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Table of Contents
Broadband Telecommunications Handbook, Second Edition......................................................1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Telecommunications Concepts..........................................................5
Overview.................................................................................................................................5
Basic Telecommunications Systems.......................................................................................6
Components of the Telecommunications Networks.................................................................7
Communications Network Architectures..................................................................................8
The Local Loop........................................................................................................................9
The Movement Toward Fiberoptic Networks...........................................................................9
Digital Transfer Systems........................................................................................................11
The Intelligent Networks of Tomorrow...................................................................................11
Summary...............................................................................................................................12
Chapter 2: Telecommunications Systems....................................................................................14
Overview...............................................................................................................................14
What Constitutes a Telecommunications System..................................................................14
A Topology of Connections Is Used.......................................................................................15
The Local Loop......................................................................................................................16
The Telecommunications Network.........................................................................................17
The Network Hierarchy (Post−1984)......................................................................................17
The Public−Switched Network...............................................................................................17
The North American Numbering Plan....................................................................................18
Private Networks....................................................................................................................18
Hybrid Networks.....................................................................................................................18
Hooking Things Up................................................................................................................18
Equipment.............................................................................................................................19
Chapter 3: Virtual Private Networks...............................................................................................20
History...................................................................................................................................20
Intelligent PBX Solution.........................................................................................................22
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)............................................................................................22
Users May Not Like It.............................................................................................................25
Chapter 4: Data Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).........................................................................27
Internet−Based VPN..............................................................................................................27
Goals.....................................................................................................................................28
Shared Networks..............................................................................................................28
Internet............................................................................................................................28
Performance....................................................................................................................29
Outsourcing.....................................................................................................................29
Security...........................................................................................................................30
Creating the VPN...................................................................................................................33
Encryption.......................................................................................................................33
Key Handling....................................................................................................................33
Public Key Cryptography (RSA).......................................................................................34
Authentication.................................................................................................................34
Router−Based VPN...............................................................................................................38
Firewall−Based VPN..............................................................................................................39
VPN−Specific Boxes..............................................................................................................39
Throughput Comparison........................................................................................................40
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Chapter 4: Data Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Remote Management of VPN Components...........................................................................41
Cost Considerations...............................................................................................................41
Proprietary Protocols........................................................................................................41
VoIP VPN.........................................................................................................................42
Summary...............................................................................................................................42
Chapter 5: Advanced Intelligent Networks (AINs)........................................................................43
Overview...............................................................................................................................43
Intelligent Networks (INs).......................................................................................................43
Advanced Intelligent Networks (AINs)...................................................................................44
Information Network Architecture...........................................................................................45
Combining AIN and CTI Services..........................................................................................45
The Intelligent Peripheral (IP)................................................................................................47
IP Services............................................................................................................................48
Software Architecture: Client, Router, Server........................................................................49
The Application.....................................................................................................................49
Results of AIN........................................................................................................................50
Focus....................................................................................................................................51
Chapter 6: Local Number Portability (LNP)...................................................................................53
Three Flavors of LNP.............................................................................................................53
The Road to True LNP...........................................................................................................53
Basic LNP Networks..............................................................................................................55
The Terminology....................................................................................................................56
Before LNP............................................................................................................................57
Number Administration and Call Routing in the Network.......................................................58
LRN.................................................................................................................................58
Using a Database Solution....................................................................................................60
Triggering Mechanisms..........................................................................................................61
How Is a Telephone Number Ported?....................................................................................63
Other Issues..........................................................................................................................63
Switching Systems...........................................................................................................64
Billing, Administration, and Maintenance Systems..........................................................64
Signaling.........................................................................................................................64
Operator Services............................................................................................................64
911 Services....................................................................................................................65
Simplifying the Wireless E−911 Call................................................................................66
Chapter 7: Computer Telephony Integration (CTI).......................................................................68
Overview...............................................................................................................................68
The Computer World..............................................................................................................69
Other Possibilities..................................................................................................................71
Why All the Hype?.................................................................................................................73
Linking Computers and Communications..............................................................................74
The Technology Advancement..............................................................................................76
