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References

Rad University tutorials

ATM
http://www2.rad.com/networks/2004/atm/main.htm
http://www2.rad.com/networks/2005/atmapp/main.htm

IP
http://www2.rad.com/networks/2003/ipaddr/1.htm

ADSL
http://www2.rad.com/networks/2005/adsl/main.htm

Modems
http://www2.rad.com/networks/2005/modems/main.htm
   
Wikipedia links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADSL_modem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-division_multiplexing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_mile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_Digital_Subscriber_Line
   
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/guide/howitworks/splitter.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dsl.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/modem.htm
   
ATM over ADSL
http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.nz/documentation/ar400/266/pdf/adsl.pdf
many technical reports
http://www.dslforum.org

IP specifications
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc791

PPP specifications
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1661

http://www.oplnk.net/files/WhitePaper_EncapsOverheads.pdf
http://doc.trecom.tomsk.su/cisco/cc/td/doc/product/dsl_prod/gsol_dsl/dsl_arch/gdslarch.htm

 

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