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18 March 2010
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This Month's Issue
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October 2000, Volume 6, Number 10
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Departments
Uplink
The Differentiation Divide
Upfront
Gigabit Ethernet switch ports take off in 2000, second quarter
Broadband technologies make inroads on wireless IC market
Technical News
Nortel selects subsystem for VoIP apps
Motorola, Atmel ink RF deal
Lucent, GHz develop wireless technology
Broadband forum sets agenda
Merrimac lands patent
Top Ten
Interfacing POTS With VoIP
Product Spotlights 
RTOS Solution Eyes High-Availability Board Designs
Potentiometer, Resistors Handle Variation in Optical Designs
New Products
The latest in ICs, components, subsystems, test and measurement, design tools, and software and intellectual property.
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Features
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Peering into the Broadband WAN Future
By John Rolfe
Speed is nice, but it's not everything. Tomorrow's WAN designs must combine speed with traffic management, classification, voice, and other
service offerings.
Filtering out the Noise in ADSL
By Prakash Easwaran
In the ADSL modem world, engineers still face tough AFE design challenges. By reworking filter designs, engineers can break through analog
challenges and improve modem performance.
Adapting DOCSIS for Broadband Wireless-Access Systems
By Eric K. Wilson and Chet Shirali
Popular cable-modem specification becomes an important ingredient in the development of LMDS and MMDS system designs.
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Special Section
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Fiber-Optics Design
Fast Testing Techniques for OC-192
By John Pertessis
Despite a lack of measurement standards, a few testing techniques are available to minimize jitter problems in hgh-speed optical communications.
Delivering DWDM to the MAN/WAN Environment
By Dan Castagnozzi
DWDM has been a huge success in the long-haul environment. The new challenge is adapting this technology for big-city life.
Fiber-Optic Design Products
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Columns
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Building Blocks
The Building Block Quiz.
Standards & Protocols
IEEE 802.11a - Wireless Multimedia
Programming & Design
Planning Makes Perfect
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