Prof. Ulrich Killat, Hamburg-Harburg

• Section 1 The ATM Technology.- 1.1 Introduction to ATM-based B-ISDN.- 1.2 The physical layer.- 1.3 The ATM layer.- 1.4 ATM adaptation layer (AAL).- 1.5 Connection admission control in ATM networks.- 1.6 Usage parameter control.- 1.7 Introduction scenarios.- Section 2 Passive Optical Tree Networks.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Technology.- 2.3 Multiple access methods.- 2.4 Multiplexing for bidirectional communication.- 2.5 PONs in support of ISDN.- Section 3 Access to B-ISDN via PONs.- 3.1 Introduction: network and service evolution.- 3.2 System architecture of the BAF system.- 3.3 The upstream synchronisation problem.- 3.4 Burst mode communication.- 3.5 The ranging problem.- 3.6 MAC protocols for passive optical networks.- 3.7 Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols.- 3.8 Privacy and Authenticity in PONs.- 3.9 Interaction of a PON system with a B-ISDN local exchange.- 3.10 MANAGEMENT OF AN ATM PON.- 3.11 Field trials embedding the BAF system.

Prof. Ulrich Killat, Hamburg-Harburg

• Section 1 The ATM Technology.- 1.1 Introduction to ATM-based B-ISDN.- 1.2 The physical layer.- 1.3 The ATM layer.- 1.4 ATM adaptation layer (AAL).- 1.5 Connection admission control in ATM networks.- 1.6 Usage parameter control.- 1.7 Introduction scenarios.- Section 2 Passive Optical Tree Networks.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Technology.- 2.3 Multiple access methods.- 2.4 Multiplexing for bidirectional communication.- 2.5 PONs in support of ISDN.- Section 3 Access to B-ISDN via PONs.- 3.1 Introduction: network and service evolution.- 3.2 System architecture of the BAF system.- 3.3 The upstream synchronisation problem.- 3.4 Burst mode communication.- 3.5 The ranging problem.- 3.6 MAC protocols for passive optical networks.- 3.7 Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols.- 3.8 Privacy and Authenticity in PONs.- 3.9 Interaction of a PON system with a B-ISDN local exchange.- 3.10 MANAGEMENT OF AN ATM PON.- 3.11 Field trials embedding the BAF system.

Prof. Ulrich Killat, Hamburg-Harburg

• Section 1 The ATM Technology.- 1.1 Introduction to ATM-based B-ISDN.- 1.2 The physical layer.- 1.3 The ATM layer.- 1.4 ATM adaptation layer (AAL).- 1.5 Connection admission control in ATM networks.- 1.6 Usage parameter control.- 1.7 Introduction scenarios.- Section 2 Passive Optical Tree Networks.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Technology.- 2.3 Multiple access methods.- 2.4 Multiplexing for bidirectional communication.- 2.5 PONs in support of ISDN.- Section 3 Access to B-ISDN via PONs.- 3.1 Introduction: network and service evolution.- 3.2 System architecture of the BAF system.- 3.3 The upstream synchronisation problem.- 3.4 Burst mode communication.- 3.5 The ranging problem.- 3.6 MAC protocols for passive optical networks.- 3.7 Performance Evaluation of MAC Protocols.- 3.8 Privacy and Authenticity in PONs.- 3.9 Interaction of a PON system with a B-ISDN local exchange.- 3.10 MANAGEMENT OF AN ATM PON.- 3.11 Field trials embedding the BAF system.