The Final Bond.......................................................................................................................77
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Chapter 8: Signaling System 7 (SS7).............................................................................................79
Overview...............................................................................................................................79
Presignaling System 7...........................................................................................................79
Introduction to SS7................................................................................................................80
Purpose of the SS7 Network..................................................................................................81
What Is Out−of−Band Signaling?...........................................................................................81
Why Out−of−Band Signaling?..........................................................................................82
The SS7 Network Architecture...............................................................................................82
SS7 Interconnection...............................................................................................................84
Basic Functions of the SS7 Network......................................................................................84
Signaling Links.......................................................................................................................84
The Link Architecture.............................................................................................................86
Links and Linksets.................................................................................................................87
Combined Linksets...........................................................................................................87
Routes and Routesets...........................................................................................................88
SS7 Protocol Stack................................................................................................................90
Basic Call Setup with ISUP..............................................................................................91
SS7 Applications...................................................................................................................92
SS7 and IP.............................................................................................................................92
SCTP....................................................................................................................................93
VoIP Impacts.........................................................................................................................95
Overview of SIP Functionality................................................................................................95
VoIP Telephony Signaling......................................................................................................97
SS7 and Wireless Intelligent Networks..................................................................................97
GSM Network Connection to SS7 Networks..........................................................................98
The Signaling Protocol Stack for GSM..................................................................................99
Chapter 9: CTI Technologies and Applications..........................................................................101
Overview.............................................................................................................................101
Understanding Computer Telephony Technologies.............................................................101
Voice Processing...........................................................................................................101
Telephone Network Interfaces.......................................................................................101
Tone Processing............................................................................................................102
Facsimile (Fax)...............................................................................................................102
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)...........................................................................102
Text−to−Speech (TTS)...................................................................................................102
Switching.......................................................................................................................102
Understanding Computer Telephony Solutions...................................................................103
Information Access and Processing Applications..........................................................103
AudioText......................................................................................................................103
Voice Recording for Transaction Logging............................................................................103
Technology Enhancements.................................................................................................104
Other Technologies..............................................................................................................105
Automated Attendant.....................................................................................................106
Integrated Voice Recognition and Response (IVR).......................................................106
Fax−Back and Fax Processing......................................................................................107
Fax−on−Demand (FOD)................................................................................................107
Interactive Fax Response (IFR).....................................................................................107
E−mail Reader...............................................................................................................107
Text−to−Speech and Speech−to−Text..........................................................................108
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Chapter 9: CTI Technologies and Applications
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)............................................................................108
Summary.............................................................................................................................108
Chapter 10: Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)............................................................110
Overview.............................................................................................................................110
Origins of ISDN....................................................................................................................110
Origins of the Standards......................................................................................................111
Interfaces............................................................................................................................111
Interface Components..........................................................................................................115
NT1...............................................................................................................................115
NT2...............................................................................................................................115
TE1...............................................................................................................................116
TE2...............................................................................................................................116
TA.................................................................................................................................116
Physical Delivery..................................................................................................................116
The U Interface....................................................................................................................118
The Physical Interface.........................................................................................................120
Applications of the ISDN Interface.......................................................................................120
Multiple Channels...........................................................................................................120
Telephone......................................................................................................................121
Digital Fax......................................................................................................................121
Analog Fax.....................................................................................................................121
Computer/Video Conferencing.......................................................................................121
Signaling.......................................................................................................................121
Telemetry......................................................................................................................121
Packet Switching............................................................................................................121
Primary−Rate ISDN.............................................................................................................122
H0 Channels.......................................................................................................................122
H11 Channels......................................................................................................................122
H12 Channels......................................................................................................................123
Signaling on the D Channel.................................................................................................123
Installation Problems............................................................................................................124
BRI Application....................................................................................................................125
Broadband ISDN..................................................................................................................126
Definitions.....................................................................................................................126
Conclusion..........................................................................................................................129
Chapter 11: Frame Relay...............................................................................................................130
Overview.............................................................................................................................130
Frame Relay Defined...........................................................................................................130
