Chap 6a

BROADBAND SERVICES
 BROADBAND SERVICES

ConnectingTeleworkers to the WAN

Cable
DSL
Broadband Wireless
 Residential cable, DSL and broadband
wireless are three options that provide high
bandwidth to teleworkers.
 low bandwidth provided by a dialup modem

connection is usually not sufficient.

 it is useful for mobile access while traveling.
 An inexpensive option that uses any phone
line and a modem.
 To connect to the ISP, a user calls the ISP

access phone number.

 Is the slowest connection option, and is

typically used by mobile workers in areas

where higher speed connection options are
not available.
 Typically more expensive than dialup, but
provides a faster connection.
 Also uses telephone lines, but unlike dialup

access.
 Provides a continuous connection to the

Internet.
 Uses a special high-speed modem that

separates the DSL signal from the telephone

signal and provides an Ethernet connection to
a host computer or LAN.
 Offered by cable television service providers.
 The Internet signal is carried on the same

coaxial cable that delivers cable television.

 A special cable modem separates the Internet

signal from the other signals carried on the

cable and provides an Ethernet connection to
a host computer or LAN.
 is a popular option used by teleworkers to
access their enterprise network.
 uses a coaxial cable that carries radio

frequency (RF) signals across the network.

 Coaxial cable is the primary medium used to

build cable TV systems.

 Offered by satellite service providers.
 The computer connects through Ethernet to a

satellite modem that transmits radio signals

to the nearest point of presence (POP) within
the satellite network.
 The electromagnetic spectrum encompasses
a broad range of frequencies.
 Downstream - The direction of an RF signal
transmission (TV channels and data) from the
source (headend) to the destination
(subscribers).
 Transmission from source to destination is

called the forward path.

 Upstream - The direction of the RF signal

transmission from subscribers to the

headend, or the return or reverse path.
 Is the rate at which current (or voltage) cycles
occur, computed as the number of "waves"
per second.
 Wavelength is the speed of propagation of

the electromagnetic signal divided by its

frequency in cycles per second.
 The communications and operation support
interface requirements for a data-over-cable
system, and permits the addition of high-
speed data transfer to an existing CATV
system.
 Physical layer - For data signals that the cable
operator can use.
 Also specifies modulation techniques (the

way to use the RF signal to convey digital

data).
 MAC layer - Defines a deterministic access

method, time-division multiple access

(TDMA) or synchronous code division
multiple access method (S-CDMA).
 Cable modem termination system (CMTS) at
the headend of the cable operator
 Cable modem (CM) on the subscriber end
 DSL – Digital Subscriber Line

 Concept- providing high-speed connection

over installed copper wires.
 Types:

◦ ADSL- Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

◦ SDSL-Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
• Transceiver
• DSL Access
 ADSL have ability to provide data service
along with POTS voice service using existing
cabling between central office and customer.
 To split ADSL from voice:

◦ Microfilter
◦ splitter
◦ ADSL vs Wi-Fi
◦ Type of Wi-Fi Broadband
 Municipal Wi-Fi
 Wimax
 Satellite Internet
◦ Municipal Wi-Fi Broadband
 Easier to install
 Deployment at urban area faster
 More reliable
 Wimax (Worldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access)
◦ Long distance transmittion
◦ From point-to-point link to mobile cellular
◦ High speed
◦ Greater user number
◦ Component:
 Tower
 receiver
 Satellite Internet
◦ At unavailable internet access or at temporary
installation.
◦ To connect to satellite internet
 One-way multicast satellite Internet system
 One-way terrestrial return satellite internet system
 Two-way satellite Internet system
 IEEE 802.11
◦ 802.11 b : 11Mbps
◦ 802.11 g : 54 Mbps
◦ 802.11 n : >54 Mbps , MIMO