Publisher's Synopsis
Within an organization, the selection of the most appropriate local area network (LAN) product must necessarily follow from a detailed analysis of the communications requirements which must be satisfied. This analysis may or may not indicate that a broadband solution is the most effective.;This book focuses on broadband LAN firstly, because broadband technology currently offers the only practical means of achieving the service and function integration which is the inevitable strategy for the future. Secondly, the controversy which has surrounded baseband and broadband as competing rather than complementary technologies has led to confusion among users, and it is important that broadband is correctly placed in the overall context of LAN provision. Finally, broadband technology is analogue, and therefore unfamiliar to those whose background is predominantly that of computers and digital communication.;In essence, broadband networks use radio-frequency techniques in the transmission of analogue or digital data over a coaxial data network. This method of providing a data communication network is based on cable television technology or CATV.;Sufficient information is presented in this book to enable those concerned to assess both their likely commitment to networking and their existing expertise to design and implement a broadband network, as well as deciding on the appropriateness of a broadband solution.
