The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications, 5E

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The standard telecom industry reference with more than $2.5 million in revenue, is now fully updated and revised for easy referenceSince the fourth edition ofThe Irwin Handbook of Telecommunicationswas published in 2000, wireless communications, high-profile mergers, broadband, Ethernet, and more have transformed the telecom industry. In this comprehensively revised and updated fifth edition, veteran telecom authority James Harry Green helps you understand the new concerns regarding wireless networks and security, covers new wiring standards and changes to the National Electric Code, evolving Ethernet and Local Area Network (LAN) standards, the transition toward converged voice and data, and much more."Without a doubt, this is the best book ever written on telecom management." Teleconnect Library

List of Figures

xxvii

List of Tables

xxxiii

Introduction to the Fifth Edition

xxxv

PART ONE INTRODUCTION

A Brief History of Telecommunications

(18)

A Short History of the Bell System

(9)

The Principle of Regulated Monopoly

(4)

The First Antitrust Case

(1)

The Second Antitrust Case

(2)

The Telecommunications Act of 1996

(1)

The Aftermath of the MFJ

(1)

A Short History of the Internet

(2)

Telecommunications Standards

(5)

How Standards Are Developed

(1)

Standards Organizations

(3)

Introduction to the Public Switched Telephone Network

(14)

The Major Telecommunications Systems

(4)

Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

(1)

Subscriber Loop Plant

(1)

Local Switching Systems

(1)

Interoffice Trunks

(1)

Tandem Switching Offices

(1)

Interexchange or Toll Trunks

(1)

Transmission Systems

(3)

Fundamentals of Multiplexing

(2)

Analog and Digital Transmission

(1)

Switching Systems

(2)

Early Switching Systems

(1)

Common Control Switching

(1)

Numbering Systems

(1)

Competitive Local Exchange Service

(2)

Industry Requirements and Processes

(1)

Application Issues

(2)

Introduction to Data Communications

(20)

Protocol Terminology and Functions

(3)

Protocol Functions

(2)

Data Networks

(12)

Network Access Methods

(1)

Data Network Addressing

(1)

Local Area Networks

(1)

Wide Area Networks

(6)

Network Hierarchies

(1)

Data Network Performance Measures

(2)

Data Application Issues

(3)

Access Channel

(1)

Pricing Structure

(1)

Bandwidth

(1)

Security

(1)

Connectivity

(1)

Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

(1)

Data Communications Principles

(18)

Data Communications Fundamentals

(11)

Coding

(1)

Data Communication Speeds

(2)

Modulation Methods

(2)

Full- and Half-Duplex Mode

(1)

Synchronizing Methods

(1)

Error Detection and Correction

(2)

Throughput

(1)

Data Communications Equipment

(5)

Terminals

(1)

Modems

(3)

Data Service Units/Channel Service Unit (DSU/CSU)

(1)

Multiplexers and Concentrators

(1)

LAN Equipment

(1)

Data Communications Application Issues

(1)

Pulse-Code Modulation

(20)

Digital Carrier Technology

(3)

Analog To Digital Conversion

(2)

Framing

(1)

Bit-Robbed Signaling

(1)

Extended Superframe (ESF)

(1)

Digital Transmission Facilities

(5)

The T1/E1 Carrier System

(3)

T1/E1 Carrier Synchronization

(1)

The Digital Signal Hierarchy

(5)

Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH)

(3)

Digital Crossconnect Equipment

(2)

Digital Crossconnect Panel

(1)

Digital Crossconnect System

(2)

Voice Compression

(1)

Adaptive Differential Pulse-Code Modulation (ADPCM)

(1)

Code Excited Linear Prediction (CELP)

(1)

PCM Application Issues

(3)

Carrier Backbones

(1)

Enterprise Network Access and Backbones

(2)

Data Communications Protocols

(18)

The Open Systems Interconnect Model

(4)

Layer 1---Physical

(1)

Layer 2---Datalink

(1)

Layer 3---Network

(1)

Layer 4---Transport

(1)

Layer 5---Session

(1)

Layer 6---Presentation

(1)

Layer 7---Application

(1)

