Ethernet in the first mile : access for everyone /

• Main Authors: Diab, Wael William, 1976- (Author), Frazier, Howard, (Howard M.), 1961- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Standards Information Newtork : IEEE Press, 2006.
• Subjects: Ethernet (Local area network system); Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background and History
• The Evolution of Broadband Ethernet
• Overview of the EFM Standard
• Overview of the EFM Optical Specifications
• EFM's Point-to-Point Optical Solutions
• Looking above the PMDs for EFM's Point-to-Point Optical Solutions
• An Introduction to EPONs and a Discussion of the P2MP PMDs
• The EPON PHY
• EPON Multipoint Control Protocol
• Copper Physical Layers
• Copper Physical Layer Signalling
• Simplified Full-Duplex Media Access Control
• Management
• Summary and Conclusions
• Annex A. The Different PONs.