TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shepard,Steven
TI  - Telecommunications convergence: how to profit from the convergence of technologies, services, and companies 
SN  - 0071361073
U1  - 338 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Convergence (Telecommunication)
N1  - 
CONTENT

PART ONE: THE TECHNOLOGIES
Access technologies

Traditional access technologies

Marketplace technologies

ISDN

AO/DI

T-Carrier digitization

Alternative digitization techniques

Framing and formatting in T-1

Data cover cable standards

DSL market issues

Preventative Network architecture issues

Loop length

Crosstalk and background noise

Down the road

DSL Summary

Wireless technology

The LMDS markets

Satellite transmission

The special case of premises access

The home phoeline networking alliance

Access technology summary

Transport technologies

 PART TWO. COMPANY CONVERGENCE
E-commerce

PART THREE. SERVICES CONVERGENCE
The services

PART FOUR. REDEFINING THE SERVICE PROVIDER
Moving forward

Convergence online resources



; Includes bibliographical references and index
ER  -