Ethernet: IEEE 802.3

(3)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

101

(8)

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

103

(1)

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

104

(1)

Internet Protocol (IP)

104

(5)

Domain Name Server (DNS)

109

(1)

Application Issues

110

(1)

Outside Plant

111

(14)

Outside Plant Technology

112

(6)

Supporting Structures

112

(1)

Cable Characteristics

113

(5)

Electrical Protection

118

(5)

Determining Exposure

119

(2)

Protection Methods

121

(2)

Digital Loop Carrier (DLC)

123

(1)

Outside Plant Application Issues

124

(1)

Access Technologies

125

(14)

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

126

(3)

DSL Standards

126

(1)

DSL Technology

127

(1)

DSL Characteristics and Applications

128

(1)

Cable Access

129

(3)

Cable Access Technology

130

(2)

Wireless Access

132

(4)

WiFi 802.11

133

(1)

WiMax 802.16

134

(1)

Satellite Access

134

(1)

Local Multipoint Distribution Services

134

(1)

Multipoint Multifrequency Distribution Service (MMDS)

135

(1)

Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)

135

(1)

Third Generation Cellular (3G)

136

(1)

Access Application Issues

136

(3)

Regulatory Issues

136

(1)

Choice of Medium

137

(1)

Over-Subscription

138

(1)

Voice and Video Service

138

(1)

Structured Cabling Systems

139

(16)

Overview of Structured Wiring

140

(2)

Elements of a Structured Wiring System

141

(1)

TIA/EIA Structured Cabling Standards

142

(9)

Wire Categories

142

(2)

Cable Installation Testing

144

(1)

Backbone Cable

145

(1)

Connectors and Patch Panels

146

(1)

Equipment Room

147

(1)

Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces

147

(2)

Telecommunications Closets

149

(1)

Work Area

149

(1)

Wire Administration

150

(1)

Bonding and Grounding

150

(1)

National Electrical Code® (NEC)

151

(1)

Article 770 Optical Fiber Cables

151

(1)

Article 800 Communications

151

(1)

Structured Cable Application Issues

152

(3)

Universal Voice and Data Wiring

152

(1)

Cost Differential

153

(1)

Future Gigabit and 10G Ethernet

153

(1)

Stability of the Office Layout

153

(1)

Fiber to the Desktop

154

(1)

Manufacturer's Extended Performance Warranty

154

(1)

Local Area Networks

155

(18)

Local Area Network Technology

155

(5)

Topology

156

(1)

Access Methods

156

(2)

Modulation Methods

158

(1)

Transmission Media

158

(2)

Ethernet Standards

160

(3)

Fast Ethernet

160

(1)

LAN Traffic Prioritization

161

(1)

Gigabit Ethernet

162

(1)

10 Gigabit Ethernet

162

(1)

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

163

(1)

LAN Architectures

163

(5)

Bridging and Switching

164

(4)

Network Operating Systems

168

(2)

Peer-to-Peer Networks

169

(1)

Server-Centric Network Operating Systems

170

(1)

LAN Application Issues

170

(3)

Security

170

(1)

Fault Tolerance

171

(1)

Network Management

171

(1)

Internetworking

172

(1)

Infrastructure Planning

172

(1)

Backbone Architecture

172

(1)

Network Speed and Throughput

172

(1)

Network Equipment

173

(22)

General Network Equipment Evaluation Criteria

173

(3)

Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAM&P)

174

(1)

Adherence to Network Equipment Building System (NEBS)

174

(1)

Failure Rate

174

(1)

Warranty

175

(1)

Configuration Backup

175

(1)

Scalability

175

(1)

Power Considerations

175

(1)

Floor Space Requirements

176

(1)

Vendor and Manufacturer Stability

176

(1)

Documentation

176

(1)

Local Area Network Equipment

176

(4)

Ethernet Switches

176

(2)

Network Operating Systems

178

(2)

Transmission Equipment

180

(3)

Channel Service Unit/Data Service Units (CSU/DSU)

180

(1)

Integrated Access Devices (IAD)

181

(1)

Digital Crossconnect Systems (DCS)

182

(1)

Common Equipment

183

(12)

