Future Personal Communication Networks (PCN), due to the growing user demand in personal communication services in combination with the ongoing development of broadband wireless air interface access technology, are expected to offer broadband multimedia services using the ATM/B-ISDN as the backbone transport network. This paper proposes a new operational concept for such a mobile ATM network, c...

In the present paper, the backbone and the broadband wireless access communication network technologies can increasingly provide unprecedented bandwidth capacities, the focus is being gradually shifted toward broadband access technologies capable of connecting the customer premises to the local exchange. Optical wireless is increasingly becoming an attractive option for multi gigabit per second...

| Winter 2011-2012 S ince “network neutrality” first appeared in policy debates, its meaning has been less than crystal clear. Some advocates have argued that net neutrality demands that broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) treat all bits equally: “a bit is a bit is a bit,” while others make exceptions for malware bits, spam bits, child pornography bits, etc. Some advocates have argued t...

To achieve a cost-effective network deployment, employing state-of-art technical advances provides a practical and effective way to enhance system performance and quality of service provisioning. Cooperative transmission has been recognized as one of the most effective paradigms to achieve higher system performance in terms of lower bit-error rate, higher throughput, larger coverage, more effic...

Broadband is a public utility with positive effects on competitiveness, employment and growth. Although evidence shows that broadband development is increasing, this increment is not homogeneous between urban and rural areas. The main factor is the high cost for deploying next generation networks in rural areas, and especially the cost linked to civil engineering works. In order to overcome the...

The growing popularity of portable and mobile computing and communication devices along with the introduction of wireline broadband networks is fueling demand for wireless broadband networks. Since ATM has been accepted as the standard for broadband integrated service networks we consider the problem of providing \ATM-like services" to mobile devices. In this paper, we discuss the fundamental i...

This chapter presents the design principles that cover the implementation of broadband infrastructure in the region of Western Greece, by examining all the necessary parameters that arise while implementing such a critical developmental project. The broadband infrastructure that is deployed is either based on optical fiber (on big municipalities) or on wireless systems (OFDM based and WiFi cell...

Modern society is becoming increasingly dependent on high-speed communication networks for instant access to information. People now make banking transactions, monitor news and weather, play interactive games, listen to music, and watch real-time video and sports over the Internet. Highspeed broadband access is required to facilitate many of the above applications. Similarly, scientific experim...