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Broadband Communications: A Professional's Guide to Atm, Frame Relay, Smds, Sonet, and Bisbn (Mcgraw-Hill Series on Computer Communications)

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I spent the likes of three days trying to find a book that had a realistic application towards ATM and SONET/SDH technology. Practically by mistake I got lucky and found this one, (via the local bookstore). Not to say that others don't share the same depth, it's just that this one has a format that flows very nicely and is very well organized in thought and technolgy. It also seems to have the best collection of graphics, especially for understanding the bigger picture of device connectivity. It also provides a great history as to how the industry and need for this technology evolved, making it an ideal book for sales and marketing personnel. However, the author describes it as a post-graduate level book. So it is very specific, but its very easy to understand and flows in a logical manner. I can't imagine you would be disappointed. Feel free to write me if you have specific questions about this book.

This book comes as a handy reference when you need to look up stuff quickly. For instance if you want to check out K1 K2 bytes in a SONET frame and what they do, you can easily find it in this book. In a similar way it covers a broad range of topics, such as ATM, Frame Relay, SONET/SDH, digital hierarchy, xDSL etc.

Its not a definative guide since it does not cover any theoretical aspects of the technologies but still a good everyday reference with tons of pages.