DSL : Simulation Techniques and Standards Development for Digital Subscriber Lines [Textbook Binding]

Walter Y. Chen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1578700175 | ISBN-13: 978-1578700172 | Publication Date: March 1998

Covering all aspects of the emerging technology ADSL, this text includes calculation examples for all signal environments, covers ADSL as well as the multitude of other xDSL technologies and compares and contrasts ADSL to current Modem based technologies.

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The only book on the market that deals with ADSL technologies at this level, Digital Subscriber Lines: Toward, Above, and Beyond ADSL is ideal for computing professionals who are looking for new high-speed communications technology, who must understand the dynamics of ADSL communications in order to create compliant applications, or who simply want to better understand this new wave of technology. - Includes calculation examples for all signal environments

- Covers ADSL and a multitude of other xDSL technologies

- Compares and contrasts ADSL to current MODEM-based technologies

Product Details

• Textbook Binding: 400 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Technical Pub (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578700175
• ISBN-13: 978-1578700172
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,947,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Careless exposition, July 30, 2000

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Khusro (Melborne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DSL : Simulation Techniques and Standards Development for Digital Subscriber Lines (Textbook Binding)

This book initially presented itself as providing a thorough technical background on issues pertaining to the analysis and design of xDSL related technologies. I am afraid to say that it has not lived up to my expectations. This text, for a technical exposition, is very poorly written, incorrect derivations and equations abound, incomplete or absent explanations for derivations seem to be the norm. The authour makes conclusions without justification and leaves it up to the reader to 'guess' for him or herself. Typographical errors are the bane of any technical book and make reading it difficult and frustrating at the best of times. This book has much potential and I sincerely hope that any subsequent editions will overcome its current shortcomings.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very poor content., March 13, 2000

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Zafer - See all my reviews

This review is from: DSL : Simulation Techniques and Standards Development for Digital Subscriber Lines (Textbook Binding)

It did not live up to my expectations The first half of the book covers basic communication theory information such as channel equalization, coding, error corection and etc. These topics are also covered so basically that it does not add anything to the reader's knowledge. The second section of the book, DSL section, does not contain any network level DSL access systems architecture design and system management techniques. Therefore, I could not find valuable, practical information for the traffic engineers and network designers in this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A frustrating technical book., June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: DSL : Simulation Techniques and Standards Development for Digital Subscriber Lines (Textbook Binding)

I visited this book with certain technical questions in mind. I was offered great hope by its Table of Contents: it certainly looked like a thorough coverage of the DSL technology. Maybe it really is. But the way the materials are written renders the book almost useless. There exist numerous erroneous equations as if the book was not proof-read at all. I was also disturbed by the fact that very few (almost no) explanations are offered after equations, tables and figures are presented or derived. Instead of being told, readers are expected to guess what the writer's intentions are.