Relay Racks and Cabinets

183

(1)

Distributing Frames

184

(2)

Protector Frames

186

(1)

Alarm and Control Equipment

186

(1)

Power Equipment

187

(1)

Batteries and Charging Equipment

187

(1)

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

188

(2)

Rotary UPS

190

(1)

UPS Evaluation

190

(1)

Emergency Engine Generator

191

(4)

PART TWO SWITCHING SYSTEMS

Signaling Systems

195

(20)

PSTN Signaling Technology

197

(5)

In-Band Signaling

198

(2)

Call Setup with Common Channel Signaling

200

(2)

E&M Signaling

202

(1)

Glare

202

(1)

Signaling System 7

202

(5)

Signaling System 7 Architecture

203

(1)

Signaling System 7 Protocol

204

(1)

Custom Local Area Signaling Services

205

(1)

Signaling Systems and Calling Line Identification

206

(1)

IP Signaling

207

(2)

The H.323 Protocol Family

208

(1)

Media Gateway Control (Megaco)

209

(1)

Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

209

(1)

Session Initiation Protocol

210

(4)

SIP Functions

211

(1)

SIP Architecture

211

(1)

SIP Applications

212

(2)

Electronic Number Mapping (ENUM)

214

(1)

The PSTN and Quality Requirements

215

(25)

The Architecture of the PSTN

216

(4)

VoIP in the PSTN Core

218

(1)

Call Admission Control

218

(2)

Quality of Service

220

(5)

VoIP Impairments

221

(3)

End-to-End Delay Budget

224

(1)

Quality of Service Protocols

225

(10)

Reservation Protocol (RSVP)

225

(1)

Differentiated Services (DiffServ)

226

(1)

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

226

(1)

Router Queue Scheduling Protocols

227

(1)

Classifying Traffic

227

(1)

Essential Characteristics of the PSTN

228

(1)

The North American Numbering Plan

228

(1)

Access to the Local Exchange Network

229

(1)

Maintenance and Administrative Features

230

(5)

Local Central Office Service Features

235

(5)

Automatic Number Identification (ANI) and Automatic Message Accounting (AMA)

235

(1)

Local Measured Service (LMS)

236

(1)

Centrex

236

(1)

Routing to Service Facilities

237

(1)

Call-Processing Features

237

(2)

Circuit Switching Systems

239

(1)

Circuit Switching Architecture

240

(21)

Switching System Control

242

(1)

Switching Networks

243

(2)

PCM Switching Networks

245

(1)

Call Processing

246

(2)

Central Processor

248

(1)

Synchronization

249

(1)

Line and Trunk Circuits

249

(2)

Service Circuits

251

(1)

Distributed Switching

252

(2)

Remote Switch Unit (RSU)

253

(1)

Digital Loop Carrier (DLC)

254

(1)

Tandem Switching

254

(5)

Operator Service Positions

255

(1)

Tandem Switch Features

256

(3)

Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN)

259

(1)

IP Integration

260

(1)

The Integrated Services Digital Network

261

(8)

ISDN Technology

263

(1)

ISDN Architecture

264

(3)

BRI Network Terminations

264

(2)

PRI Network Terminations

266

(1)

ISDN Application Issues

267

(2)

Softswitches

269

(20)

Softswitch Elements

270

(3)

Presence Services

271

(1)

Enhanced Collaboration Services

271

(1)

Personal Assistant Services

272

(1)

IP Centrex

273

(1)

Softswitch Architectures

273

(3)

Media Gateway

275

(1)

Media Gateway Controller (MGC)

275

(1)

Media Gateway Control Protocols

276

(13)

The H.323 Protocol Family

277

(6)

Media Gateway Control (Megaco)

283

(2)

Softswitch Call Control Summary

285

(4)

PART THREE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES

Optical Networking

289

(20)

Lightwave Technology

290

(2)

Lightguide Cables

292

(6)

Manufacturing Processes

295

(2)

Cable Connectors

297

(1)

Fiber-Optic Terminal Equipment

298

(4)

Optical Amplifiers

299

(1)

Wavelength Division Multiplexing

299

(1)

Wavelength Add-drop Multiplexers (WADM)

