Publisher's Synopsis
Residential Broadband will help readers achieve a basic understanding of emerging access networks and internetworking technologies specific to this topic. This book will answer basic questions of residential broadband networks like: Why have high speed networks to the home? How will high speed residential services be delivered to the home? How do regulatory or commercial factors affect technology? Applications will be presented in a new light. For example, the role of push mode data or data accessible by multicast will be highlighted as a means for scaling necessary for mass market use.
