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Making The
TCP/IP Connection
Over Broadband
Cable is
a beginner -to-
intermediate level
course which focuses
on developing
the essential
concepts and features
of cable-based
TCP/IP networking.
This course offers
a comprehensive,
up-to-date treatment
of the many facets
of cable-based
networking and
the exciting new
developments that
are revolutionizing
this industry.
This intensive
short course is
designed to be
experienced by
anyone who needs
a comprehensive
exposure to the
compelling technical
developments that
have come to define
modern cable systems.
It will be valuable
to anyone who
needs to appreciate
how the Internet
Revolution is
changing this
traditional service.
It will be suitable
to a broad range
of technical people
who are not yet
fully comfortable
with the various
aspects of this
subject, including:
- technicians
and other technical
personnel who
understand traditional
cable technologies,
but are unsure
of how new technical
developments
will impact
their roles.
- managers and
others who are
interested in
a thorough exposure
to the technical
issues that
affect Internet
services over
cable networks
- anyone who
is excited about
how emerging
technical and
market changes
promise a new
world of opportunity
in the cable
industry.
Where a live Internet
connection is
available in the
classroom, this
course program
is presented with
a series of IP
applications used
as demonstrations
and/or workshop
activities, as
priorities permit.
Each student
is provided with
a comprehensive
workbook which
is much more than
a set of lecture
notes. In addition
to being a workbook
designed to track
with the lecture
portion of the
program, its features
give it real value
as a permanent
reference book.
These include:
- All of our
presentation
materials are
developed in
the form of
complete fully
descriptive
sentences, designed
to be a highly
readable, valuable
reference on
the job.
- A text-book
style Subject
Index and a
comprehensive
Table of Contents,
both designed
to make sure
the information
in our manuals
is easily accessible
for future reference.
- A thorough,
highly useful
subject-specific
glossary providing
detailed descriptive
treatment of
essential items
of terminology.
(i) Introduction
Terminology Associated
With The Internet
Computing Architecture
Networked Computing;
Open Systems and
Client/Server
Review: Simplex
and Full/Half
Duplex and Synchronization
Concepts
Analog and Digital
Systems and Signals
Relationship Between
Distance and Data
Rate Over Baseband
Channels
Relationship Between
Bandwidth and
Data Rate Over
Broadband Channels
(ii) Data
Communications
Basics
Serial vs. Parallel
Communication
Link Layer Protocols
and Error Control
Analog Bandwidth
and Modem Principles
Circuit vs. Packet
Switching
Asymmetric Features
of The Human Interface
(iii) Local Area
Networks
LAN Concepts;
The Shared Cable
Model
Evolution to Hub-Based
Configurations
and LAN Switches
Building Wiring
Methods
Wireless LAN Introduction
Connectivity Solutions;
Bridges and Routers
(iv) Metropolitan
Area Networks
Traditionally
The Territory
of the Cable and
Telephone Companies
Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) Infrastructure
Metropolitan Fiber
Systems Using
Full Duplex Ethernet
New Players; Wireless
MAN (802.16 WiMax)
and Broadband
Over Power (BPL)
(v) Cable
Infrastructure
The Hybrid Fiber
- Coax Architecture
Digital Modulation
Techniques (QAM,
QPSK, etc.)
Modem Constellation
Patterns and Distortion
Mechanisms
Spread Spectrum
and CDMA Issues
Data Over Cable
With The DOCSIS
Model
An End-to-End
View of the Customer
Connection
(vi) Internet
Architecture
Limitations of
Connectionless
Communication
Internet Protocol
Introduction
IP Addressing
and SubNetwork
Addressing
Routing Concepts
Proxy and Cache
Servers
(vii) Introduction
to Voice Over
IP Over Cable
Review Features
of Telephone Networks
Encoding The Analog
Voice Signal
A Difficult Marriage;
Voice and Packet-Oriented
Communication
Voice Over IP
Services; SIP
and PacketCable
Configurations
Structural Challenges;
Robustness, Quality
of Service and
Latency Issues
Appendices
Glossary
of Terminology
Suggestions For
Further Reading
General
Index
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