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• List of Figures xi List of Tables xxv Preface xxvii
• Section 1 1 1 Brands of Airlines 3 1.1 Schedule Availability 3 1.1.1 Charter Airlines 3 1.1.2 Scheduled Airlines 4 1.2 Size and Domain of Service 4 1.2.1 Major Airlines 4 1.2.2 National Airlines 4 1.2.3 Regional Airlines 5 1.3 Business Model 5 1.3.1 Legacy Airlines (or Mainline) 5 1.3.2 Low-cost Airlines 6 1.3.3 Ultralow-cost Airlines 6 1.4 Ownership 7 1.4.1 Public or State Ownership 7 1.4.2 Private Ownership 7 1.5 Network Structure 8 1.5.1 Hub and Spoke 8 1.5.2 Point-to-Point 8 1.5.3 Hybrid 8 1.6 Transport Service Type 8 1.6.1 Cargo Airlines 8 1.6.2 Passenger and Cargo Airlines 9 1.7 Network Coverage 9 1.7.1 Domestic 9 1.7.2 International 9 2 Airline Network Structure 11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Time Bank 14 2.3 Advantages of the Hub-and-spoke Network 23 2.3.1 Better Network Coverage 23 2.3.2 Mixed Portfolio of Passenger Demand 24 2.3.3 Dominance at the Hub 26 2.3.4 Economy of Scale Operations at the Hub 27 2.4 Limitations of the Hub-and-spoke Network 27 2.4.1 Congestion at the Hub 27 2.4.2 Schedule Vulnerability to Disruption at the Hub 28 2.4.3 Extended Ground Time for Resources 28 3 Airline Schedule Planning Decisions 31 3.1 Definitions 31 3.1.1 Demand Forecasting and Competition Analysis 31 3.1.2 Served Markets 32 3.1.3 Flight Frequency 32 3.1.4 Flight Departure/Arrival Time 32 3.1.5 Fleet Assignment 33 3.1.6 Aircraft Schedule 34 3.1.7 Crew Schedule 35 3.1.8 Gate Assignment 35 3.1.9 Other Resources 36 3.2 Relationships Among Scheduling Decisions 36 3.2.1 Flight Frequency and Fleet Assignment 37 3.2.2 Departure Time and City-pairs 38 3.2.3 Departure Time and Demand 38 3.2.4 Fleet Assignment and Flight Arrival Time 39 3.2.5 Fleet Assignment and Flight Departure Time 40 3.2.6 Flight Departure Time, Arrival Time, and Block Time 40 3.2.7 Flight Departure Time and Aircraft Rotation 42 3.2.8 Flight Schedule and Fleet Assignment Balance 42 3.2.9 Maintenance Rotations and Fleet Assignment 42 3.2.10 Seat Capacity/Frequency and Demand 44 3.2.11 Feet Assignment and Flight Demand 46 3.2.12 Frequency and Departure Time 46 3.2.13 Departure/Arrival Time and Gate Availability 48 3.2.14 Departure Time and Crew Schedule 49 4 Measures of Performance 51 4.1 Operating Cost 51 4.2 Revenue or Income 52 4.3 Net Income (Net Profit) and Operating Profit 53 4.4 Flights 53 4.5 Available Seat Miles 55 4.6 Cost per Available Seat Miles (CASM) 56 4.7 CASM- EX or CASM-EX Fuel 57 4.8 Passengers 58 4.9 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM) 60 4.10 Total Revenue per Available Seat Mile (TRASM or Simply RASM) 61 4.11 Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile (PRASM) 61 4.12 Passenger Yield 62 4.13 Average Load Factor (LF) 62 4.14 Block Hours 66 4.15 Aircraft Utilization 66 4.16 Stage Length 66 4.17 On-time Performance Measures 67 4.18 Aircraft Life Cycle 67 4.19 Aircraft Number and Diversification 68 5 Freedoms of Air Service 75 6 Slot Availability 81 6.1 Level 1 Airports 82 6.2 Level 2 Airports 82 6.3 Level 3 Airports 84
