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With quantum leaps in science and technology occurring at breakneck speed, professionals in virtually every field face a daunting task-practicing their discipline while keeping abreast of new advances and applications in their filed. In no field is this more applicable than in the rapidly growing field of telecommunications engineering. Practicing engineers who work with ATM technology on a daily basis must not only keep their skill sharp in areas such as ATM network interfaces, protocols, and standards, but they must also stay informed, about new classes of ATM applications.

A Textbook on ATM Telecommunications gives active telecommunications engineers the advantage they need to stay sharp in their field. From the very basics of ATM to state-of-the-art applications, it covers the gamut of topics related to this intriguing switching and multiplexing strategy.

Starting with an introduction to telecommunications, this text combines the theory underlying broadband communications technology with applied practical instruction and lessons gleaned from industry. The author covers fundamental communications and network theory, followed by applied ATM networking. Each chapter includes design exercises as well as worked examples .

A Textbook on ATM Telecommunications includes examples of design and implementation-making it an ideal took for both aspiring and practicing telecommunication professionals.

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• Preface (p. v)
• Acknowledgements (p. viii)
• About the Author (p. ix)
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 The Tale of Telecommunication (p. 1)
• 1.1.1 Just what is telecommunication? (p. 2)
• 1.1.2 Telecommunication - an inception from telegraphy (p. 3)
• 1.1.3 Telecommunication - a lisping voice through analog telephony (p. 6)
• 1.1.4 Telecommunication - baby-talk via digital telephony (p. 14)
• 1.1.5 Telecommunication - a cradle of facsimile transmissions (p. 25)
• 1.1.6 Telecommunication - a toddler through data communication (p. 25)
• 1.1.7 Telecommunication - adolescence into integrated services (p. 55)
• 1.1.8 Telecommunication - maturity towards broadband integration (p. 57)
• 1.1.9 Telecommunication - a vitalization through ATM (p. 58)
• 1.1.10 Telecommunication comes of age (p. 60)
• 1.1.11 Telecommunication - the technology of wireless services untied by wires (p. 63)
• 1.2 A Narration on Networking (p. 67)
• 1.2.1 Hierarchical telegraphic and telephone networks (p. 67)
• 1.2.2 Switching and call-routing: An overview (p. 73)
• 1.3 ATM - A March towards High Performance Telecommunication (p. 76)
• 1.3.1 ATM: A formal definition (p. 78)
• 1.3.2 Merits of ATM implementation (p. 80)
• 1.3.3 ATM technology: A perspective (p. 80)
• 1.4 Telecommunications: Quo vadis? (p. 88)
• 1.5 Concluding Remarks (p. 89)
• Bibliography (p. 90)
• Chapter 2 Basics of Electrical Communication Systems
• 2.1 Communication Systems (p. 95)
• 2.1.1 Communication - A mode of transferring information (p. 95)
• 2.1.2 Electrical communication systems (p. 97)
• 2.1.3 Characteristics of electrical signals (p. 97)
• 2.1.4 Types of electrical signals (p. 98)
• 2.1.5 Spectral characteristics of electrical signals (p. 100)
• 2.1.6 Concept of signal bandwidth (p. 106)
• 2.1.7 Bandwidth and data rate (p. 107)
• 2.2 Impairments to Electrical Signal Transmissions (p. 111)
• 2.2.1 Signal distortions (p. 111)
• 2.2.2 Signal attenuation (p. 113)
• 2.2.3 Delay distortion (p. 114)
• 2.2.4 Noise considerations (p. 115)
• 2.2.5 Electromagnetic interference (EMI) (p. 117)
• 2.2.6 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) (p. 124)
