Not your usual xDSL book...

There are several "ADSL" titles on the market and most discuss the spectrum of xDSL services, focused on the wire itself. This book is notably different. I have to partially agree with some things that the previous reviewer wrote... this book does not appear to focus on ADSL and the editing is spotty. BUT, like many CRC texts, this book takes a rather technical perspective and focuses more on the protocols *over* ADSL than on the ADSL physical layer itself. This is not an ADSL primer nor is it an xDSL broad survey book, and it is not intended for the neophyte. It does a pretty good job, IMO, of covering the higher layer and implementation aspects for an ADSL product developer. Here's where you'll learn about ADSL frame formats, ATM over ADSL, and signaling protocols, but you won't see ADSL business applications, sample products, nor a debate about CAP vs. DMT.

Other Reviews

• A very good technical overview of ADSL systems
• A good concise overview that puts ADSL in context
• Not your usual xDSL book...
• Not much on ADSl. What is there is not written well.