T1: A Survival Guide (Paperback)

Preface

1. History of the U.S. Telephone Network
1876-1950: Analog Beginnings
1951-1970: The Birth of T-carrier
1970-Present: The Modern Telephone Network

2. T1 Architectural Overview
Telecommunications Puzzle Pieces

3. Basic Digital Transmission on Telephone Networks
Introduction to DS0
Alternate Mark Inversion
B8ZS and Clear Channel Capability

4. Multiplexing and the T-carrier Hierarchy
Building the T-carrier Hierarchy with Multiplexing
The Original Superframe
The Extended Superframe (ESF)
Telephone Signaling on T1 Links

5. Timing, Clocking, and Synchronizationin the T-carrier System
A Timing Taxonomy
T1 Circuit Timing
Slips: When Timing Goes Bad

6. Mysteries of the CSU/DSU
Line Build Out: Moving Between Theory and Practice
T1 CSU/DSUs
CSU/DSU Configuration
Summary of Settings

7. Connecting the Umbilicus: Getting T1 Connectivity
Ordering
T1 Installation and Termination
Pre-Connection Tasks
Trading Packets
Post-Connection

8. High-Level Data Link Control Protocol (HDLC)
Introduction to HDLC
HDLC Framing
Cisco HDLC

9. PPP
Introduction to PPP
PPP Logical Link States and State Machines
PPP Encapsulation and Framing
Link Control Protocol (LCP)
PPP Network Control and the IP Control Protocol
Configuring PPP

10. Frame Relay
Frame Relay Network Overview
The Frame Relay Link Layer
Multiprotocol Encapsulation with RFC 1490
The Local Management Interface
Configuring Frame Relay

11. T1 Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Tools and Techniques
Troubleshooting Outline
Physical Layer Problems
Link Layer Problems

A. Access Aggregation with cT1 and ISDN PRI

B. Multilink PPP

C. T1 Performance Monitoring

D. SNMP

E. Cable Pinouts and Serial Information

F. Reference

Glossary

Index