Performance Analysis and Special Issues of Broadband Strategies in the Computer Communication

Broadband communications consists of the technologies and equipment required to deliver packet-based digital voice, video, and data services to end users. Broadband affords end users high-speed, always-on access to the Internet while affording service providers the ability to offer value-added services to increase revenues. Due to the growth of the Internet, there has been tremendous buildout of high-speed, inter-city communications links that connect population centers and Internet service providers (ISPs) points of presence (PoPs) around the world. This build out of the backbone infrastructure or core network has occurred primarily via optical transport technology. Broadband access technologies are being deployed to address the bandwidth bottleneck for the "last mile," the connection of homes and small businesses to this infrastructure. One important aspect of broadband access to the home is that it allows people to telecommute effectively by providing a similar environment as when they are physically present in their office: simultaneous telephone and computer access, high-speed Internet and intranet access for e-mail, file sharing, and access to corporate servers.