• 2.2.7 Semantic transparency and statistics of bit errors (p. 125)
• 2.2.8 Temporal transparency (p. 131)
• 2.3 Modulation and Demodulation (p. 133)
• 2.3.1 Analog signal modulation (p. 133)
• 2.3.2 Modems (p. 134)
• 2.3.3 Digital carrier technology (p. 152)
• 2.3.4 Pulse code modulation and its variations (p. 154)
• 2.4 Concepts of Information Theory (p. 162)
• 2.4.1 Entropy and information (p. 162)
• 2.4.2 Hartley-Shannon law (p. 162)
• 2.4.3 Measure of information (p. 164)
• 2.5 Encoding and Decoding (p. 169)
• 2.5.1 Principle of coding (p. 169)
• 2.5.2 Huffman coding (p. 172)
• 2.5.3 Practical source codes (p. 176)
• 2.5.4 Error control coding (p. 177)
• 2.5.5 Cyclic redundant code (CRC) (p. 183)
• 2.5.6 Line coding (p. 185)
• 2.6 Concluding Remarks (p. 203)
• Bibliography (p. 204)
• Appendix 2.1 Fourier Transform Theorems and Pairs (p. 205)
• Appendix 2.2 Linear System Theory: Concepts (p. 206)
• Chapter 3 Networking: Concepts and Technology
• 3.1 Introduction (p. 213)
• 3.2 Transfer Modes of Information in Telecommunication Networks (p. 213)
• 3.2.1 The making of a telecommunication network (p. 214)
• 3.3 Basics of Telecommunication Networking (p. 227)
• 3.3.1 Circuit-switching concepts (p. 228)
• 3.3.2 Wireline transmission media (p. 230)
• 3.3.3 Switching (p. 247)
• 3.3.4 T-1 carrier system (p. 251)
• 3.4 Packet-Switching (p. 265)
• 3.4.1 Packet-switching networks (p. 266)
• 3.4.2 Construction of a packet (p. 268)
• 3.4.3 Virtual circuits (VCs) (p. 271)
• 3.4.4 Transmission time: Messages and packets (p. 271)
• 3.5 Synchronous and Asynchronous Transmissions (p. 273)
• 3.5.1 Asynchronous transmission (p. 273)
• 3.5.2 Synchronous transmission (p. 274)
• 3.5.3 Asynchronous and synchronous DLC protocols (p. 276)
• 3.6 X.25 Protocol (p. 287)
• 3.7 Frame-Relay Concept (p. 289)
• 3.8 Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model (p. 291)
• 3.8.1 Layered architecture (p. 291)
• 3.9 Lan, Man, Wan, and Gan (p. 300)
• 3.9.1 Local area networking (p. 300)
• 3.9.2 Lan topology (p. 301)
• 3.10 A Passage through PSTN to ISDN (p. 304)
• 3.10.1 What is ISDN? (p. 305)
• 3.10.2 Access Interfaces of ISDN (p. 305)
• 3.11 Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN) (p. 307)
• 3.11.1 ITU-T definition of B-ISDN (p. 310)
• 3.11.2 Layered protocol structure of B-ISDN (p. 314)
• 3.12 ATM: An Overview of Its Evolution as a New UNI Protocol (p. 316)
• 3.12.1 ATM- a solution to B-ISDN (p. 316)
• 3.12.2 Network services versus ATM transmission (p. 318)
• 3.13 Fiber-Optics: A Physical Medium Support for B-ISDN/ATM Transmissions (p. 326)
• 3.13.1 SONET and SDH (p. 327)
• 3.14 Concluding Remarks (p. 337)
• Bibliography (p. 337)
• Chapter 4 ATM Network Interfaces and Protocols
• 4.1 Introduction (p. 335)
• 4.1.1 Standardization of B-ISDN by CCITT (p. 339)
• 4.1.2 Hierarchical levels in ATM performing transport functions (p. 341)
• 4.1.3 ATM functional layers versus OSI model functional layers (p. 343)
• 4.1.4 The physical layer (p. 343)
• 4.1.5 The ATM layer (p. 348)
• 4.1.6 Switching of VCs and VPs: Logical ID swapping (p. 353)
• 4.1.7 ATM cell structure (p. 360)
• 4.2 Parameters of ATM Transmissions (p. 370)
• 4.2.1 Temporal transparency of ATM (p. 370)
• 4.2.2 Semantic transparency of ATM (p. 373)
• 4.2.3 Traffic and network parameters (p. 373)
• 4.2.4 Quality of service (QOS) considerations (p. 374)
• 4.2.5 The traffic contract (p. 375)
• 4.3 The ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) (p. 379)
• 4.3.1 Service classes (p. 379)
• 4.3.2 Sublayers of AAL (p. 381)
• 4.3.3 AAL type 1 (p. 382)
• 4.3.4 AAL type 2 (p. 386)
• 4.3.5 AAL type 3/4 (p. 390)
