Residential Broadband - Couverture rigide

Abe, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1578700205 ISBN 13 : 9781578700202

Editeur : Cisco Press, 1997

Synopsis

Residential Broadband will help readers achieve a basic understanding of emerging access networks and internetworking technologies specific to this topic. This book will answer basic questions of residential broadband networks like: Why have high speed networks to the home? How will high speed residential services be delivered to the home? How do regulatory or commercial factors affect technology? Applications will be presented in a new light. For example, the role of push mode data or data accessible by multicast will be highlighted as a means for scaling necessary for mass market use.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

A comprehensive introduction to high-speed residential networks, integrating technical, business, and regulartory challenges.

High-speed residential networks represent a tremendously diverse subject that embraces high technology, government regulation in the public interest, and entertainment production values. It is the meeting ground for consumer electronics, the Internet, telecommunications, cable television, satellites, politics, and the film industry. Residential broadband emphasizes entertainment, demands ease of use, and stresses scale that is potentially huge in comparison to business networking.

Residential Broadband, Second Edition aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the topics surrounding high-speed networks to the home. It is written for anyone seeking a broad-based familiarity with the issues of residential broadband (RBB) including product developers, engineers, network designers, business people, professionals in legal and regulatory positions, and industry analysts. Consumers--the people buying and using RBB services--will also find this book to be an interesting peek into what the future holds for them. Readers will learn about the services that are driving the market, the technical issues shaping the evolution, and the network within the home and how it connects to the access network. The author explains the technical concerns, accessibility, the current state, and potential future of cable TV, xDSL, FTTx, wireless access networks, and home networks.

• Surveys the various types of access networks: Cable TV, xDSL, FTTx, and wireless
• Defines basic technology requirements for implementing residential broadband and assessing the state of readiness
• Reviews the business conditions and regulatory practices that affect rollout and viability of residential networks
• Discusses the technologies and challenges associated with the in-home network
• Describes the new and existing entertainment and data services, and how to evaluate the demand for them
• Provides systems issues to be resolved in connecting access networks to home networks

Présentation de l'éditeur

Residential Broadband will help readers achieve a basic understanding of emerging access networks and internetworking technologies specific to this topic. This book will answer basic questions of residential broadband networks like: Why have high speed networks to the home? How will high speed residential services be delivered to the home? How do regulatory or commercial factors affect technology? Applications will be presented in a new light. For example, the role of push mode data or data accessible by multicast will be highlighted as a means for scaling necessary for mass market use.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cisco Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1578700205
• ISBN 13: 9781578700202
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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