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Understanding SONET/SDH and ATM : communications networks for the next millennium
- Title
- Understanding SONET/SDH and ATM : communications networks for the next millennium / Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos.
- Author
- Kartalopoulos, Stamatios V.
- Publication
- New York : IEEE Press, [1999], ©1999.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| book & CD-ROM | Text | Request in advance | TK5105.415 .K37 1999 book & CD-ROM | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- IEEE Communications Society.
- Description
- xxiii, 257 pages : illustrations; 23 cm ₋b+₋s +
- Summary
- "Optical communications and fiber technology are fast becoming key solutions for the increasing bandwidth demands of the 21st century. This introductory text provides practicing engineers, managers, and students with a useful guide to the latest developments and future trends of three major technologies: SONET, SDH and ATM, and a brief introduction to legacy TDM communications systems.".
- "This concise book features chapters complete with easy-to-follow illustrations, review questions, worked examples, and valuable references. An accompanying CD-ROM provides the key figures in full color, suitable for easy cut-and-paste presentations." "Understanding SONET/SDH and ATM is a must-read for information technology, telecommunications, and communications professionals who want to improve their knowledge of this emerging technology."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- IEEE Press understanding science & technology series
- Uniform Title
- IEEE Press understanding science & technology series.
- Subject
- Note
- "IEEE Communication Society, sponsor."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-219) and index.
- Contents
- Sect. I. Legacy Communications Systems: Concepts. Ch. 1. Basic Technology and Services. Ch. 2. Hierarchical Multiplexing. Ch. 3. Legacy Data Networks -- Sect. II. SONET and SDH. Ch. 4. Introduction. Ch. 5. Optical Components. Ch. 6. SONET/SDH Networks. Ch. 7. SONET/SDH Frames. Ch. 8. Virtual Tributaries. Ch. 9. STS-N/STM-N Frames. Ch. 10. Synchronization and Timing. Ch. 11. Maintenance. Ch. 12. IP over SONET and DWDM -- Sect. III. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Ch. 13. Introduction. Ch. 14. ATM Systems. Ch. 15. ATM Connectivity. Ch. 16. ATM Cell Switching. Ch. 17. Segmentation and Reassembly. Ch. 18. Circuit Emulation. Ch. 19. Congestion Control. Ch. 20. Performance Management. Ch. 21. ATM Miscellany. Ch. 22. ATM over SONET/SDH. Ch. 23. Management of ATM over SONET. Ch. 24. Epilogue: Convergence.
- ISBN
- 0780347455
- LCCN
- 99010012
- OCLC
- 40602836
- ocm40602836
- SCSB-4017687
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries