PART IV
Broadband Network Management
Part IV, and the book, ends by discussing broadband network management and future trends in network management technology. The demarcation of telecommunications and computer communications is becoming increasingly fuzzy in broadband communication. The treatment and influence of ATM, MPLS, and SONET/SDH/DWDM on the WAN segment of broadband network is covered in Chapter 12.
Broadband service to home uses the wired medium of cable, ADSL, and PON for access network from WAN to the customer premises. Management considerations of access networks are discussed in Chapter 13. Other alternatives to bring broadband to home are fixed and mobile wireless access networks, which are addressed in Chapter 14.
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