Juniper Networks Books
Broadband Network Architectures: Designing and Deploying Triple Play Services
by Chris Hellberg, Dylan Greene, and Truman Boyes
Paperback, Prentice Hall PTR, 600 pages
ISBN: 0132300575 $59.99 US, £30.12 U.K.
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Advanced Praise for Broadband Network Architectures
"This book will help guide the reader on the complexities of bundled services and sophisticated traffic policies."
Gavin Young, Chief Architect, Cable & Wireless Access; DSL Forum Technical Chair
"Network professionals who are looking to deploy triple-play service provider networks will find this book a useful tool."
Michael Newbery, IP Architect, TelstraClear Limited
"This book will serve both experienced technical experts needing a comprehensive reference, as well as those needing a concise explanation of broadband access architectures and multi-play services."
Sanjay Wadhwa, Product Line Manager, IP Edge Products, Juniper Networks
"A must-have for anyone involved in broadband access networks."
Andrea Lasagna, Data & Video Services Manager, FASTWEB
About this Book
Service providers are increasingly focused on delivering triple-play bundles that incorporate Internet, video, and VoIP services – as well as multi-play bundles containing even more advanced services. Broadband Network Architectures is the first comprehensive guide to designing, implementing, and managing the networks that make triple-play services possible. The authors present their field-tested industry best practices and objectively evaluate the tradeoffs associated with key up-front architectural decisions that balance the complexities of bundled services and sophisticated traffic policies. Broadband Network Architectures not only documents what is possible on this rapidly changing field of networking, but it also details how to divide Internet access into these more sophisticated services with specialized Quality of Service handling.
Coverage includes:
- An in-depth introduction to next-generation triple-play services: components, integration, and business connectivity
- Triple-play backbone design: MPLS, Layer 3 VPNs, and Broadband Network Gateways (BNGs)/Broadband Remote Access Servers (B-RAS)
- Protocols and strategies for integrating BNGs into robust triple-play networks
- Triple-play access network design: DSLAM architectures, aggregation networks, transport, and Layer 2 tunneling
- VLAN-per-customer versus service-per-VLAN architectures: advantages and disadvantages
- PPP or DHCP: choosing the right access protocol
- Issues associated with operating in wholesale, unbundled environments
- IP addressing and subscriber session management
- Broadband network security, including Denial of Service attacks and VoIP privacy
- The future of wireless broadband: IMS, SIP, and non-SIP based fixed mobile convergence and wireless video
Contents:
- Chapter 1: A History of Broadband Networks 1
- Chapter 2: Next Generation Triple-Play Services 35
- Chapter 3: Designing a Triple-Play Backbone 67
- Chapter 4: Designing a Triple-Play Access Network 117
- Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Access Protocol 185
- Chapter 6: Evolutions in Last Mile Broadband Access 219
- Chapter 7: Wholesale Broadband Networks 245
- Chapter 8: Deploying Quality of Service 289
- Chapter 9: The Future of Wireless Broadband 363
- Chapter 10: Managing IP Addressing 405
- Chapter 11: Dynamic User Session Control 443
- Chapter 12: Security in Broadband Networks 469
- Chapter A: Glossary of Acronyms and Key Terms 495
- Chapter B: Glossary of Packet Diagrams 523
About the Authors:
Chris Hellberg has been working in the data communications industry for the last seven years for both telcos and vendors. He has design and operational experience with providers in Asia-Pacific and the EMEA region. He is currently a Professional Services Consultant for Juniper Networks in the EMEA region, specializing in BRAS and core platforms. His role with Juniper is to assist customers with the design, test, build, and deployment phases of broadband access and backbone networks of all sizes. He lives in the United Kingdom, although he most often can be found in one of Europe's many airports.
Dylan Greene is a consultant with the Juniper Networks Professional Services group. He has more than a decade of technical networking experience, having worked in a variety of environments from Tier 1 carriers, greenfield providers, financial enterprise networks, and mobile carriers to aerospace and defense projects. His primary expertise is in designing and deploying IP and MPLS networks, with a subfocus on network security. Prior to Juniper Networks, his work included academic computing, helping to establish an early competitive regional ISP/DSL provider, a managed IDC/hosting provider, and working on large, multinational financial networks. He has been based in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America, and currently resides in Boston with his wife, Luciana.
Truman Boyes has designed and implemented large-scale carrier networks for the past ten years. He is a Professional Services Consultant for Juniper Networks in Asia-Pacific, where he is implementing next-generation networks that cater to larger subscriber growth and provide resiliency. He has designed networks all over the world that specialize in MPLS, Quality of Service, and advances in traffic engineering. He is active in numerous Internet and security-related technical forums. He lives with his partner in Wellington, New Zealand.