300

(1)

Optical Cross-Connects

300

(2)

Ultra Long-Haul Equipment

302

(1)

Lightwave System Design Criteria

302

(1)

Information Transfer Rate

302

(1)

System Attenuation and Losses

303

(1)

Sample Performance Margin Calculation

303

(1)

Fiber Optics in the Local Loop

303

(2)

Passive Optical Network (PON)

305

(1)

Optical Networking Application Issues

305

(4)

Campus, Intra-, and Interbuilding Backbone

306

(1)

Fiber to the Desktop

306

(1)

Evaluation Criteria

307

(2)

Microwave Radio Systems

309

(18)

Microwave Technology

310

(3)

Spectrum Licensing

311

(1)

Radio Signal Propagation

311

(2)

Microwave Systems

313

(9)

Microwave Repeaters

315

(1)

Modulation Methods

315

(1)

Bit Error Rate

316

(1)

Diversity

316

(1)

Microwave Impairments

317

(1)

Microwave Path Analysis

318

(2)

Fresnel Zone Clearance

320

(2)

Multipath Fading

322

(1)

Interference

322

(1)

Microwave Antennas, Waveguides, and Towers

322

(1)

Microwave Application Issues

323

(4)

Evaluation Considerations

323

(4)

Satellite Communications

327

(16)

Satellite Technology

328

(5)

Satellite Systems

331

(2)

Earth Station Technology

333

(2)

Radio Relay Equipment

333

(1)

Satellite Communications Control

334

(1)

Access Control

334

(1)

Signal Processing

335

(1)

GEO Satellite Transmission

335

(1)

Satellite Delay

335

(1)

Rain Absorption

336

(1)

Sun Transit Outage

336

(1)

Carrier-to-Noise Ratio

336

(1)

Representative Satellite Services

336

(3)

Low Earth Orbiting Satellite

337

(1)

International Maritime Satellite Service

337

(1)

Very Small Aperture Terminal

338

(1)

Satellite Application issues

339

(4)

Satellite Service Evaluation Considerations

339

(4)

Mobile, Cellular, and PCS Radio Systems

343

(22)

Conventional Mobile Telephone Technology

344

(3)

Private Mobile Radio Service

347

(3)

Mobile Unit Signaling

347

(1)

Trunking Radio

348

(1)

Mobile Radio Design Objectives

348

(2)

Cellular Telephones

350

(7)

Cellular Technology

351

(2)

Cell-Site Operation

353

(1)

Mobile Telephone Switching Office

353

(1)

Mobile Units

354

(1)

Signal Enhancements

355

(1)

Roaming

356

(1)

Digital Cellular

356

(1)

Personal Communications System (PCS)

357

(2)

Next Generation Cellular

359

(2)

Fourth Generation

360

(1)

Mobile Radio Application Issues

361

(4)

Security

361

(1)

Coverage

362

(1)

Calling Plan

362

(1)

Features and Accessories

362

(1)

Cellular Emergency Calls

362

(1)

Wireless Number Portability

363

(2)

Wireless Communications Systems

365

(22)

Wireless LAN Technology

367

(8)

Unlicensed Radio Bands

367

(2)

802.11 Protocols

369

(1)

Wireless Network Architecture

370

(2)

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM)

372

(1)

Wireless Security

372

(1)

High-Speed WLANs

373

(1)

Wireless Bridges

374

(1)

Infrared LANs

374

(1)

Wireless Voice

375

(2)

Wireless Mobile Data

377

(4)

Cellular Dial-up

378

(1)

Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)

379

(1)

General Packet Radio Service

380

(1)

Private Wireless Packet Carrier

381

(1)

Radio Paging

381

(1)

Wireless Application Issues

382

(5)

WLAN Design and Application

382

(2)

Wireless Voice Design and Application

384

(3)

Video Systems

387

(18)

Video Technology

388

(5)

Digital Television

390

(1)

Video Compression

390

(1)

High Definition Television (HDTV)

391

(1)

Video on Demand

392

(1)

Cable Television Systems

393

(2)

Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)

394

(1)

Videoconferencing Equipment

395

(4)