What Can Frame Relay Bring to the Table?........................................................................131
Where People Use Frame Relay.........................................................................................132
The Frame..........................................................................................................................134
The OSI Protocol Stack and Frame Relay...........................................................................135
Frame Relay Speeds...........................................................................................................138
Frame Relay Access............................................................................................................139
Overall Frame Relay Core Protocols...................................................................................140
Carriers' Implementation of IP−Enabled Frame Relay.........................................................141
Frame Relay Versus IP........................................................................................................142
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Chapter 11: Frame Relay
Voice over Frame Relay (VoFR)..........................................................................................142
Compressing the Information on VoFR..........................................................................144
Provisioning PVCs and SVCs..............................................................................................144
Benefits of SVCs..................................................................................................................145
Frame Relay Selected for Wireless Data on GPRS.............................................................146
Chapter 12: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)......................................................................147
Overview.............................................................................................................................147
What Is ATM?......................................................................................................................147
Why the Interest in ATM?....................................................................................................149
ATM Protocols.....................................................................................................................150
Mapping Circuits Through an ATM Network........................................................................152
The ATM Layered Architecture............................................................................................154
ATM Traffic Management....................................................................................................155
Contention Management......................................................................................................156
The Double Leaky Bucket....................................................................................................158
Categories of Service...........................................................................................................160
Getting to the Elusive QoS...................................................................................................161
Shaping the Traffic...............................................................................................................161
Normal Bandwidth Allocation...............................................................................................162
What Is MPOA?...................................................................................................................163
LANE...................................................................................................................................163
Voice over DSL and over ATM (VoDSL and VoATM)..........................................................166
ATM Suitability for Voice Traffic...........................................................................................168
Integrated Access at the Local Loop....................................................................................168
Chapter 13: ATM and Frame Relay Internetworking..................................................................170
Overview.............................................................................................................................170
ATM and Frame Relay Compared.......................................................................................170
Frame Relay Revisited...................................................................................................171
ATM Revisited................................................................................................................172
The Frame and ATM Merger..........................................................................................173
Transparency Across the Network.......................................................................................173
Frame User−to−Network Interface (FUNI)...........................................................................175
Data Exchange Interface (DXI)............................................................................................175
What Constitutes a Frame?.................................................................................................177
FUNI Interoperability............................................................................................................179
Network Interworking...........................................................................................................179
Service Interworking Functions............................................................................................180
The DXI Interface.................................................................................................................181
DXI Mode 1 A/B.............................................................................................................181
DXI Protocol Mode 1A....................................................................................................182
DXI Protocol Mode 1B....................................................................................................183
XI Mode 2.......................................................................................................................184
DXI Protocol Mode 2......................................................................................................185
Summary.............................................................................................................................185
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Chapter 14: Cable TV Systems.....................................................................................................186
Overview.............................................................................................................................186
Cable Television Transmission............................................................................................187
The Cable Infrastructure......................................................................................................188
The Cable Television Distribution System...........................................................................190
Signal Level.........................................................................................................................190
Digital Video on Cable TV Systems.....................................................................................191
Forming a Digital Video Signal.............................................................................................192
Key Features of Digital Modulation......................................................................................193
DTV Solution Introduction....................................................................................................193
Chapter 15: Cable Modem Systems and Technology................................................................196
Overview.............................................................................................................................196
Cable TV Technology..........................................................................................................197
The New Market...................................................................................................................199
System Upgrades................................................................................................................199
Cable Modems.....................................................................................................................200
Standards............................................................................................................................202
Return Path..........................................................................................................................203
Applications.........................................................................................................................204
The Combined Corporate and End User Networking Strategies.........................................205
A Final Thought....................................................................................................................206
Chapter 16: xDSL...........................................................................................................................207
Overview.............................................................................................................................207
ADSL Defined......................................................................................................................207
Modem Technologies...........................................................................................................208
The Analog Modem History.................................................................................................209
IDSL....................................................................................................................................210
HDSL..................................................................................................................................211
SDSL.............................................................................................................................213
ADSL.............................................................................................................................214
RADSL..........................................................................................................................214
CDSL.............................................................................................................................214
SHDSL..........................................................................................................................214
VDSL.............................................................................................................................215
The Hype of DSL Technologies.....................................................................................216
xDSL Coding Techniques....................................................................................................217
