chapter 1 POTS Protection and Voice-Data Multiplexing and Separation—xDSL Splitters / chapter 2 DSL Specific Integrated Circuits: A Silicon Perspective / chapter 3 Analog Front-End / chapter 4 Local Loop Simulation and Simulators / chapter 5 Evolving Test and Provisioning from POTS to xDSL Services / chapter 6 DSL Planning Rules, Line Qualification, and Deployment Issues / chapter 7 Spectrum Management / chapter 8 Dynamic Spectrum Management / chapter 9 DSL Architecture: Opportunities for Differentiation and Evolution / chapter 10 DSLAM Architecture and Functionality / chapter 11 Operations, Administration, and Maintenance / chapter 12 Security / chapter 13 Data Packets Transport over DSL / chapter 14 Voice over DSL: CVoDSL, VoATM, and VoIP / chapter 15 Bonded DSL / chapter 16 Multiline MIMO DSL System Architectures / chapter 17 DSL Standardization