Ethernet
in the First Mile: Access for Everyone Wael William Diab and Howard M. Frazier
ISBN: 978-0-7381-4838-0
Part # STDSP1144
Softcover, 480 pages Member Price: $76.00 /Non-member Price: $95.00
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Description
Ethernet in the First Mile
Diab and Frazier Video Clip
The IEEE 802.3ah-2004 Ethernet in the
First Mile (EFM) standard offers a suite of Ethernet broadband technologies that mirror traditional Ethernet
in function, price and simplicity. It preserves the
fundamental aspects of Ethernet while adding specifications for broadband subscriber access networks. The standard
provides for speeds of 2 million to 1000 million bits
per second and physical layers involving twisted-pair
copper cabling and single-mode optical fiber.
While Ethernet is well known among commercial network administrators, access network service providers are
much less familiar with it. Ethernet in the First
Mile: Access for Everyone will help service providers
and others understand Ethernet and the EFM standard.
It gives those who work on access network services
the information they need to find the Ethernet technology
that best suits their needs. It also is a great resource
for anyone who wants to build equipment compatible
with the EFM standard.
Create, Deploy and Maintain Subscriber Access Networks
with EFM
Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone brings
the EFM standard to life and guides readers through
its formal prose. At 440 pages, the book is comprehensive
and encompasses the standard's broad scope and various
technology tracks. It explains the basic principles
underlying the standard and the technical, economic,
and marketing trade-offs that led to the technologies
it includes.
Presented in a concise and easy to read format, it
also contains practical information on interoperability
and testing — areas important to EFM providers,
users, builders and suppliers. Finally, it discusses
the parameters and issues that can help readers apply
EFM technology and outlines typical business cases
and considerations for deploying EFM.
Contents:
Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone was
co-written by leaders of the EFM standards effort:
Wael Diab, Editor-in-Chief, and Howard Frazier, Chairman
of the Ethernet in the First Mile Task Force. Areas
it covers include:
Background and history on IEEE 802.3™
and the evolution of Broadband Ethernet.
Detailed overview of the EFM standard, including
how the standard evolved and the business and technology
decisions that set the stage for EFM.
Comprehensive chapters on optical specifications,
point-to-point optical solutions, EPON, copper physicals
layers, and more!
Practical issues for those who want to implement
this new Ethernet networking area.
EFM deployment scenarios, as examples of how
to build real networks serving real customers.