Discreet Multitone..........................................................................................................217
Using DMT for the Universal ADSL Service (G.Lite)......................................................218
To Split or Not to Split....................................................................................................219
CAP...............................................................................................................................220
Provisioning xDSL................................................................................................................221
Final Comment on Deployment...........................................................................................225
Chapter 17: Microwave− and Radio−Based Systems................................................................227
Overview.............................................................................................................................227
Other Applications................................................................................................................231
How Do You Make the Right Choices?..........................................................................232
What About Bandwidth?......................................................................................................233
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Chapter 17: Microwave− and Radio−Based Systems
How Much Is Enough?.........................................................................................................234
What About Reliability?........................................................................................................234
The Choices Are Leased Lines, Fiber, or Microwave..........................................................234
Microwave and the Other Wireless Solutions......................................................................235
Microwave Radio Solutions..................................................................................................235
Private User Microwave.......................................................................................................236
Chapter 18: MMDS and LMDS......................................................................................................239
Overview.............................................................................................................................239
Limited Frequency Spectrum...............................................................................................239
System Configuration...........................................................................................................240
Wireless Cable Sources.......................................................................................................241
Advantages of Using MMDS................................................................................................242
Internet Access....................................................................................................................242
Key Elements.......................................................................................................................242
The Head−End...............................................................................................................243
The Transmit Antenna....................................................................................................243
The Transmission Line...................................................................................................243
Channel Combiners.......................................................................................................243
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS).......................................................................243
Enter the Competitive Discussion........................................................................................244
WLL.....................................................................................................................................245
Not for Everyone..................................................................................................................246
What About the Bandwidth?................................................................................................248
Enter LMDS.........................................................................................................................248
The Reasoning Behind LMDS.............................................................................................249
Network Architectures Available to the Carriers..................................................................251
Modulation and Access Techniques....................................................................................252
Two−Way Service................................................................................................................252
Propagation Issues..............................................................................................................253
Chapter 19: Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR)..............................................................................254
Overview.............................................................................................................................254
Improved Spectral Efficiency...............................................................................................256
Motorola's VSELP−Coding Signals for Efficient Transmission............................................256
QAM Modulation............................................................................................................257
Multiplied Channel Capacity...........................................................................................257
The Advantage of Integration.........................................................................................257
A Short Overview of Trunked Radio...............................................................................257
The Control Channel (CC).............................................................................................259
Service Areas and Licensing Blocks..............................................................................260
Innovation and Integration..............................................................................................261
Spectral Efficiency with Frequency Hopping..................................................................261
Digital Transition............................................................................................................262
Is There Still a Benefit from Two−Way Radio?....................................................................263
What Kind of Savings Can Your Business Expect?.......................................................263
When Will You Need a Radio Service Provider?...........................................................263
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Chapter 20: Cellular Communications.........................................................................................264
Overview.............................................................................................................................264
Coverage Areas...................................................................................................................264
Analog Cellular Systems......................................................................................................265
Log On................................................................................................................................266
Monitoring Control Channels...............................................................................................267
Failing Signal.......................................................................................................................267
Setup of a Call.....................................................................................................................268
Setup of an Incoming Call....................................................................................................268
Handoff...............................................................................................................................269
Setting Up the Handoff...................................................................................................269
The Handoff Occurs.......................................................................................................269
Completion of the Handoff.............................................................................................270
The Cell Site (Base Station).................................................................................................270
The Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO).................................................................271
Frequency Reuse Plans and Cell Patterns..........................................................................271
Overlapping Coverage.........................................................................................................272
Cell Site Configurations.......................................................................................................273
Sectorized Cell Coverage....................................................................................................274
Tiered Sites..........................................................................................................................275
Reuse of Frequencies..........................................................................................................275
Allocation of Frequencies.....................................................................................................276
Establishing a Call from a Landline to a Mobile...................................................................276
Chapter 21: Global Services Mobile Communications (GSM)...................................................278
History of Cellular Mobile Radio and GSM..........................................................................278
Benchmarks in GSM............................................................................................................278
GSM Metrics........................................................................................................................279
Cell Structure......................................................................................................................280
Types of Cells................................................................................................................283
Analog to Digital Movement.................................................................................................286
Teleservices...................................................................................................................287
Bearer Services..............................................................................................................287
Supplementary Services................................................................................................288
GSM Architecture.................................................................................................................289
