XDSL Architecture

the long version

What makes DSL tick · and how to deploy it. Whether you're taking a hard look at DSL as a subscriber or provider, XDSL Architecture, by Balaji Kumar and Padmanand Warrier, gives you a thorough grounding in its concepts, architecture, and end-to-end network design. From the technological, economic, and regulatory forces driving high-speed communications convergence to X-DSL's essential building blocks (modulation, error control, and data compression protocols, plus the advanced features of voice- band modem technology), you get an in-depth look at... *First-generation DSL technology HDSL, HDSL2 *ADSL and ADSL Lite technology *Next-generation VDSL technology providing up to 50 Mbps of bandwidth and FSAN architecture *Broadband access network design and topologies *And much more