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Chapter 9 Using Telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission 9.1 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. 9-1 TELEPHONE NETWORK Telephone networks use circuit switching. The telephone network had its beginnings in the late 1800s. The entire network, which is referred to as the plain old telephone system (POTS), was originally an analog system using analog signals to transmit voice. Topics discussed in this section: Major Components LATAs Signaling Services Provided by Telephone Networks 9.2 Switched Network 9.3 Circuit Switching uses a dedicated path between two stations has three phases inefficient 9.4 establish transfer disconnect channel capacity dedicated for duration of connection if no data, capacity wasted set up (connection) takes time once connected, transfer is transparent Public Circuit Switched Network 9.5 Circuit Establishment 9.6 Circuit Switch Elements 9.7 Blocking or Non-blocking blocking network non-blocking network 9.8 may be unable to connect stations because all paths are in use used on voice systems permits all stations to connect at once used for some data connections Figure 9.1 A telephone system 9.9 Figure 9.2 Switching offices in a LATA 9.10 Note Intra-LATA (local access transport area) services are provided by local exchange carriers (LECs). Since 1996, there are two types of LECs: incumbent local exchange carriers and competitive local exchange carriers. IXC (Interexchange carrier, long distance company) 9.11 Figure 9.3 Point of presences (POPs) Normally digitized data 9.12 Note The tasks of data transfer and signaling are separated in modern telephone networks: data transfer is done by one network, signaling by another. 9.13 Traditional Circuit Switching 9.14 Figure 9.4 Data transfer and signaling networks Packet-switch Packet-switch or circuit-switch 9.15 Figure 9.5 Layers in SS7 (signaling system seven) 9.16 9-2 DIAL-UP MODEMS Traditional telephone lines can carry frequencies between 300 and 3300 Hz, giving them a bandwidth of 3000 Hz. All this range is used for transmitting voice, where a great deal of interference and distortion can be accepted without loss of intelligibility. Topics discussed in this section: Modem Standards 9.17 Digital Data, Analog Signal: Modulation Techniques 9.18 Figure 9.6 Traditional Telephone line bandwidth Modern phone line has higher bandwidth 9.19 Note Modem stands for modulator/demodulator. 9.20 Figure 9.7 Modulation/demodulation TELCO: telephone company (unnecessary acronyms! I think) 9.21 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation QAM used on asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) and some wireless combination of ASK and PSK logical extension of QPSK send two different signals simultaneously on same carrier frequency 9.22 use two copies of carrier, one shifted 90° each carrier is ASK modulated two independent signals over same medium demodulate and combine for original binary output QPSK Illustration This figure copied from wikipedia 9.23 Modem Standards 9.24 V-series standard Modulation Data Rate Baud Rate V.32 32-QAM 9600 bps 2400 baud Only 4 bits represent data V.32 bis 128-QAM 14,400 bps 2400 baud Only 6 bits represent data V.34 bis M-QAM 28,80033,600 bps V.90 M-QAM 56 Kbps (downstream) 33.6 Kbps (upstream) V.92 M-QAM 56 Kbps (downstream) 48 Kbps (upstream) A modem adjusts its speed Figure 9.9 Uploading and downloading in 56K modems SNR explains why upload speed is higher 9.25 9-3 DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE After traditional modems reached their peak data rate, telephone companies developed another technology, DSL, to provide higher-speed access to the Internet. Digital subscriber line (DSL) technology is one of the most promising for supporting high-speed digital communication over the existing local loops. Topics discussed in this section: ADSL ADSL Lite HDSL SDSL VDSL 9.26 Note ADSL is an asymmetric communication technology designed for residential users; it is not suitable for businesses. 9.27 Note The existing local loops (twisted-pair lines) can handle bandwidths up to 1.1 MHz. 9.28 Note ADSL is an adaptive technology. The system uses a data rate based on the condition of the local loop line. 9.29 Figure 9.10 Discrete multitone technique (QAM + FDM) 9.30 Figure 9.11 Bandwidth division in ADSL 9.31 Figure 9.12 Customer site: ADSL modem Splitter and data line need installation (maybe expensive) 9.32 Figure 9.13 telephone company site 9.33 Table 9.2 Summary of DSL technologies ADSL Lite: does not need additional installation from telephone company 9.34 9-4 CABLE TV NETWORKS The cable TV network started as a video service provider, but it has moved to the business of Internet access. In this section, we discuss cable TV networks per se; in Section 9.5 we discuss how this network can be used to provide high-speed access to the Internet. Topics discussed in this section: Traditional Cable Networks Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) Network 9.35 Figure 9.14 Traditional cable TV network 9.36 Note Communication in the traditional cable TV network is unidirectional. 9.37 Figure 9.15 Hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network 9.38 Note Communication in an HFC cable TV network can be bidirectional. 9.39 9-5 CABLE TV FOR DATA TRANSFER Cable companies are now competing with telephone companies for the residential customer who wants high-speed data transfer. In this section, we briefly discuss this technology. Topics discussed in this section: Bandwidth Sharing CM and CMTS Data Transmission Schemes: DOCSIS 9.40 Figure 9.16 Division of coaxial cable band by CATV 9.41 Note Downstream data are modulated using the 64-QAM modulation technique. 9.42 Note The theoretical downstream data rate is 30 Mbps. 9.43 Note Upstream data are modulated using the QPSK modulation technique. This figure copied from wikipedia 9.44 Note The theoretical upstream data rate is 12 Mbps. 9.45 Sharing: Upstream sharing 9.46 The upstream bandwidth is 37 MHz. There are six 6-MHz channels available. How can the channels be shared in an area with 1000,2000 or even 200,000 subscribers? Using FDM/timesharing. Subscribers have to contend for the channels with others. Sharing: Downstream sharing 9.47 The downstream band has 33 channels of 6 MHz. We have a multicast situation. If there is data for any of subscribers in the group, the data are sent to that channel. Figure 9.17 Cable modem (CM) 9.48 Figure 9.18 In cable company: Cable modem transmission system (CMTS) 9.49 Data Transmission Schemes: Data Over Cable System Interface Specification Defines all the protocols necessary to transport data from a CMTS to a Cable Modem. Upstream Communication 9.50 CM checks for specific packets sent by CMTS. The CMTS sends a packet to CM, defining its allocated downstream and upstream channels. The CM starts ranging process (to determine the distance for synchronization). Data Transmission Schemes: Data Over Cable System Interface Specification 9.51 The CM sends a packet to the ISP, asking for the IP address. The CM and CMTS exchange some packets to establish security parameters. The CM sends its unique identifier to the CMTS. Upstream communication can start in the allocated upstream channel. Data Transmission Schemes: Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Downstream Communication 9.52 No contention because only one sender. The CMTS sends the packet with the address of the receiving CM, using the allocated downstream channel.