Mobile Equipment or MS......................................................................................................290
SIM................................................................................................................................290
The MS Function............................................................................................................291
The Base Transceiver Station (BTS)...................................................................................292
The Base Station Controller (BSC)......................................................................................293
BSS.....................................................................................................................................293
The TRAU...........................................................................................................................293
Locating the TRAU.........................................................................................................294
MSC..............................................................................................................................294
The Registers Completing the Network Switching Systems (NSSs)...................................295
The Cell...............................................................................................................................296
Location Area.......................................................................................................................297
MSC/VLR Service Area..................................................................................................297
OSI Model — How GSM Signaling Functions in the OSI Model..........................................297
Layer Functionality...............................................................................................................298
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Chapter 21: Global Services Mobile Communications (GSM)
MS Protocols.......................................................................................................................299
The MS to BTS Protocols....................................................................................................299
BSC Protocols......................................................................................................................300
MSC Protocols.....................................................................................................................300
Defining the Channels..........................................................................................................300
Frequencies Allocated....................................................................................................301
Primary GSM.......................................................................................................................301
Radio Assignment................................................................................................................302
Frequency Pairing................................................................................................................302
Extended GSM Radio Frequencies................................................................................302
Modulation..........................................................................................................................303
Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)........................................................................................303
Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)........................................................................................304
Phase Shift Keying (PSK)..............................................................................................304
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK)......................................................................305
Access Methods...................................................................................................................306
FDMA............................................................................................................................306
TDMA............................................................................................................................306
CDMA............................................................................................................................307
TDMA Frames................................................................................................................308
Time Slot Use......................................................................................................................309
GSM FDMA/TDMA Combination.........................................................................................309
Logical Channels.................................................................................................................309
The Physical Layer.........................................................................................................310
Speech Coding on the Radio Link.......................................................................................310
Channel Coding...................................................................................................................311
Convolutional Coding...........................................................................................................311
Chapter 22: Personal Communications Services.......................................................................312
Overview.............................................................................................................................312
Digital Systems....................................................................................................................312
Digital Cellular Evolution......................................................................................................313
TDMA............................................................................................................................314
CDMA............................................................................................................................315
Spread Spectrum Services..................................................................................................316
Capacity Gain......................................................................................................................318
The CDMA Cellular Standard..............................................................................................318
Spread Spectrum Goals.......................................................................................................319
Spread Spectrum Services..................................................................................................320
Synchronization..................................................................................................................320
Balancing the Systems........................................................................................................321
Common Air Interfaces........................................................................................................322
The Forward Channel....................................................................................................322
The Reverse Channel....................................................................................................322
Walsh Codes........................................................................................................................323
Traffic Channel.....................................................................................................................323
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum.....................................................................................323
Seamless Networking with IS−41 and SS7..........................................................................325
Automatic Roaming..............................................................................................................325
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Chapter 22: Personal Communications Services
Cellular and PCS Suppliers.................................................................................................325
Final Thoughts.....................................................................................................................326
Chapter 23: Wireless Data Communications (Mobile IP)...........................................................328
Overview.............................................................................................................................328
IP Routing...........................................................................................................................330
Part of the Solution..............................................................................................................331
Applications That Demand Mobile IP...................................................................................332
Speed Isn't Everything.........................................................................................................334
Variations in Data Communications (Wireless)....................................................................334
Possible Drawbacks with Wireless......................................................................................335
Pros and Cons to Wireless..................................................................................................335
Chapter 24: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)....................................................................337
Overview.............................................................................................................................337
The New Wave of Internet User...........................................................................................338
GPRS..................................................................................................................................340
The GPRS Story............................................................................................................341
What Is GPRS?..............................................................................................................342
Motivation for GPRS......................................................................................................343
Evolution of Wireless Data...................................................................................................344
Wireless Data Technology Options................................................................................345
The GSM Phase II Overlay Network..............................................................................347
Circuit−Switched or Packet−Switched Traffic................................................................348
GPRS Radio Technologies............................................................................................350
Cells and Routing Areas......................................................................................................350
Attaching to the Serving GPRS Support Node....................................................................351
