Residential Broadband, 2/e (Hardcover)

A comprehensive introduction to high-speed residential networks, integrating technical, business, and regulartory challenges.

• Surveys the various types of access networks: Cable TV, xDSL, FTTx, and wireless
• Defines basic technology requirements for implementing residential broadband and assessing the state of readiness
• Reviews the business conditions and regulatory practices that affect rollout and viability of residential networks
• Discusses the technologies and challenges associated with the in-home network
• Describes the new and existing entertainment and data services, and how to evaluate the demand for them
• Provides systems issues to be resolved in connecting access networks to home networks

Residential Broadband, Second Edition aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the topics surrounding high-speed networks to the home. It is written for anyone seeking a broad-based familiarity with the issues of residential broadband (RBB) including product developers, engineers, network designers, business people, professionals in legal and regulatory positions, and industry analysts. Readers will learn about the services that are driving the market, the technical issues shaping the evolution, and the network within the home and how it connects to the access network. The author explains the technical concerns, accessibility, the current state, and potential future of cable TV, xDSL, FTTx, wireless access networks, and home networks.

《住宅寬頻網絡綜合介紹，整合技術、商業和監管挑戰》是一本旨在提供對高速網絡到家的相關主題全面且易於理解的介紹的書籍。它針對尋求對住宅寬頻（RBB）問題有廣泛了解的人群撰寫，包括產品開發人員、工程師、網絡設計師、商業人士、法律和監管職位的專業人士以及行業分析師。讀者將了解推動市場的服務、塑造演進的技術問題以及家庭內部網絡及其與接入網絡的連接。作者解釋了有關有線電視、xDSL、FTTx、無線接入網絡和家庭網絡的技術問題、可及性、現狀和潛在未來。該書全面介紹了各種類型的接入網絡，包括有線電視、xDSL、FTTx和無線接入網絡；定義了實施住宅寬頻和評估準備狀況的基本技術要求；回顧了影響住宅網絡部署和可行性的商業條件和監管實踐；討論了與家庭網絡相關的技術和挑戰；描述了新舊娛樂和數據服務，以及如何評估對它們的需求；提供了連接接入網絡和家庭網絡所需解決的系統問題。