Delivering Internet Connections over Cable

Mark E. Laubach, David J. Farber

352 pages, parution le 15/11/2000

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An inside look at high-speed access written for the cable industryCable modems have emerged as a leading consumer choice for high-speed Internet access, outpacing alternatives such as digital subscriber lines, but not without raising issues about quality of service and controversy about open access. Providing an objective review of residential broadband and cable television networking, this book will be of great use for professionals who are integrating cable into their networks or service offerings. The authors compare cable access systems to competing technologies and discuss the increasingly difficult issues confronting each. Readers will also find coverage of the hottest areas in the field including high-speed data and packet voice standards, managing the "always-on" connection, and security and privacy risks.

Contents

Networking Council Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Cable Tlevision Netowrk Topology
Chapter 3: Elements of Cable Modem Style
Chapter 4: Internet Services over Cable
Chapter 5: The DOCSIS Project
Chapter 6: PacketCable Overview
Chapter 7: Not Your Grandparents's Ethernet
Chapter 8: Open Access over Cable
Chapter 9: The Vulnerability of the Home Computer Caused by the Always on Connection
Chapter 10: Leading Edge Topics in Broadband Communications
Chapter 11: Converging Video, Voice, and High-Speed Data
Glossary
Index

L'auteur - Mark E. Laubach

Mark E. Laubach is Chief Network Architect at Rainmaker Technologies, developing the home digital backbone for video, voice, and data networking. He is a cofounder and former CTO of Com21 and is considered the father of the Com2l cable modem CommUNITY system. A key figure in modern international cable modem technology development, Laubach is the author of several landmark patents and standards.

L'auteur - David J. Farber

David J. Farber is Chief Technologist at the FCC and the Alfred Filler Moore Professor of Telecommunication Systems at the University of Pennsylvania. Over a distinguished career, he is credited with several breakthroughs in distributed systems technology and key improvements of the early Internet. He serves on the U.S. Presidential Advisory Committee on Information Technology.

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Mark E. Laubach, David J. Farber
Parution	15/11/2000
Nb. de pages	352
Format	18,8 x 23,4
Couverture	Broché
Poids	579g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471389507

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Delivering Internet Connections over Cable

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L'auteur - Mark E. Laubach

L'auteur - David J. Farber

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