Access Networks: Technology and V5 Interfacing

                    New interfacing technology allows multiple access networks made by different manufacturers to be
                    attached to the same core telecommunications system, facilitating growth and raising significant
                    regulatory, technical and competitive issues. Access Networks: Technology and V5 Interfacing is the
                    first book to present a unified view of this technology and specifically V5, the global interface standard.

                    The book examines both the fundamentals and advanced aspects of network access technology, and the
                    implications for the future of access networks, up to soliton transmission and quantum cryptography.

                    The author organizes the book into two sections: technological issues and interface issues. A
                    comprehensive examination of the V5 interface standard covers its architecture, multiplexing, message
                    formats, signaling, control protocols, PSTN protocol, bearer channel connection protocol, link control
                    protocol and protection protocol.

                    The book provides separate chapters on advanced copper, optical fiber, advanced optical, and radio
                    access technologies; the powering of access networks; ATM in the access network; and the supported
                    services. Each chapter ends with a summary of the material covered.

                    This groundbreaking book facilitates a rapid understanding without relying on mathematics. It is an
                    essential resource for both graduate students and telecommunications engineers involved in the selection
                    of new technologies and the design of telecommunications systems and equipment.

                    Contents:

                    1. Introduction

                    2. Advanced Copper Pair Technology: Background. Basic Digital Transmission. Pair-Gain Systems.
                    High-Speed Digital Subscriber Loop. ADSL and VDSL. Summary.

                    3. Optical-Fiber Technology: Background. Optical and Optoelectronic Components. Fiber
                    Architectures. Duplexing and Multiplexing. Upgrading to Broadband. Common Fallacies. Summary.

                    4. Advanced Optical Technology: Optical Amplifiers. Coherent Optical Systems. Distributed
                    Switching and Optical Ether. The Limits of Optical Transmission. Soliton Techniques. Quantum
                    Cryptography. Summary.

                    5. Radio Access Technology: Background. Recent Developments in Radio Systems. Cellular and
                    Cordless Technology. Applications of Radio Technology in Access Networks. The Adoption of Radio
                    Technology in the Access Network. Summary.

                    6. The Powering of Access Networks: The Traditional Balance. Problems for New Technologies.
                    Battery Backup. Remote Feeding. Local Powering. Alternatives to Battery Backup. Summary.

                    7. ATM in the Access Network: An Overview of ATM. ATM on an Optical Access Network.
                    Protocols for Multipoint ATM Operation. General Problems and Misconceptions. Deployment of
                    ATM Access Networks. Summary.

                    8. Services Supported by Access Networks: Introduction. Simple Video Services. More
                    Sophisticated Services. Teleaction Services. Social and Psychological Factors. Summary.

                    9. V5 Interfaces and Architecture: The V5 Access Model. Services and User Ports. V5 Links and
                    Time Slot Structure. Bearer Time Slots and V5 Traffic Capacity. Summary.

                    10. V5 Multiplexing and Message Formats: Physical Multiplexing. Frame and Message Level
                    Multiplexing. Frame Layer Envelopes. Layer 3 Message Formats. Conventions Used for Identifying
                    Messages. General Observations. Summary.

                    11. ISDN Signaling and Multiplexing: The Frame Relay Concept. The Debate Over ISDN
                    Multiplexing. V5 Layer 2 Multiplexing for ISDN. ISDN Communication Paths and Channels. Summary.

                    12. The Control Protocol: The Format of Control Messages. Port Control Messages.
                    Common-Control Messages. Concluding Remarks. Summary.

                    13. The PSTN Protocol: The PSTN Problem. Basic Call Control Requirements. PSTN Stimuli and
                    Information Elements. Call Control Messages. Example of the Use of the PSTN Protocol. Summary.

                    14. The Bearer Channel Connection Protocol: Allocation, Concentration, and Reliability.
                    Requirements for the BCC Protocol. Bearer Channel Connection Messages. Summary.

                    15. The Link Control Protocol: Control of a Multilink Interface. Link Integrity Checking. Link
                    Blocking and Unblocking. V5.2 Link Control Messages. Other Interfaces. Summary.

                    16. The Protection Protocol: The Purpose of the Protection Protocol. Fundamentals of V5.2
                    Protection Switching. V5.2 Protection Protocol Messages. Generalization to Other Interfaces.
                    Summary.

                    17. The VB5 Interface

                    18. Concluding Remarks