitability for Voice Traffic	p. 234
Integrated Access at the Local Loop	p. 235
Chapter 13 ATM and Frame Relay Internetworking	p. 237
ATM and Frame Relay Compared	p. 239
Transparency Across the Network	p. 243
Frame User-to-Network Interface (FUNI)	p. 244
Data Exchange Interface (DXI)	p. 245
What Constitutes a Frame?	p. 248
FUNI Interoperability	p. 250
Network Interworking	p. 250
Service Interworking Functions	p. 252
The DXI Interface	p. 253
Summary	p. 259
Chapter 14 Cable TV Systems	p. 261
Cable Television Transmission	p. 264
The Cable Infrastructure	p. 265
The Cable Television Distribution System	p. 267
Signal Level	p. 268
Digital Video on Cable TV Systems	p. 269
Forming a Digital Video Signal	p. 271
Key Features of Digital Modulation	p. 271
DTV Solution Introduction	p. 272
Chapter 15 Cable Modem Systems and Technology	p. 277
Cable TV Technology	p. 280
The New Market	p. 282
System Upgrades	p. 282
Cable Modems	p. 283
Standards	p. 286
Return Path	p. 286
Applications	p. 288
The Combined Corporate and End User Networking Strategies	p. 290
A Final Thought	p. 291
Chapter 16 xDSL	p. 293
ADSL Defined	p. 295
Modem Technologies	p. 296
The Analog Modem History	p. 297
IDSL	p. 298
HDSL	p. 299
xDSL Coding Techniques	p. 307
Provisioning xDSL	p. 312
Final Comment on Deployment	p. 317
Chapter 17 Microwave- and Radio-Based Systems	p. 319
Other Applications	p. 324
What About Bandwidth?	p. 327
How Much Is Enough?	p. 328
What About Reliability?	p. 329
The Choices Are Leased Lines, Fiber, or Microwave	p. 329
Microwave and the Other Wireless Solutions	p. 330
Microwave Radio Solutions	p. 330
Private User Microwave	p. 332
Chapter 18 MMDS and LMDS	p. 335
Limited Frequency Spectrum	p. 337
System Configuration	p. 337
Wireless Cable Sources	p. 339
Advantages of Using MMDS	p. 340
Internet Access	p. 340
Key Elements	p. 341
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)	p. 342
Enter the Competitive Discussion	p. 343
WLL	p. 344
Not for Everyone	p. 346
What About the Bandwidth?	p. 349
Enter LMDS	p. 349
The Reasoning Behind LMDS	p. 350
Network Architectures Available to the Carriers	p. 353
Modulation and Access Techniques	p. 354
Two-Way Service	p. 355
Propagation Issues	p. 356
Chapter 19 Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR)	p. 357
Improved Spectral Efficiency	p. 360
Motorola's VSELP-Coding Signals for Efficient Transmission	p. 361
Is There Still a Benefit from Two-Way Radio?	p. 369
Chapter 20 Cellular Communications	p. 373
Coverage Areas	p. 374
Analog Cellular Systems	p. 375
Log On	p. 377
Monitoring Control Channels	p. 377
Failing Signal	p. 378
Setup of a Call	p. 379
Setup of an Incoming Call	p. 379
Handoff	p. 380
The Cell Site (Base Station)	p. 382
The Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO)	p. 383
Frequency Reuse Plans and Cell Patterns	p. 383
Overlapping Coverage	p. 384
Cell Site Configurations	p. 385
Sectorized Cell Coverage	p. 386
Tiered Sites	p. 387
Reuse of Frequencies	p. 387
Allocation of Frequencies	p. 388
Establishing a Call from a Landline to a Mobile	p. 389
Chapter 21 Global Services Mobile Communications (GSM)	p. 391
History of Cellular Mobile Radio and GSM	p. 392
Benchmarks in GSM	p. 393
GSM Metrics	p. 394
Cell Structure	p. 395
Analog to Digital Movement	p. 401
GSM Architecture	p. 405
Mobile Equipment or MS	p. 406
The Base Transceiver Station (BTS)	p. 408
The Base Station Controller (BSC)	p. 409
BSS	p. 410
The TRAU	p. 411
The Registers Completing the Network Switching Systems (NSSs)	p. 413
The Cell	p. 415
Location Area	p. 415
OSI Model - How GSM Signaling Functions in the OSI Model	p. 416
Layer Functionality	p. 417
MS protocols	p. 418
The MS to BTS Protocols	p. 418
BSC Protocols	p. 419
MSC Protocols	p. 420
Defining the Channels	p. 420
Primary GSM	p. 421
Radio Assignment	p. 422
Frequency Pairing	p. 423
Modulation	p. 424
Access Methods	p. 427
Time Slot Use	p. 431
GSM FDMA/TDMA Combination	p. 431
Logical Channels	p. 432
Speech Coding on the Radio Link	p. 433
Channel Coding	p. 434
Convolutional Coding	p. 434
Chapter 22 Personal Communications Services	p. 435
Digital Systems	p. 436
Digital Cellular Evolution	p. 438
Spread Spectrum Services	p. 442
Capacity Gain	p. 444
The CDMA Cellular Standard	p. 445
Spread Spectrum Goals	p. 446
Spread Spectrum Services	p. 446
Synchronization	p. 447
Balancing the Systems	p. 448
Common Air Interfaces	p. 449
Walsh Codes	p. 451
Traffic Channel	p. 451
Direct Sequence Spread Spetrum	p. 451
Seamless Networking with IS-41 and SS7	p. 453
Automatic Roaming	p. 454
Cellular and PCS Suppliers	p. 454
Final Thoughts	p. 456
Chapter 23 Wireless Data Communications (Mobile IP)	p. 457
IP Routing	p. 460
Part of the Solution	p. 461
Applications That Demand Mobile IP	p. 463
Speed Isn't Everything	p. 464