Video Codec

396

(1)

Audio Equipment

396

(1)

Video and Control Equipment

396

(1)

Graphics Equipment

397

(1)

Communications

397

(1)

ITU-T H.320 Video Standards

397

(1)

H.323 Video Standards

398

(1)

Video Application Issues

399

(6)

Security

399

(1)

IP Services

399

(1)

Control Systems

399

(1)

Opinion Polling

400

(1)

Streaming Video

400

(1)

Videoconferencing

400

(1)

Evaluation Considerations

400

(5)

PART FOUR CUSTOMER PREMISE SYSTEMS

Station Equipment

405

(14)

Telephone Set Technology

406

(2)

Elements of a Telephone Set

406

(2)

Telephone Set Types and Features

408

(4)

Proprietary Digital Telephones

408

(1)

Intelligent Telephones

409

(1)

ISDN Telephones

410

(1)

Conference Room Telephones

410

(1)

Cordless Telephones

411

(1)

Answering Equipment

412

(1)

Station Protection

412

(1)

Line Transfer Devices

413

(1)

Distinctive Ring Devices

413

(1)

Line Switchers

414

(1)

Station Application Issues

414

(5)

Evaluation Considerations

414

(5)

Customer-Premise Switching System Features

419

(18)

Key System Features

420

(3)

Key Telephone System Features

420

(3)

PBX Features

423

(2)

Direct Inward Dialing (DID)

423

(1)

Automatic Route Selection (ARS)

423

(1)

Networking Options

424

(1)

QSIG

425

(8)

Station Restrictions

426

(1)

Follow-Me Forwarding

426

(1)

Call Detail Recording (CDR)

427

(1)

Voice Mail

427

(1)

Dialed Number Identification System (DNIS)

427

(1)

Direct Inward System Access (DISA)

428

(1)

N x 64 Capability

428

(1)

Centralized Attendant Service (CAS)

428

(1)

Power-Fail Transfer

428

(1)

Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)

429

(1)

Uniform Call Distribution (UCD)

429

(1)

Unified Messaging

429

(1)

Emergency Service Interface

429

(1)

Multitenant Service

430

(1)

Property Management Interface

430

(1)

Uniform Dialing Plan (UDP)

430

(1)

Simplified Message Desk Interface (SMDI)

431

(1)

PBX Voice Features

431

(1)

Attendant Features

432

(1)

System Administration Features

433

(1)

Call Accounting Systems

433

(1)

Call Accounting Application issues

434

(3)

Call Accounting Evaluation

434

(3)

TDM Customer-Premise Switching Systems

437

(18)

TDM Key and Hybrid Architectures

438

(1)

PBX Architectures

439

(16)

Station Connections

441

(2)

Trunk Connections

443

(1)

Tie Trunks and Networking

444

(2)

Distributed Switching

446

(1)

Administration

446

(1)

Redundancy

447

(1)

Emergency Communications

447

(1)

Computer-Telephony Interface

447

(1)

Wireless Capability

447

(1)

TDM CPE Application issues

448

(1)

PBX Standards

448

(1)

Evaluation Considerations

448

(3)

Key System Considerations

451

(1)

PBX Considerations

452

(3)

IP Customer Premise Equipment

455

(20)

IP PBX Architectures

456

(5)

IP-Enabled TDM PBX

456

(2)

IP PBX

458

(3)

Converged PBX

461

(1)

Validating Expectations

461

(4)

Cost Reductions

462

(1)

Quality Monitoring and Testing

463

(1)

Feature Enhancements

464

(1)

VoIP Network Requirements

465

(4)

Traffic Classification and Prioritization

467

(1)

Fault Tolerance

468

(1)

VoIP PBX Security

469

(2)

IP PBX Application Issues

471

(4)

Evaluation Criteria

472

(3)

Automatic Media Distribution Systems

475

(22)

Call Distribution Technology

476

(7)

Call-Handling Elements

478

(1)

Service Delivery

479

(1)

Informing

480

(1)

Routing

481

(2)

ACD Features and Operation

483

(3)

Telephone Instruments

483

(1)

Outbound Calling

484

(1)