• 4.3.6 AAL type 5 (p. 397)
• 4.4 Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) (p. 400)
• 4.4.1 Plesiochronous digital hierarchy (PDH) (p. 401)
• 4.4.2 SONET/SDH: Defining a new TDM format (p. 414)
• 4.4.3 ATM cell processing into SONET frame (p. 432)
• 4.4.4 SONET versus SDH (p. 433)
• 4.4.5 Convergence aspects of ATM, voice, and optical protocols (SONET/SDH) (p. 442)
• 4.4.6 SONET/SDH: A summary (p. 443)
• 4.5 Concluding Remarks (p. 444)
• Bibliography (p. 445)
• Appendix 4.1 (p. 446)
• Chapter 5 ATM Signaling and Traffic Control
• 5.1 Introduction (p. 447)
• 5.1.1 What is signaling? (p. 447)
• 5.1.2 Signaling in POTS (p. 447)
• 5.1.3 Signaling in ISDN (p. 452)
• 5.2 Broadband Signaling (p. 463)
• 5.2.1 Signaling virtual channels (p. 464)
• 5.2.2 Control plane and signaling functions in ATM networks (p. 466)
• 5.2.3 Signaling standards: B-ISDN/ATM (p. 466)
• 5.2.4 Signaling messages of B-ISDN/ATM transmissions (p. 469)
• 5.2.5 Private and public network addressing (p. 474)
• 5.2.6 Signaling protocols (p. 475)
• 5.2.7 Protocol architecture for B-ISDN/ATM (p. 476)
• 5.2.8 ATM connection setup (p. 478)
• 5.3 ATM Signaling (p. 483)
• 5.3.1 ATM Forum signaling (p. 483)
• 5.3.2 NNI signaling (p. 495)
• 5.4 ATM Traffic Control (p. 499)
• 5.4.1 Traffic control functions (p. 500)
• 5.4.2 Network resource management (p. 502)
• 5.4.3 Call admission control (p. 503)
• 5.4.4 User parameter and network parameter control (p. 508)
• 5.4.5 Leaky-bucket algorithm (p. 515)
• 5.4.6 Traffic-shaping (p. 523)
• 5.5 Traffic Congestion Control (p. 528)
• 5.5.1 Congestion control techniques (p. 531)
• 5.6 Scheduling Disciplines (p. 540)
• 5.6.1 Traffic scheduling algorithms (p. 541)
• 5.7 Teletraffic Modeling of ATM Telecommunications (p. 543)
• 5.7.1 Queueing-theoretic models (p. 543)
• 5.7.2 Arrival process (p. 546)
• 5.7.3 Combined stochastic processes: Bursty traffic considerations (p. 548)
• 5.7.4 Delay performance statistics (p. 549)
• 5.7.5 Analysis of multiplexed/buffered multiple traffic streams (p. 551)
• 5.7.6 Principle of CAC modeling (p. 558)
• 5.7.7 Modeling of video traffic (p. 560)
• 5.8 Statistical Performance Considerations in ATM (p. 563)
• 5.8.1 HDLC performance (p. 563)
• 5.8.2 AAL-5 PDU performance (p. 564)
• 5.9 Information-Theoretic Models (p. 564)
• 5.9.1 Entropy of cell losses (p. 564)
• 5.9.2 CDV based cell-losses (p. 564)
• 5.9.3 Cell-loss ratio due to CDV (p. 565)
• 5.10 Concluding Remarks (p. 569)
• Bibliography (p. 570)
• Appendix 5.1 A Complexity Metric for the Acceptance Threshold of CLR (p. 572)
• Appendix 5.2 Fractional Loading Factor of Sources Emitting Cells in an Interrupted Fashion (p. 576)
• Appendix 5.3 ARMA Process Model of Video Sequences (p. 577)
• Chapter 6 ATM Switching and Network Products
• 6.1 Introduction (p. 579)
• 6.1.1 What is switching? (p. 579)
• 6.1.2 Switching versus multiplexing (p. 580)
• 6.1.3 Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint switching (p. 581)
• 6.1.4 Switching techniques (p. 582)
• 6.2 ATM Switching (p. 584)
• 6.2.1 Characteristics of ATM switches (p. 585)
• 6.2.2 ATM switching architectures (p. 587)
• 6.2.3 Arbitration (p. 592)
• 6.2.4 Performance of switching elements (p. 593)
• 6.3 Switching Networks (p. 593)
• 6.3.1 Single-stage network (p. 593)
• 6.3.2 Multi-stage networks (p. 594)
• 6.3.3 Characteristics of Banyan networks (p. 597)
• 6.3.4 Principle of self-routing in ATM switches (p. 600)
• 6.3.5 Multicast functionality: Copy Networks (p. 601)
• 6.3.6 ATM subsystem development (p. 603)
• 6.3.7 Characteristics of ATM switches (p. 604)
• 6.4 ATM Switching Products (p. 607)
• 6.4.1 ATM environment (p. 607)
