Broadband Access (PDF)

Written by experts in the field, this book provides an overview
of all forms of broadband subscriber access networks and
technology, including fiber optics, DSL for phone lines, DOCSIS for
coax, power line carrier, and wireless. Each technology is
described in depth, with a discussion of key concepts, historical
development, and industry standards. The book contains
comprehensive coverage of all broadband access technologies, with a
section each devoted to fiber-based technologies, non-fiber wired
technologies, and wireless technologies. The four co-authors'
breadth of knowledge is featured in the chapters comparing the
relative strengths, weaknesses, and prognosis for the competing
technologies.

Key Features:

* Covers the physical and medium access layers (OSI Layer 1 and
2), with emphasis on access transmission technology

* Compares and contrasts all recent and emerging wired and
wireless standards for broadband access in a single reference

* Illustrates the technology that is currently being deployed by
network providers, and also the technology that has recently been
or will soon be standardized for deployment in the coming years,
including vectoring, wavelength division multiple access, CDMA,
OFDMA, and MIMO

* Contains detailed discussion on the following standards:
10G-EPON, G-PON, XG-PON, VDSL2, DOCSIS 3.0, DOCSIS Protocol over
EPON, power line carrier, IEEE 802.11 WLAN/WiFi, UMTS/HSPA, LTE,
and LTE-Advanced