• Section 2 91 7 Feasibility of a New Route 93 7.1 Business Plan 94 7.1.1 Proposed Property 94 7.1.2 Identifying Demand Feeders 94 7.1.3 Identifying the Size of the Demand Feeders 95 7.1.4 Analyzing Competition 96 7.1.5 Estimating Market Share 96 7.1.6 Estimating Total Demand and Unconstrained Market Share 101 7.2 Application of Feasibility Study on a New Airline Route 102 7.2.1 The Proposed Route 103 7.2.2 Identifying Demand Feeders 103 7.2.3 Identifying the Size of the Demand Feeding Markets 104 7.2.4 Analyzing Competition 105 7.2.5 Estimating Market Share 106 7.2.6 Estimating Total Flight Demand (Unconstrained Demand) 110 8 Market Share Models 113 8.1 What Is a Model? 113 8.2 Model and Historical Data 114 8.3 Model Development Example 115 8.4 Categorical Dependent Variable 119 8.5 Introduction to Discrete Choice Models 120 8.6 Itinerary Choice Models 123 8.7 Applying Itinerary Choice Models: An Example 131 9 Profitability Forecasting Models 139 9.1 Introduction 139 9.2 Model Input 140 9.3 Itinerary Builder Module 143 9.4 How the Model Works? 143 9.5 Load Factor, Market Share, and Market Concentration 144 10 Partnership Agreements 149 10.1 Introduction 149 10.2 Regional Airlines 150 10.3 Code-share Agreements 151 10.4 Airline Alliances 154 10.5 Distribution Channels and Point of Sale 154 10.6 Loyalty Programs 156 10.7 Corporate Travel 156
• Section 3 159 11 Basic Fleet Assignment Model (FAM) 161 11.1 Introduction 161 11.2 Graphical Representation: Time-staggered Diagram 164 11.3 Problem Input 167 11.4 Problem Definition and Formulation 170 11.5 The Constraints of the Basic Fleet Assignment Problem 172 11.5.1 The Coverage Constraints 172 11.5.2 Resources Constraints 173 11.5.3 The Through-flights Constraints 173 11.5.4 The Balance Constraints 174 12 A Walk-through Example of the Basic Fleet Assignment Model 175 12.1 Problem Definition 175 12.2 The Objective Function 178 12.3 The Constraints 178 12.4 Interconnection Nodes 183 13 Application of the Basic Fleet Assignment Model 193 13.1 Introduction 193 13.2 Problem Input 193 13.3 Setting the Problem in Excel Solver 203 13.4 Solution Interpretation 208 13.5 Resources Constraints 210 13.6 Additional Constraints 213
• Section 4 215 14 The Schedule Adjustment Problem 217 14.1 Introduction 217 14.2 Schedule Adjustment Decisions 218 14.3 Problem Formulation 219 15 Examples on the Schedule Adjustment Problem 221 15.1 Flight Deletion 221 15.2 Flight Addition 228 15.3 Flight Departure Time 235
• Section 5 243 16 Itinerary-based Fleet Assignment Model (IFAM) 245 16.1 Introduction 245 16.2 Spill Cost Estimates and Network Effect 246 16.3 Demand Recapture 248 16.4 The Flight-Itinerary Interaction 251 16.5 The Itinerary-based Fleet Assignment Problem 254 17 Example on IFAM 255 17.1 Problem Definition 255 17.2 The Constraints of the IFAM Example 258 17.3 The Objective Function 259 17.4 Problem Solution 270 18 Comparing FAM and IFAM 279 18.1 Problem Definition 279 18.2 Problem Solution 285
• Section 6 289 19 Integrated Schedule Design with the Itinerary-based Fleet Assignment Model (ISD-IFAM) 291 19.1 Introduction 291 19.2 Example of Demand and Supply Interactions 292 19.3 Aspects of Demand-Supply Interactions: Demand Correction Factors 293 19.4 The Schedule Design and Adjustment Problem 298 19.4.1 The Objective Function of ISD-IFAM 298 19.4.2 The Constraints of the ISD-IFAM 298 20 Example on ISD-IFAM 301 20.1 Problem Definition 301 20.2 The Constraints of the Problem 304 20.3 The Objective Function 305 20.4 Problem Solving 324 20.5 Solution Interpretation 327 20.6 Changing the Operations Cost 331
• Section 7 345 21 Schedule Robustness 347 21.1 Introduction 347 21.2 Less-prone-to-disruptions Schedules: The Concept of Adding Slack Times 348 21.2.1 Slack in Flight Block Time 348 21.2.2 Slack Time of a Connecting Resource 349 21.2.3 Slack Time of an Inbound Flight 351 21.3 Recoverable Flight Schedules 353 21.3.1 Background 353 21.3.2 Station Purity 355 21.3.3 Short Cancellation Cycles 356 21.3.4 Maximizing Swapping Possibility 357 21.3.5 Allocating Standby and Reserve Crew 358 References 359 Index 369.
