Digital Broadband Networks and Services

The emerging field of digital broadband facilities is rapidly advancing - and will soon be used to interconnect local area networks, provide rapid access to databases, and enable physicians to transmit and exchange x-rays. If you're a telecommunications manager, a designer, or an engineer who will install and maintain broadband networks - this essential reference gives you an up-to-the-minute description of what this technology is and how it can best be utilized. Here you'll find the critical information you need to keep up with the field's most important trends: the services provided by broadband networks and the management of those networks; the current and future broadband interfaces between users and the networks, such as SMDS, B-ISDN, and ATM; and internetworkingthe interconnection of existing networks and their upgrading to broadband communications. This book is required reading for professionals and others interested in digital broadband networks and services - the first practical guide to how the information superhighway really works.

This unique reference provides a complete overview of the technology, implementation issues, and markets for digital broadband technology--the next level of networking designed to support the current explosion in imaging applications, interconnected LANs, ISDN, and optical fiber technologies. An all-in-one information-packed source useful for all IS professionals considering implementing broadband technology.