ACD Statistical Reporting

484

(1)

Networked Call Centers

485

(1)

VoIP in the Contact Center

486

(1)

Other Call Distribution Alternatives

487

(2)

Central Office ACD

488

(1)

Hosted VoIP ACD

488

(1)

Uniform Call Distributor (UCD)

488

(1)

Call Sequencer

489

(1)

Media Distribution Application Issues

489

(8)

Evaluation Criteria

489

(8)

Voice-Processing Systems

497

(22)

Voice Mail

498

(7)

Voice-Mail Integration

500

(1)

Voice-Mail Features

501

(2)

Unified Messaging

503

(1)

Networked Voice Mail

503

(2)

Stand-Alone Voice Mail

505

(1)

Automated Attendant

505

(1)

Interactive Voice Response

506

(2)

Digital Recording

508

(1)

Speech Recognition

508

(1)

Digital Announcers

509

(1)

Voice-Processing Application Issues

510

(9)

Evaluating Voice Mail

511

(2)

Evaluating Unified Messaging

513

(1)

Evaluating Automated Attendant

514

(1)

Evaluating Audiotex

514

(1)

Evaluating IVR

514

(1)

Evaluating Speech Recognition Equipment

515

(1)

Evaluating Digital Recorders

516

(1)

Evaluating Digital Announcers

516

(3)

Electronic Messaging Systems

519

(16)

Messaging System Overview

520

(2)

The X.400 Messaging Protocol

522

(2)

X.400 Addressing

522

(1)

X.500 Directory Service for X.400

523

(1)

Internet Mail

524

(6)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

525

(1)

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

526

(1)

Instant Messaging

527

(3)

Electronic Data Interchange

530

(1)

EDI Standards

531

(1)

Electronic Messaging Application Issues

531

(4)

E-mail Evaluation

531

(1)

Instant Messaging Evaluation

532

(1)

EDI Evaluation

533

(2)

Facsimile Systems

535

(16)

Facsimile Technology

536

(4)

Facsimile Machine Characteristics

537

(1)

Scanners

538

(1)

Facsimile Handshake

539

(1)

Printing

540

(1)

Facsimile Features

540

(2)

Facsimile Alternatives

542

(5)

Facsimile over IP

542

(1)

Facsimile via Internet E-mail

543

(1)

Fax Servers

544

(1)

Group 4 Facsimile

545

(1)

Facsimile Line-Sharing Devices

546

(1)

Facsimile Application Issues

547

(4)

Document Characteristics

547

(1)

Compatibility

547

(1)

Document Memory

548

(1)

Fax Server or Fax Machine

548

(3)

PART FIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Enterprise Networks

551

(18)

Elements of the Enterprise Network

554

(2)

Building Blocks of the Enterprise Network

556

(2)

Terminal Equipment

556

(1)

Local Area Networks

556

(1)

Circuits

556

(1)

Common-Carrier Switched Facilities

557

(1)

Premises Switching Systems

558

(1)

Facility Termination Equipment

558

(1)

Private Voice Networks

558

(1)

Private Data networks

559

(4)

Data VPNs

560

(3)

Private Network Development Issues

563

(3)

Security

563

(1)

Policy-Based Networking

564

(1)

Future Compatibility

565

(1)

Vendor Independence

565

(1)

Network Management Issues

566

(1)

Network Planning

566

(1)

Enterprise Network Application Issues

566

(3)

Metropolitan Area Networks

569

(18)

Legacy MAN Protocols and Services

571

(5)

SONET/SDH

571

(1)

Fibre Channel

572

(2)

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

574

(1)

Switched Multimegabit Data Service

575

(1)

Metropolitan Area Ethernet

576

(8)

Gigabit Ethernet

577

(1)

10G Ethernet

578

(1)

Ethernet in the First Mile

579

(2)

Resilient Packet Ring

581

(3)

MAN Application Issues

584

(3)

Fibre Channel

585

(1)

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

585

(1)

Switched Multimegabit Data Service

585

(2)

Wide Area Networks

587

(18)

Wide Area Network Requirements

588

(1)

Data Network Facilities

588

(6)

Point-To-Point Network Facilities

589

(5)

