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A text for students and professionals in the fields of data processing and data communications who want to understand the evolution of the integrated services digital network (ISDN) and associated technologies. Provides a comprehensive technical survey of the protocols and user-visible architecture of ISDN and broadband ISDN. Each chapter includes problems and suggestions for further reading. The 1992 second edition was titled ISDN and Broadband ISDN . Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the technology and standards of ISDN and broadband ISDN, with emphasis on frame relay and ATM. It presents ISDN in detail, including services, technology, and interfaces, and covers the latest standards such as the ITU-T Recommendations and the Frame Relay Forum specifications. Also covered is the key technology of frame relay, which examines frame relay protocols and services as well as frame relay congestion control. Equally comprehensive treatment is given to broadband ISDN, including the latest standards such as the ITU-T recommendations and the ATM Forum specifications. The book also devotes key sections to discussion of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and to examination of protocols, services, the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), and ATM traffic and congestion control.
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