Reference Architecture for Wireless Networks
Figure 6.1 shows how wireless networks map to the DAVIC reference model discussed in Chapter 2, "Technical Foundations of Residential Broadband." The return path flows, if any, travel through either wired or wireless networks.
Figure 6-1. Wireless Reference Architecture
The content provider forwards content through the Core Network and to the wireless access node. This access node reformats data and modulates it for satellite or land-based microwave transmission. A receiving antenna at the home forwards traffic through the Home Network to the terminal equipment, either a TV set-top box or ...
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