PDP Contexts......................................................................................................................352
Data Transfer.......................................................................................................................353
GSM and NA−TDMA Evolution............................................................................................354
Applications for GPRS.........................................................................................................355
Chat..............................................................................................................................355
Textual and Visual Information.......................................................................................355
Still Images.....................................................................................................................356
Moving Images...............................................................................................................356
Web Browsing................................................................................................................356
Document Sharing/Collaborative Working.....................................................................356
Audio.............................................................................................................................356
Job Dispatch..................................................................................................................357
Corporate E−mail...........................................................................................................357
Internet E−mail...............................................................................................................357
Vehicle Positioning.........................................................................................................357
Remote LAN Access......................................................................................................358
File Transfer...................................................................................................................358
Home Automation..........................................................................................................358
Chapter 25: Third−Generation (3G) Wireless Systems..............................................................359
Overview.............................................................................................................................359
GPRS..................................................................................................................................360
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Chapter 25: Third−Generation (3G) Wireless Systems
EDGE..................................................................................................................................362
What Is Special about EDGE?.......................................................................................364
UMTS..................................................................................................................................364
WCDMA..............................................................................................................................365
WCDMA Features..........................................................................................................365
Mobile Internet — A Way of Life..........................................................................................366
Rich Voice......................................................................................................................367
Applications of the Wireless Internet....................................................................................369
Visions of Wireless...............................................................................................................369
Positioning the Mobile Industry............................................................................................371
Key Technologies................................................................................................................372
UTRA............................................................................................................................372
Multimode Second Generation/UMTS Terminals...........................................................373
Satellite Systems............................................................................................................373
USIM Cards/Smart Cards..............................................................................................373
IP Compatibility..............................................................................................................374
Spectrum for UMTS.......................................................................................................374
The cdma2000 Family of Standards....................................................................................375
Purpose.........................................................................................................................375
Chapter 26: Satellite Communications Networking...................................................................377
Uses of Satellites in Agriculture...........................................................................................377
Uses of Satellites in Oceanography.....................................................................................377
Commercial Providers..........................................................................................................377
History of Satellites..............................................................................................................378
How Do Satellites Work?.....................................................................................................378
Satellite Frequency Bands...................................................................................................379
Geosynchronous−Earth−Orbit (GEO) Satellites..................................................................381
Medium−Earth−Orbit (MEO) Satellites................................................................................382
Low−Earth−Orbit (LEO) Satellites........................................................................................382
Orbital Slots.........................................................................................................................382
Communications.................................................................................................................383
Satellite Installations............................................................................................................383
LEO Versus GEO.................................................................................................................386
Niches in the GEO Sphere...................................................................................................386
LEO Meets GEO..................................................................................................................386
Space Security Unit.............................................................................................................387
The Market for the Network.................................................................................................387
Satellite Characteristics.......................................................................................................389
Latency...............................................................................................................................389
Noise...................................................................................................................................389
Bandwidth...........................................................................................................................390
Advantages.........................................................................................................................390
TCP/IP over Satellite............................................................................................................390
Satellite and ATM.................................................................................................................391
Charting the Rules for the Internet.......................................................................................392
Tailoring IP Can Accelerate Throughput..............................................................................392
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Chapter 27: Low−Earth−Orbit Satellites (LEOs).........................................................................394
Overview.............................................................................................................................394
Low−Earth Orbit...................................................................................................................395
So What Happened?............................................................................................................399
The Benefits of These Service Offerings.............................................................................399
Deployment and Spacing of Satellites...........................................................................400
The Space Segment......................................................................................................401
The Cell Patterns...........................................................................................................403
Traffic Carrying Capacity................................................................................................404
Modulation Techniques..................................................................................................404
The Gateway Segment..................................................................................................405
The Earth Terminal........................................................................................................405
The Switching Equipment..............................................................................................405
Interconnecting to the PSTN..........................................................................................405
The System Control Portion...........................................................................................406
Other Competitors to Iridium................................................................................................406
Loral−Qualcomm............................................................................................................406
Chapter 28: The T Carrier Systems (T−1/T−2 and T−3)..............................................................408
Overview.............................................................................................................................408
The Difference Between T−x and DS−x..............................................................................408
DS−1 Framing Review.........................................................................................................409
Pulse Coded Modulation (PCM)..........................................................................................410
The E−1 Pattern...................................................................................................................412
