Title
A broadband multiple access protocol for STM, ATM, and variable length data services on hybrid fiber-coax networks
Abstract
This paper presents a broadband multiple access protocol for bidirectional hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) networks. The Adaptive Digital Access Protocol (ADAPt+) supports a full range of subscriber services via HFC networks with tree and branch topologies. The protocol efficiently accommodates different circuit- and packet-based access modes, such as synchronous transfer mode (STM), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and inherently variable length (VL) native data (for example, the Internet protocol [IP]). ADAPt+ allocates the available bandwidth efficiently and adapts to the changing traffic mix. In addition, the paper describes the medium access control (MAC) protocol for upstream and multiplexing/demultiplexing for downstream communication, its applicability to STM, ATM, and other native data applications, and its performance with respect to throughput, latency, and bandwidth efficiency. While discussed in the context of an HFC network, many aspects of ADAPt+ have relevance to wireless, fiber to the curb (FTTC), and fiber to the home (FTTH).
Year
DOI
Venue
1996
10.1002/1538-7305(199621)1:1<36::AID-BLTJ2003>3.0.CO;2-N
Bell Labs Technical Journal
Keywords
Field
DocType
hybrid fiber coax
Fiber to the x,Computer network,Asynchronous Transfer Mode,Broadband,Spectral efficiency,Hybrid fibre-coaxial,Throughput,Engineering,Multiplexing,Channel access method
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
1
1
1089-7089
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
1.84
1
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bharat T. Doshi16817.17
Subrahmanyam Dravida216756.46
Peter D. Magill3234.28
Curtis A. Siller4113.04
Kotikalapudi Sriram517714.27