Algebraic Switching Theory and Broadband Applications

As the telecommunications industry evolves from mechanical contact to electromechanical relay and from analog telephone voice to digital broadband communications, the demand for bandwidth in both transmission and switching is constantly growing . Advancement in fiber optics technology has created ample transmission capacity, while switching, the technology for putting transmission to flexible use, has fallen behind. Algebraic Switching Theory and Broadband Applications attempts to develop an algebraic foundation for switching networks. Using more than 250 illustrations and a large number of original, previously unpublished results accrued during 1986-1999, the author establishes a direct link between abstract algebraic principles and broadband switching designs. This link serves as a rudimentary platform for further development of switching algebra and for the integration with algebra in parallel computing, coding, etc. Throughout the abstract mathematical developments in the book, parallel attention is paid to implementability, including VLSI considerations. The basic principles, useful techniques, and feasible designs found in this important book will be extremely helpful to communication engineers and computer scientists in the area of parallel processing, as well as to software engineers involved with broadband e-commerce.Li, Shuo-Yen Robert is the author of 'Algebraic Switching Theory and Broadband Applications' with ISBN 9780124471818 and ISBN 0124471811.