Installation & Maintenance of SDH/SONET, ATM, xDSL, & Synchronization Networks

Description

Chapter 1 PDH and T-Carrier: The Plesiochronous Hierachies
An Introduction to Communications Systems
Pulse Code Modulation
PDH and T-Carrier
The E1 Frame
The Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
Managing Alarms in Higher Level Hierarchies
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 2 SDH/SONET: The Synchronous Hierarchies
The Emergence of SDH/SONET Networks
Comparison of SDH and SONET
Functional Architecture
SDH/SONET Formats and Procedures
SDH Transport Services
Transporting PDH/T-Carrier Tributaries
Pointers and Timing Compensation
Overheads
Concatenation
Maintenance
Performance Monitoring
Defects
SDH Resilience
Operation, Administration, and Management
Next Generation SDH
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 3 ATM Architectures
Introduction
Basic Principles of ATM
ATM Network Architecture
ATM Adaption Level Structures
Quality of Service
Resource Management
ATM in Access Networks
Conclusions
Selected bibliography

Chapter 4 ADSL Technology
The Origin of DSL Technologies
Reference Models
Framing
Coding
Modulation
Operation and Maintenance Channel (EOC)
Initializtion
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 5 Network Synchronization
Architecture of Synchronization Networks
Interconnection of Nodes
Disturbances in Synchronization Signals
Synchronization of Transmission Networks
Digital Synchronization and Switching
SSU in a Synchronization Network
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 6 Test and Measurement
Areas of Application for Test and Measurement
Tests in the Interfaces
In-Service and Out-of-Service Measurements
Synchronization of NE-Test Set in SDH
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 7 SDH/SONET and PDH Roll-Out
Bit Error Rate Test
Stimulus-Response Tests
Stress Tests
Mux/Demux Tests
Meauring Round Trip Delay
APS Meaurements
Performance Measurements
Tests on ADMs and DXC
Tests on SDH/SONET Rings
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 8 ATM Performance
Introduction
Performance Parameters in ATM Networks
OAM Functions: In-Service Measurements
Test Traffic for Out-of-Service Measurements
Measurement Cycle in ATM Networks
Selected Bibliogrpahy

Chapter 9 xDSL Qualification
Qualification Strategies and Protocols
Copper Pair
Analog Measurements
Selected Bibliography

Chapter 10 Jitter and Wander Control
Dealing with Jitter
Dealing with Wander
Tests on ADMs and DXC
Selected Bibliogrpahy