Multidrop Networks

594

(5)

IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA)

595

(3)

Advanced Peer-to-Peer Network (APPN)

598

(1)

Public Packet Data Networks (PDNs)

599

(1)

X.25 Protocol

599

(1)

Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)

600

(1)

WAN Application Issues

601

(4)

Evaluation Considerations

602

(3)

Frame Relay

605

(14)

Frame Relay Technology

606

(5)

The Frame Relay Protocol

609

(2)

Network-to-Network Interface

611

(1)

Switched Virtual Circuits

611

(1)

Voice over Frame Relay (VoFR)

611

(1)

SNA Over Frame Relay

612

(2)

Frame Relay Application Issues

614

(5)

Evaluation Considerations

614

(5)

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

619

(14)

ATM Technology

620

(7)

Rationale for Fixed-Length Cells

622

(1)

ATM Network Interfaces

623

(1)

ATM Protocol Layers

624

(2)

ATM Call Processing

626

(1)

Voice over ATM (VoATM)

627

(1)

VoATM Signaling and Call Setup

628

(1)

LAN Emulation

628

(2)

Multiprotocol Over ATM

629

(1)

ATM Application Issues

630

(3)

Evaluating ATM Services

631

(1)

Evaluating ATM Equipment

632

(1)

IP Networks

633

(14)

IP Network Routing

634

(6)

Interior Gateway Protocols

635

(3)

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

638

(1)

Routing in an Internet

639

(1)

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

640

(3)

Label Distribution

641

(1)

MPLS Traffic Engineering

642

(1)

Cell-Switched MPLS

642

(1)

MPLS VPNS

643

(1)

IP Network Application Issues

644

(3)

Carrier Performance Metrics

645

(1)

Evaluation Issues

645

(1)

Ancillary Services

646

(1)

Classes of Service

646

(1)

Network Testing

647

(14)

Circuit Tests

648

(2)

Structured Cable Testing

648

(1)

Fiber-Optic Testing

649

(1)

Bit-Error Rate Test

649

(1)

Remote Monitoring (RMON)

650

(1)

Protocol Analyzers

650

(6)

Protocol Analyzer Features

652

(3)

WAN Analysis

655

(1)

Wireless Network Testing

655

(1)

Distributed Protocol Analysis Systems

656

(1)

Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ)

657

(1)

Testing Application Issues

657

(4)

Protocol Analyzer Evaluation Criteria

657

(4)

Network Management Systems

661

(16)

Network Management and Control

662

(2)

Simple Network Management Protocol

664

(5)

MIB-II

667

(1)

SNMP Version 2

668

(1)

SNMP Version 3

669

(1)

Common Management Information Protocol

669

(2)

Bandwidth Management

671

(1)

Customer Network Management (CNM)

672

(1)

Network Management Application Issues

673

(4)

Centralized vs. Decentralized Network Management

673

(1)

Multiple Vendor Issues

674

(1)

Organizational Considerations

674

(1)

Network Management System Evaluation Criteria

675

(2)

Telecommunications Convergence

677

(14)

Why Convergence?

679

(7)

The Business Case for Convergence

680

(2)

Barriers to Convergence

682

(4)

The IPsphere Initiative

686

(1)

Convergence Application Issues

686

(5)

VoIP in the Public Network

687

(1)

TDM over IP (TDMoIP) Multiplexers

688

(1)

VoIP Business Applications

689

(2)

Future Developments in Telecommunications

691

(12)

Disruptive Influences

692

(7)

Long Distance Commoditization

692

(1)

Local Service Competition

693

(2)

Cable and Cellular Competitors

695

(1)

Wireless

696

(1)

Increased Computing Power

697

(1)

Unresolved Issues

697

(2)

The Converged Network

699

(3)

Broadband Development

699

(1)

VoIP Development

699

(1)

Telephone Subsidization

700

(1)

Taxation and Regulation

701

(1)

Security

701

(1)

Opportunities and Challenges

702

(1)

Appendix A Telecommunications Acronym Dictionary

703

(16)

Appendix B Glossary

719

(26)

Bibliography

745

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The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications, 5E

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