Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Introduction

2. The Triple Play Architecture

3. Meeting the Video Bandwidth Challenge

4. The IP/Ethernet Advantage

5. Making IP and Ethernet into Public Carrier Technologies

6. Conclusion

Self-Test

Glossary

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ATM
asynchronous transfer mode

ATM
asynchronous transfer mode

BLC
Broadband loop carrier

BLC
Broadband loop carrier

CLEC
Competitive local-exchange carriers

CLEC
Competitive local-exchange carriers

CO
Central Office

CO
Central Office

COT
Central-office terminal

COT
Central-office terminal

CWDM
Coarse wavelength division multiplexing

CWDM
Coarse wavelength division multiplexing

DSL
Digital Subscriber Line

DSL
Digital Subscriber Line

DSLAM
DSL access multiplexer

DSLAM
DSL access multiplexer

ILEC
Incumbent Local-Exchange Carrier

ILEC
Incumbent Local-Exchange Carrier

IP
internet protocol

IP
internet protocol

POTS
Plain old telephone service

POTS
Plain old telephone service

PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network

PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network

RT
Remote Terminal

RT
Remote Terminal

SONET
Synchronous Optical Network

SONET
Synchronous Optical Network

TDM
Time Division Multiplexing

TDM
Time Division Multiplexing

VC
virtual circuit

VC
virtual circuit

VLAN
Virtual LAN

VLAN
Virtual LAN

VoD
Video on demand

VoD
Video on demand

VPN
Virtual Private Network

VPN
Virtual Private Network