chapter 1 Overview of the POTS Environment Signals and Circuits / chapter 2 The Copper Channel Loop Characteristics and Models / chapter 3 Noise and Noise Modelling on the Twisted Pair Channel / chapter 4 The Twisted Pair Channel Models and Channel Capacity / chapter 5 Introduction to DSL / chapter 6 Fundamentals of Single-Carrier Modulation / chapter 7 Fundamentals of Multi-Carrier Modulation / chapter 8 Trellis-Coded Modulation in DSL Systems -- chapter 9 Error Control Coding in DSL Systems / chapter 10 Advanced Coding Techniques for Digital Subscriber Lines / chapter 11 DSL Channel Equalization / chapter 12 Synchronization of DSL Modems / chapter 13 Radio-Frequency Interference Suppression in DSL