Table of Contents
INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK (ISDN)
NARROW BAND ISDN (N-ISDN)
Advantages and Disadvantages
Voice and Data Characteristics
Alternative Data Networks
The Broadband ISDN
Broadband Services
ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM)
ATM comparison
Fast Packet Switching Comparison
Connection Vs Connectionless Services
Concept of ATM Multiplexing
ATM Cell Structure
Efficiency Vs Information Size
VIRTUAL PATH SWITCHING
VIRTUAL CHANNEL SWITCHING
CLASSES OF TRAFFIC
The ATM Forum
B-ISDN Reference Architecture
INTERFACES
OSI Seven Layer Model
The OAM Hierarchy
Class of Service Characteristics
Flow Control
SYNCHRONOUS OPTICAL NETWORK (SONET)
SONET & SDH
SWITCHED MULTIMEGABIT DATA SERVICES (SMDS) CONNECTIONLESS BROADBAND DATA SERVICES (CBDS)
ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (ADSL)
SYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (SDSL)
DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (DWDM)
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