• 6.4.2 Architecture features of ATM products (p. 615)
• 6.5 Concluding Remarks (p. 617)
• Bibliography (p. 617)
• Chapter 7 ATM: Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning
• 7.1 Introduction (p. 619)
• 7.1.1 Functional aspects of network management (p. 620)
• 7.1.2 Concept of OAMandP (p. 621)
• 7.2 OAMandP Architectures (p. 624)
• 7.2.1 Reference configuration (p. 624)
• 7.3 Customer Networks (p. 625)
• 7.3.1 Types of customers networks (p. 625)
• 7.3.2 Requirements on customer networking (p. 626)
• 7.3.3 Physical configurations of realizing CNs (p. 627)
• 7.4 ATM Management Standards (p. 628)
• 7.4.1 Standards on ATM management (p. 628)
• 7.5 Network Management Protocols (p. 629)
• 7.5.1 Network management types (p. 629)
• 7.5.2 SNMP-based network management systems (p. 632)
• 7.5.3 Common management information protocol (p. 633)
• 7.6 ATM Forum ILMI (p. 634)
• 7.6.1 The UNI ILMI MIB structure (p. 635)
• 7.7 IETF AToMMIB (p. 639)
• 7.7.1 The ATM management information base (p. 639)
• 7.8 Concluding Remarks (p. 642)
• Bibliography (p. 642)
• Chapter 8 ATM Networking: Implementation Considerations
• 8.1 Introduction (p. 643)
• 8.1.1 ATM networking: The past, the present, and the future (p. 643)
• 8.1.2 ATM LAN (p. 644)
• 8.1.3 Designing an ATM network (p. 650)
• 8.1.4 Network design: A hierarchical approach (p. 654)
• 8.2 ATM Architecture Alternatives (p. 655)
• 8.2.1 ATM in LAN environment (p. 656)
• 8.2.2 LANE emulation (LANE) (p. 658)
• 8.3 Classical IP (CLIP) over ATM (p. 671)
• 8.3.1 Signaling standard in classical IP over ATM (p. 673)
• 8.3.2 Next hop resolution protocol (NHRP) (p. 673)
• 8.3.3 IP multicast over ATM (p. 674)
• 8.3.4 IP over ATM: State-of-the-art (p. 675)
• 8.4 Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA) (p. 677)
• 8.4.1 Deployment of MPOA across the ATM network (p. 679)
• 8.4.2 MPOA domain (p. 679)
• 8.4.3 MPOA implementation (p. 679)
• 8.4.4 IETF Protocol of MPOA (p. 680)
• 8.5 Voice over ATM (VTOA) (p. 680)
• 8.5.1 Voice and telephone over ATM to the desktop (p. 681)
• 8.6 Circuit Emulation Service (p. 685)
• 8.6.1 Service description (p. 685)
• 8.6.2 Structured and unstructured services (p. 686)
• 8.6.3 ATM virtual channel requirements (p. 686)
• 8.6.4 Dynamic bandwidth utilization (p. 687)
• 8.6.5 Low speed circuit emulation service (p. 687)
• 8.6.6 ATM trunking using AAL-1 for narrowband services V1.0 (p. 688)
• 8.6.7 ATM trunking using AAL-2 for narrowband services (p. 688)
• 8.6.8 Voice and telephone over ATM: AAL-1 or AAL-5 option (p. 689)
• 8.7 Interworking Frame Relay (FR) and ATM (p. 690)
• 8.7.1 Networking interworking (p. 691)
• 8.7.2 Service interworking (p. 692)
• 8.7.3 FUNI (p. 694)
• 8.7.4 Bridging ATM and frame relay (p. 695)
• 8.8 TCP/IP on ATM (p. 696)
• 8.8.1 Internet structure and facilitation of its support on ATM (p. 697)
• 8.8.2 Routing within ATM networking (p. 697)
• 8.9 ATM-Centric Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines (ADSLs) (p. 702)
• 8.9.1 ATM-based broadband home access system (p. 705)
• 8.9.2 Very high speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) (p. 706)
• 8.10 Wireless ATM (p. 710)
• 8.10.1 WATM architecture (p. 712)
• 8.10.2 Wireless ATM prototype network (p. 713)
• 8.10.3 Rapidly deployable radio networks (p. 713)
• 8.11 Applications of ATM Technology (p. 713)
• 8.11.1 Classical applications (p. 714)
• 8.11.2 ATM implementations: Examples (p. 715)
• 8.11.3 Migration ATM-based systems: Examples (p. 716)
• 8.12 Concluding Remarks (p. 761)
• Bibliography (p. 761)
• Glossary of Networking Terms: Definitions and Acronyms (p. 763)
• Subject Index (p. 805)

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