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A concise resource to the best practices and problem-solving ideas for understanding the airline network planning and scheduling process Airline Network Planning and Scheduling offers a comprehensive resource that is filled with the industry's best practices that can help to inform decision-modeling and the problem-solving process. Written by two industry experts, the book is designed to be an accessible guide that contains information for addressing complex challenges, problems, and approaches that arise on the job. The chapters begin by addressing the complex topics at a broad, conceptual level before moving on to more detailed modeling in later chapters. This approach follows the standard airline planning process and reflects the duties of the day-to-day job of network/schedule planners. To help gain a practical understanding of the information presented, each chapter includes exercises and data based on real-world case studies. In addition, throughout the book there are graphs and illustrations as well as, information on the most recent advances in airline network and planning research. This important resource: - Takes a practical approach when detailing airline network planning and scheduling practices as opposed to a theoretical perspective - Puts the focus on the complexity and main challenges as well as current practices and approaches to problem-solving and decision-making - Presents the information in a logical sequence that begins with broad, conceptual topics and gradually delves into more advanced topics that address modeling - Contains international standard airline planning processes, the day-to-day responsibilities of the job, and outlines the steps taken when building an airline network and schedule - Includes numerous case studies, exercises, graphs, and illustrations throughout Written for professionals and academics, Airline Network Planning and Scheduling offers a resource for understanding best practices and models as well as the challenges involved with network planning and scheduling.
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• List of Figures xi
• List of Tables xxv
• Preface xxvii
• Section 1 1
• 1 Brands of Airlines 3
• 1.1 Schedule Availability 3
• 1.1.1 Charter Airlines 3
• 1.1.2 Scheduled Airlines 4
• 1.2 Size and Domain of Service 4
• 1.2.1 Major Airlines 4
• 1.2.2 National Airlines 4
• 1.2.3 Regional Airlines 5
• 1.3 Business Model 5
• 1.3.1 Legacy Airlines (or Mainline) 5
• 1.3.2 Low?cost Airlines 6
• 1.3.3 Ultralow?cost Airlines 6
• 1.4 Ownership 7
• 1.4.1 Public or State Ownership 7
• 1.4.2 Private Ownership 7
• 1.5 Network Structure 8
• 1.5.1 Hub and Spoke 8
• 1.5.2 Point?to?Point 8
• 1.5.3 Hybrid 8
• 1.6 Transport Service Type 8
• 1.6.1 Cargo Airlines 8
• 1.6.2 Passenger and Cargo Airlines 9
• 1.7 Network Coverage 9
• 1.7.1 Domestic 9
• 1.7.2 International 9
• 2 Airline Network Structure 11
• 2.1 Introduction 11
• 2.2 Time Bank 14
• 2.3 Advantages of the Hub?and?spoke Network 23
• 2.3.1 Better Network Coverage 23
• 2.3.2 Mixed Portfolio of Passenger Demand 24
• 2.3.3 Dominance at the Hub 26
• 2.3.4 Economy of Scale Operations at the Hub 27
• 2.4 Limitations of the Hub?and?spoke Network 27
• 2.4.1 Congestion at the Hub 27
• 2.4.2 Schedule Vulnerability to Disruption at the Hub 28
• 2.4.3 Extended Ground Time for Resources 28
• 3 Airline Schedule Planning Decisions 31
• 3.1 Definitions 31
• 3.1.1 Demand Forecasting and Competition Analysis 31
• 3.1.2 Served Markets 32
• 3.1.3 Flight Frequency 32
• 3.1.4 Flight Departure/Arrival Time 32
• 3.1.5 Fleet Assignment 33
• 3.1.6 Aircraft Schedule 34
• 3.1.7 Crew Schedule 35
• 3.1.8 Gate Assignment 35
• 3.1.9 Other Resources 36
• 3.2 Relationships Among Scheduling Decisions 36
• 3.2.1 Flight Frequency and Fleet Assignment 37
• 3.2.2 Departure Time and City?pairs 38
• 3.2.3 Departure Time and Demand 38
• 3.2.4 Fleet Assignment and Flight Arrival Time 39
• 3.2.5 Fleet Assignment and Flight Departure Time 40
• 3.2.6 Flight Departure Time, Arrival Time, and Block Time 40
• 3.2.7 Flight Departure Time and Aircraft Rotation 42
• 3.2.8 Flight Schedule and Fleet Assignment Balance 42
• 3.2.9 Maintenance Rotations and Fleet Assignment 42
• 3.2.10 Seat Capacity/Frequency and Demand 44
