Broadband technology is ushering the telecom industry through a unique period of change with profound business implications for suppliers and users. This single source describes the four major broadband technologies that are shaping telecommunications networks: frame relay, optical fiber (including SONET), distributed queue dual bus (DQDB), and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM).
Frame Relay. Fiber Optic Communications and SONET. The DQDB Metropolitan Area Network. Asynchronous Transfer Mode and Broadband ISDN. Switched Multimegabit Data Service, (SMDS). Business Services. Service Descriptions. Multimedia. Strategic Impact of Corporate Telecommunications Systems. The Insurance Industry. The Publishing Industry. Health Care.