The Framing Protocols: D4 Framing....................................................................................412
Contrasting the E−1 and DS−1 Frame...........................................................................413
Extended Superframe Format (ESF)...................................................................................414
Other Restrictions..........................................................................................................415
B8ZS...................................................................................................................................416
T−2 Transmission (or DS−2)................................................................................................417
DS−2 Bit Stuffing............................................................................................................418
Framing Bits for the DS−2..............................................................................................418
DS−3 Service (T−3).............................................................................................................420
The DS−3 Frame Format...............................................................................................420
DS−3 Bit Stuffing............................................................................................................421
The DS−3 Overhead Bits...............................................................................................421
Chapter 29: Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).................................................................422
Overview.............................................................................................................................422
Background Leading to SONET Development....................................................................422
Synchronizing the Digital Signals...................................................................................423
The SONET Signal..............................................................................................................423
Why Bother Synchronizing?...........................................................................................424
The SONET Frame..............................................................................................................425
Overhead.......................................................................................................................425
Inside the STS−1 Frame................................................................................................427
SONET Overhead................................................................................................................427
Section Overhead..........................................................................................................428
Line Overhead................................................................................................................429
POH..............................................................................................................................431
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Chapter 29: Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
Virtual Tributaries.................................................................................................................432
SONET Multiplexing Functions............................................................................................433
Add−Drop Multiplexing: A SONET Benefit.....................................................................433
SONET Topologies..............................................................................................................434
Point−to−oint...............................................................................................................434
Point−to−Multipoint........................................................................................................435
Hub and Spoke..............................................................................................................435
Ring...............................................................................................................................436
Evolution of SONET in the Rest of the World......................................................................436
SDH...............................................................................................................................437
Chapter 30: Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)[1]................................................................439
Overview.............................................................................................................................439
Why SDH/SONET................................................................................................................440
Synchronous Communications......................................................................................440
Plesiochronous...............................................................................................................440
SDH...............................................................................................................................441
Data Transmission Rates...............................................................................................442
Some Differences to Note..............................................................................................443
The Multiplexing Scheme...............................................................................................443
Why the Hype?...............................................................................................................451
The Model as It Pertains to SDH....................................................................................452
Chapter 31: Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM).........................................................................454
Overview.............................................................................................................................454
WDM...................................................................................................................................454
Fiber Optics Summarized....................................................................................................456
Multimode Fiber.............................................................................................................457
Single Mode Fiber..........................................................................................................458
Benefits of Fiber over Other Forms of Media.................................................................458
Back to WDM.......................................................................................................................459
Why DWDM?.......................................................................................................................460
Chapter 32: The Internet...............................................................................................................463
A Brief History......................................................................................................................463
Early Internet Services.........................................................................................................465
Gopher..........................................................................................................................465
Veronica........................................................................................................................465
Wide Area Information Service (WAIS)..........................................................................466
World Wide Web (WWW)....................................................................................................466
Browsers.......................................................................................................................466
Hypertext.......................................................................................................................466
Hyperlink.......................................................................................................................467
Universal Resource Locator (URL)................................................................................467
Directory/Domain Name Service (DNS).........................................................................468
Java™............................................................................................................................468
Surfing the Web...................................................................................................................469
Tracking Visitors.............................................................................................................469
Cookies.........................................................................................................................469
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Search Engines..............................................................................................................470
Standards......................................................................................................................470
Internet Operation................................................................................................................471
Connectionless Network Services (CLNS)..........................................................................474
Options and Padding...........................................................................................................476
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)..................................................................................476
The Fields in the TCP Header........................................................................................476
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)...........................................................................................477
IP Addressing......................................................................................................................478
Routers Versus Gateways.............................................................................................478
Subnetting.....................................................................................................................480
Network Address Translation (NAT)..............................................................................482
DHCP, BOOTP, ARP, and RARP........................................................................................483
Routing................................................................................................................................484
Dynamic Routing Tables................................................................................................486
Routing Versus Switching..............................................................................................487
Real−time Applications........................................................................................................488
Multi−protocol Label Switching (MPLS)...............................................................................488
