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Internet Access Networks and Network Core

This lecture explains how edge devices connect to the Internet via DSL, cable, FTTH, and enterprise LANs. It details the role of multiplexing and splitting devices in sharing communication lines. Finally, it describes the high-speed optical fiber backbone constituting the network core.

Computer
English · 7 topics
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Internet Access Networks and Network Core

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In short

This lecture explains how edge devices connect to the Internet via DSL, cable, FTTH, and enterprise LANs. It details the role of multiplexing and splitting devices in sharing communication lines. Finally, it describes the high-speed optical fiber backbone constituting the network core.

Introduction and Overview of Internet Structure

The lecture covers mechanisms of providing Internet access to end users and designing network topologies.
Edge networks host client devices and servers, collectively denoted by the term host.
Servers host data consumed by diverse client devices such as mobile devices, PCs, laptops, and enterprise hosts.
Internet service providers (ISPs) facilitate data connectivity between clients and servers using access networks and a high-speed network core.

Access Networks: DSL and ADSL

Must knowDSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line and uses existing copper telephone lines for data communication.
A splitter at the home separates the single copper wire into two lines: one for the traditional telephone and one for the DSL modem.
A DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) at the central office aggregates lines from multiple homes and separates voice traffic to the telephone network from data to the Internet.
Must knowThe telephone line bandwidth is divided into three channels: 0–4 kHz for telephone voice, 4–50 kHz for upstream data, and 50 kHz–1 MHz for downstream data.
DSL provides asymmetric speeds typically giving up to 3.5 Mbps upstream and up to 52 Mbps downstream, which is why it is called ADSL (Asymmetric DSL).
0–4 kHz | Traditional phone conversation
4–50 kHz | Upstream (upload) data
50 kHz–1 MHz | Downstream (download) data

Multiplexing and Demultiplexing Principles

Combining multiple incoming data streams or channels into a single physical link is called multiplexing.
Receiving combined signals on a single link and separating them back into multiple channels or users is called demultiplexing.
In DSL access, both the home splitter and the central office DSLAM perform multiplexing and demultiplexing operations.

Access Networks: Cable Internet Access

Cable Internet access uses existing coaxial television cable lines deployed across neighborhoods.
Must knowA CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) is located at the cable head-end to terminate cable data connections.
Optical fiber runs from the CMTS to a neighborhood fiber node, which then branches into coaxial cables connecting hundreds of homes.
Like DSL, cable Internet is an overlay network delivering both television signals and Internet data simultaneously.

Access Networks: Fiber to the Home (FTTH)

Must knowFTTH (Fiber to the Home) runs optical fiber cabling directly from the central office to the user's home.
An OLT (Optical Line Terminator) is installed at the central office and sends optical signals toward the neighborhood.
An optical splitter divides a single optical fiber from the OLT into multiple optical fibers, such as in a 1:4 split or higher ratios.
Must knowAn ONT (Optical Network Terminal) is installed at the customer's premises where the fiber terminates and connects to a home router or modem.

Access Networks: Enterprise Users and Local Area Networks (LAN)

Enterprise and campus environments connect users via a LAN (Local Area Network).
End-user PCs and servers typically connect to building Ethernet switches using 1 Gbps Ethernet cables.
Ethernet switches route traffic within the campus and connect to an institutional router, which links the local network to the institution's ISP.

The Core of the Internet and Optical Carrier Rates

The network core consists of interconnected routers and high-capacity communication links between them.
Must knowCore links predominantly use optical fiber cables characterized by the OC-n (Optical Carrier) standard.
The base rate OC-1 provides a transmission speed of 51.84 Mbit/s.
High-capacity backbone links connect different ISPs across global regions with rates scaling up to 639.00 Gbps for OC-12288.
OC-1 | 51.84 Mbit/s
OC-3 | 155.52 Mbit/s
OC-12 | 622.08 Mbit/s
OC-24 | 1244.16 Mbit/s
OC-48 | 2488.32 Mbit/s
OC-192 | 9953.28 Mbit/s
OC-768 | 39,813.12 Mbit/s
OC-1536 | 79626 Mbit/s
OC-3072 | 159.252 Gbps
OC-12288 | 639.00 Gbps

Key terms

Host: Any client device or server connected to a computer network
DSLAM: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, located at the central office to multiplex DSL customer lines
Splitter: A device that separates traditional voice frequencies from data frequencies on a copper or fiber line
CMTS: Cable Modem Termination System, located at a cable head-end to manage cable Internet traffic
OLT: Optical Line Terminator, a central office endpoint in FTTH networks
ONT: Optical Network Terminal, a user-end device where FTTH fiber terminates
Multiplexing: The process of combining multiple communication channels into a single physical link
Demultiplexing: The process of separating a combined signal on a single link back into distinct channels

Quick revision

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The telephone voice band in DSL is restricted to 0 to 4 kHz.
In DSL, upstream data occupies the 4 to 50 kHz frequency band.
In DSL, downstream data occupies the 50 kHz to 1 MHz frequency band.
ADSL provides asymmetric capacity, offering up to 3.5 Mbps upstream and 52 Mbps downstream.
CMTS stands for Cable Modem Termination System and resides at the cable head-end.
FTTH uses an Optical Line Terminator (OLT) at the central office and an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) at the home.
The base transmission speed of an OC-1 optical carrier link is 51.84 Mbit/s.
OC-3 operates at 155.52 Mbit/s, exactly three times the speed of OC-1.

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