Enabling gigabit network access to end users

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 340-353

  Zeadally, Sherali ^a,b   Zhang, Liqiang ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband communications; Communication system performance; Computer network performance; Network interfaces; Networks; Protocols; Radio communications; Transport protocols

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA TRANSFER; FIBER OPTICS; INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; RADIO COMMUNICATION; USER INTERFACES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; COMPUTER NETWORK PERFORMANCE; TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 7744225249     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2003.821905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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