Summary.............................................................................................................................489
Chapter 33: Voice over IP (VoIP)..................................................................................................490
Overview.............................................................................................................................490
VoIP....................................................................................................................................492
QoS.....................................................................................................................................494
Applications for VoIP............................................................................................................497
H.323 Protocol Suites....................................................................................................499
Delay and Jitter on VoIP Networks................................................................................503
Protocol Stack................................................................................................................504
Chapter 34: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)...................................................................508
Overview.............................................................................................................................508
Standard IP Networking.......................................................................................................508
Subnet Masking.............................................................................................................513
Rules of Routing..................................................................................................................515
Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM).........................................................................516
The Longest Match Syndrome.............................................................................................516
Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)..........................................................................517
Enter MPLS..........................................................................................................................517
Traffic Engineering.........................................................................................................518
QoS Routing...................................................................................................................519
MPLS Forwarding Model................................................................................................520
MPLS Components........................................................................................................521
Chapter 35: Intranets and Extranets............................................................................................522
Overview.............................................................................................................................522
Managing the Intranet..........................................................................................................523
Web Page Organization.......................................................................................................523
Document Security...............................................................................................................525
Collaboration.......................................................................................................................525
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Maintaining Interest..............................................................................................................525
Jokes...................................................................................................................................525
Forms..................................................................................................................................526
Transition Intranet Solutions................................................................................................526
Portal Products or Customized Web Pages.........................................................................526
Building a Community..........................................................................................................527
Bulletin Board Service..........................................................................................................528
Customer Service................................................................................................................528
Thin Clients.........................................................................................................................528
Extranets.............................................................................................................................529
Inventory Management........................................................................................................529
Wholesale......................................................................................................................529
Secondary Markets........................................................................................................529
Privacy Issues......................................................................................................................530
Perishable Goods Application..............................................................................................531
Purchasing Cooperatives.....................................................................................................531
Outsourcing.........................................................................................................................532
Computer Hardware Vendor................................................................................................533
Automating Customer Service.............................................................................................533
Implementing Extranets.......................................................................................................535
Intranet..........................................................................................................................535
Extranet.........................................................................................................................535
TCP Filtering.......................................................................................................................536
Stand−Alone System...........................................................................................................537
Virus Checking.....................................................................................................................538
Firewall Rules Bases...........................................................................................................539
Firewall Performance (Again)..............................................................................................541
Proxies................................................................................................................................541
Forward Proxy................................................................................................................542
Reverse Proxy................................................................................................................542
Proxy Security......................................................................................................................543
Administration.....................................................................................................................544
Firewalls........................................................................................................................545
Proxy.............................................................................................................................545
Domain Name System (DNS)..............................................................................................545
Fungible Services................................................................................................................546
Chapter 36: Network Management SNMP...................................................................................547
Overview.............................................................................................................................547
Network Management Goals...............................................................................................547
History.................................................................................................................................548
Network Management Function Interaction.........................................................................549
Database Structure..............................................................................................................550
Architecture.........................................................................................................................552
Network Management System Issues.................................................................................554
Bundling........................................................................................................................554
The GUI..........................................................................................................................554
Network Size..................................................................................................................555
Web−Enabled GUI.........................................................................................................555
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Chapter 36: Network Management SNMP
Alarm History..................................................................................................................555
Alarm Presentation.........................................................................................................556
Statistics........................................................................................................................556
Free Trials......................................................................................................................556
Network Mapping...........................................................................................................556
SNMPv3.........................................................................................................................559
Security.........................................................................................................................559
Java..............................................................................................................................560
List of Figures...............................................................................................................................562
List of Tables.................................................................................................................................571 |
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