Here's a comprehensive, one-of-kind guide that gives you a thorough understanding of the cutting-edge ATM and RF Broadband technologies used in today's transmission networks. Practical Multiservice LANs: addresses the future of single wiring architectures for integrated voice, data and video services; discusses the enterprise WAN, the corporate LAN, and the benefits of ATM-based QoS. The book provides you with the technical details on hybrid fiber-coax (HFC)-based RF broadband technology, describing its capability to increase system capacity at a lower than normal cost. It considers the integration of the public switch telephone network (PSTN) and Internet, as well as the integration of virtual private networks (VPN) with all digital telecommunications into the campus LAN. Communications, IT, and network managers also gain an understanding of the advantages of SONET/ATM technology, and the economic benefits of using single-mode fiber and cable modem technology in the campus backbone and in all trunks. You learn how employees can be trained with DVD-based VOD, and how videoconferencing with full motion can be realized. With over 90 illustrations, you won't find a more in-depth and comprehensive technical reference on this rapidly evolving technology.
RF Broadband - The Ubiquitous LAN. The Evolution of RF Broadband. The Evolution and Future of Corporate Communications. RF Broadband - The Spectral Capacity. The Importance of ATM. ATM - Based Network Architectures and RF Broadband. RF Broadband and ATM Network Applications. Planning the Multiservice RF Broadband LAN. The Status of Cable Modem Development. The Status of Cable Telephony. Enterprisewide Videoconferencing. Fiber-optic Transmission Equipment. Coaxial Transmission Equipment. Control Center - Headend/Gateway Architectures. The Design of the RF Broadband Network. Implementation Considerations for the HFC - RF Broadband Network. HFC - RF Broadband Cost Considerations. RF Broadband and the Multiservice Infrastructure.
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Ernest Tunmann
Ernest Tunmann has more than 35 years of experience in the design and implementation of communications systems. He is the owner and president of T.E. Consulting, Inc.. Mr. Tunmann obtained a masters degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany and is an active member of APEO, NECTA, SCTE, and SCT.