Understanding SONET / SDH and ATM: Communications Networks for the Next Mellennium (Paperback)

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

LEGACY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS: CONCEPTS.

Basic Technology and Services.

Hierarchical Multiplexing.

Legacy Data Networks.

SONET AND SDH.

Introduction.

Optical Components.

SONET/SDH Networks.

SONET/SDH Frames.

Virtual Tributaries.

STS-N/STM-N Frames.

Synchronization and Timing.

Maintenance.

IP over SONET and DWDM.

ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE.

Introduction.

ATM Systems.

ATM Connectivity.

ATM Cell Switching.

Segmentation and Reassembly.

Circuit Emulation.

Congestion Control.

Performance Management.

ATM Miscellany.

ATM over SONET/SDH.

Management of ATM over SONET.

Epilogue: Convergence.

List of Abbreviations.

Index.

About the Author.