Implementation and Applications of DSL Technology (Hardcover)

POTS PROTECTION AND VOICE-DATA MULTIPLEXING AND SEPARATION? xDSL SPLITTERS? Introduction to the Splitter Function? Physical Location of the Splitter Function? Low Pass Filter for POTS?Steady-State Behavior? Low Pass Filter for POTS?Transient Behavior? Low Pass Filter for ISDN? Low Pass Combi-Filter for POTS and ISDN? High Pass Filter? Passive Design Techniques? Active Design? Conclusion? DSL SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS: A SILICON PERSPECTIVE? Fifteen Bumpy Years of DSL IC Developments? A Preliminary Chipset Complexity Assessment from System Specifications? Chipset Implementations? CO and CPE Products? Conclusions? Acknowledgments? ANALOG FRONT-END? Implementation? DSL System Parameters That Drive Analog Design? Transmitter Noise Budget? Receiver Noise Budget? Digital-to-Analog Converter? Filtering? Line-Coupling Transformer? Line Driver? Hybrid? Echo Cancellation? Receive Amplifier?Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA)? Analog-to-Digital Converter? LOCAL LOOP SIMULATION AND SIMULATORS? History and Background of Loop Simulators? Applications of Wideband Loop Simulators? Simulator Characteristics? Derivation of Equations? Different Types of Loop Simulators? Nonelectrical Characteristics of the Simulator? Recent Advances in Loop Simulator Design and Specifications? EVOLVING TEST AND PROVISIONING FROM POTS TO xDSL SERVICES Line Test for POTS? Use of POTS Testing for DSL Services? Access Issues for DSL Testing? Testing the Next Generation Network? Introduction to Reflectometry Measurement? DSL-Specific Line Test? Summary? DSL PLANNING RULES, LINE QUALIFICATION, AND DEPLOYMENT ISSUES? Line Qualification for DSL Services? Factors Affecting the Successful Deployment of DSL Systems? Conclusion? SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT? Common Features? American Spectrum Management? Spectrum Management in Europe? Summary? Appendix on Spectral Compatibility Calculation? DYNAMIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT History of DSM? Level of Coordination in DSM? Information Necessary for DSM Application of DSM to Other Systems? DSL ARCHITECTURE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFERENTIATION AND EVOLUTION? Early DSL Access Architectures? Evolution of the Architecture and DSL Delivered Services? Concluding Comments? DSLAM ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY Genesis of the DSLAM? DSLAM Functionality? DSLAM Architecture Considerations? ATM DSLAMs? IP DSLAMs? DSLAM?Continuous Evolution? OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND MAINTENANCE OAM Concepts General System Architecture Layer Model Controlling and Reporting OAM SECURITY Scope? What Are We Worried About?? The “Always-On” versus “Dial-Up” Network Connection High-Level Security Requirements Currently Deployed Security Solutions Coming Attractions Sample Next-Generation DSL Security Framework? DATA PACKETS TRANSPORT OVER DSL Overview? Key Requirements for Transport of Data Packets Functional Model of Packet Transport VOICE OVER DSL: CVODSL, VoATM, AND VoIP VoDSL Reference Architecture General Requirements for VoDSL Lifeline Service Channelized Voice over DSL VoATM over DSL VoIP over DSL BONDED DSL ATM-Based Bonding Ethernet-Based Bonding MULTI-LINE MIMO DSL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES The Challenges of Crosstalk for Single-Line and Multiline Systems? FEXT Mitigation Architectures Point-to-Multipoint Architectures Performance Conclusions DSL STANDARDIZATION The DSL Standards Organizations Symmetric DSL ADSL? VDSL Handshake Annex: History of Standardization Acronyms?