Variations in Data Communications (Wireless)	p. 465
Possible Drawbacks with Wireless	p. 466
Pros and Cons to Wireless	p. 466
Chapter 24 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)	p. 469
The New Wave of Internet User	p. 472
GPRS	p. 474
Evolution of Wireless Data	p. 479
Cells and Routing Areas	p. 486
Attaching to the Serving GPRS Support Node	p. 487
PDP Contexts	p. 489
Data Transfer	p. 490
GSM and NA-TDMA Evolution	p. 491
Applications for GPRS	p. 492
Chapter 25 Third-Generation (3G) Wireless Systems	p. 499
GPRS	p. 500
EDGE	p. 505
UMTS	p. 507
WCDMA	p. 508
Mobile Internet-A Way of Life	p. 510
Applications of the Wireless Internet	p. 514
Visions of Wireless	p. 515
Positioning the Mobile Industry	p. 518
Key Technologies	p. 519
The cdma2000 Family of Standards	p. 523
Chapter 26 Satellite Communications Networking	p. 525
Uses of Satellites in Agriculture	p. 526
Uses of Satellites in Oceanography	p. 526
Commercial Providers	p. 527
History of Satellites	p. 527
How Do Satellites Work?	p. 528
Satellite Frequency Bands	p. 528
Geosynchronous-Earth-Orbit (GEO) Satellites	p. 530
Medium-Earth-Orbit (MEO) Satellites	p. 530
Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) Satellites	p. 531
Orbital Slots	p. 532
Communications	p. 532
Satellite Installations	p. 533
LEO Versus GEO	p. 536
Niches in the GEO Sphere	p. 537
LEO Meets GEO	p. 537
Space Security Unit	p. 538
The Market for the Network	p. 538
Satellite Characteristics	p. 538
Latency	p. 540
Noise	p. 541
Bandwidth	p. 542
Advantages	p. 542
TCP/IP over Satellite	p. 542
Satellite and ATM	p. 544
Charting the Rules for the Internet	p. 545
Tailoring IP Can Accelerate Throughput	p. 546
Chapter 27 Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites (LEOs)	p. 549
Low-Earth Orbit	p. 551
So What Happened?	p. 556
The Benefits of These Service Offerings	p. 557
Other Competitors to Iridium	p. 565
Chapter 28 The T Carrier Systems (T-1/T-2 and T-3)	p. 567
The Difference Between Tx and DS-x	p. 569
DS-1 Framing Review	p. 570
Pulse Coded Modulation (PCM)	p. 571
The E-1 Pattern	p. 574
The Framing Protocols: D4 Framing	p. 574
Extended Superframe Format (ESF)	p. 577
B8ZS	p. 579
T-2 Transmission (or DS-2)	p. 580
DS-3 Service (T-3)	p. 583
Chapter 29 Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)	p. 587
Background Leading to SONET Development	p. 588
The SONET Signal	p. 590
The SONET Frame	p. 592
SONET Overhead	p. 595
Virtual Tributaries	p. 601
SONET Multiplexing Functions	p. 602
SONET Topologies	p. 604
Evolution of SONET in the Rest of the World	p. 607
Chapter 30 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)	p. 611
Why SDH/SONET	p. 613
Chapter 31 Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM)	p. 633
WDM	p. 634
Fiber Optics Summarized	p. 637
Back to WDM	p. 641
Why DWDM?	p. 643
Chapter 32 The Internet	p. 647
A Brief History	p. 648
Early Internet Services	p. 651
World Wide Web (WWW)	p. 652
Surfing the Web	p. 657
Internet Operation	p. 660
Connectionless Network Services (CLNS)	p. 664
Options and Padding	p. 667
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)	p. 667
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)	p. 669
IP Addressing	p. 670
DHCP, BOOTP, ARP, and RARP	p. 675
Routing	p. 676
Real-Time Applications	p. 682
Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS)	p. 682
Summary	p. 683
Chapter 33 Voice over IP (VoIP)	p. 685
VoIP	p. 689
QoS	p. 692
Applications for VoIP	p. 696
Chapter 34 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)	p. 709
Standard IP Networking	p. 711
Rules of Routing	p. 718
The Longest Match Syndrome	p. 720
Enter MPLS	p. 722
Chapter 35 Intranets and Extranets	p. 729
Managing the Intranet	p. 731
Web Page Organization	p. 732
Document Security	p. 734
Collaboration	p. 734
Maintaining Interest	p. 734
Jokes	p. 735
Forms	p. 735
Transition Intranet Solutions	p. 736
Portal Products or Customized Web Pages	p. 736
Building a Community	p. 737
Bulletin Board Service	p. 738
Customer Service	p. 739
Thin Clients	p. 739
Extranets	p. 740
Inventory Management	p. 740
Privacy Issues	p. 741
Perishable Goods Application	p. 743
Purchasing Cooperatives	p. 744
Outsourcing	p. 745
Computer Hardware Vendor	p. 746
Automating Customer Service	p. 747
Implementing Extranets	p. 749
TCP Filtering	p. 750
Stand-Alone System	p. 752
Virus Checking	p. 753
Firewall Rules Bases	p. 754
Firewall Performance (Again)	p. 756
Proxies	p. 757
Proxy Security	p. 759
Administration	p. 760
Domain Name System (DNS)	p. 761
Fungible Services	p. 762
Chapter 36 Network Management SNMP	p. 763
Network Management Goals	p. 764
History	p. 765
Network Management Function Interaction	p. 767
Database Structure	p. 769
Architecture	p. 771
Network Management System Issues	p. 773
Index	p. 785

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