• 3.2.11 Feet Assignment and Flight Demand 46
• 3.2.12 Frequency and Departure Time 46
• 3.2.13 Departure/Arrival Time and Gate Availability 48
• 3.2.14 Departure Time and Crew Schedule 49
• 4 Measures of Performance 51
• 4.1 Operating Cost 51
• 4.2 Revenue or Income 52
• 4.3 Net Income (Net Profit) and Operating Profit 53
• 4.4 Flights 53
• 4.5 Available Seat Miles 55
• 4.6 Cost per Available Seat Miles (CASM) 56
• 4.7 CASM? EX or CASM?EX Fuel 57
• 4.8 Passengers 58
• 4.9 Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM) 60
• 4.10 Total Revenue per Available Seat Mile (TRASM or Simply RASM) 61
• 4.11 Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile (PRASM) 61
• 4.12 Passenger Yield 62
• 4.13 Average Load Factor (LF) 62
• 4.14 Block Hours 66
• 4.15 Aircraft Utilization 66
• 4.16 Stage Length 66
• 4.17 On?time Performance Measures 67
• 4.18 Aircraft Life Cycle 67
• 4.19 Aircraft Number and Diversification 68
• 5 Freedoms of Air Service 75
• 6 Slot Availability 81
• 6.1 Level 1 Airports 82
• 6.2 Level 2 Airports 82
• 6.3 Level 3 Airports 84
• Section 2 91
• 7 Feasibility of a New Route 93
• 7.1 Business Plan 94
• 7.1.1 Proposed Property 94
• 7.1.2 Identifying Demand Feeders 94
• 7.1.3 Identifying the Size of the Demand Feeders 95
• 7.1.4 Analyzing Competition 96
• 7.1.5 Estimating Market Share 96
• 7.1.6 Estimating Total Demand and Unconstrained Market Share 101
• 7.2 Application of Feasibility Study on a New Airline Route 102
• 7.2.1 The Proposed Route 103
• 7.2.2 Identifying Demand Feeders 103
• 7.2.3 Identifying the Size of the Demand Feeding Markets 104
• 7.2.4 Analyzing Competition 105
• 7.2.5 Estimating Market Share 106
• 7.2.6 Estimating Total Flight Demand (Unconstrained Demand) 110
• 8 Market Share Models 113
• 8.1 What Is a Model? 113
• 8.2 Model and Historical Data 114
• 8.3 Model Development Example 115
• 8.4 Categorical Dependent Variable 119
• 8.5 Introduction to Discrete Choice Models 120
• 8.6 Itinerary Choice Models 123
• 8.7 Applying Itinerary Choice Models: An Example 131
• 9 Profitability Forecasting Models 139
• 9.1 Introduction 139
• 9.2 Model Input 140
• 9.3 Itinerary Builder Module 143
• 9.4 How the Model Works? 143
• 9.5 Load Factor, Market Share, and Market Concentration 144
• 10 Partnership Agreements 149
• 10.1 Introduction 149
• 10.2 Regional Airlines 150
• 10.3 Code?share Agreements 151
• 10.4 Airline Alliances 154
• 10.5 Distribution Channels and Point of Sale 154
• 10.6 Loyalty Programs 156
• 10.7 Corporate Travel 156
• Section 3 159
• 11 Basic Fleet Assignment Model (FAM) 161
• 11.1 Introduction 161
• 11.2 Graphical Representation: Time?staggered Diagram 164
• 11.3 Problem Input 167
• 11.4 Problem Definition and Formulation 170
• 11.5 The Constraints of the Basic Fleet Assignment Problem 172
• 11.5.1 The Coverage Constraints 172
• 11.5.2 Resources Constraints 173
• 11.5.3 The Through?flights Constraints 173
• 11.5.4 The Balance Constraints 174
• 12 A Walk?through Example of the Basic Fleet Assignment Model 175
• 12.1 Problem Definition 175
• 12.2 The Objective Function 178
• 12.3 The Constraints 178
• 12.4 Interconnection Nodes 183
• 13 Application of the Basic Fleet Assignment Model 193
• 13.1 Introduction 193
• 13.2 Problem Input 193
• 13.3 Setting the Problem in Excel Solver 203
• 13.4 Solution Interpretation 208
• 13.5 Resources Constraints 210
• 13.6 Additional Constraints 213
• Section 4 215
• 14 The Schedule Adjustment Problem 217
• 14.1 Introduction 217
• 14.2 Schedule Adjustment Decisions 218
• 14.3 Problem Formulation 219
• 15 Examples on the Schedule Adjustment Problem 221
• 15.1 Flight Deletion 221
• 15.2 Flight Addition 228
• 15.3 Flight Departure Time 235
• Section 5 243
• 16 Itinerary?based Fleet Assignment Model (IFAM) 245
• 16.1 Introduction 245
• 16.2 Spill Cost Estimates and Network Effect 246
• 16.3 Demand Recapture 248
• 16.4 The Flight-Itinerary Interaction 251
• 16.5 The Itinerary?based Fleet Assignment Problem 254
• 17 Example on IFAM 255
• 17.1 Problem Definition 255
• 17.2 The Constraints of the IFAM Example 258
• 17.3 The Objective Function 259
• 17.4 Problem Solution 270
• 18 Comparing FAM and IFAM 279
• 18.1 Problem Definition 279
• 18.2 Problem Solution 285
• Section 6 289
• 19 Integrated Schedule Design with the Itinerary?based Fleet Assignment Model (ISD?IFAM) 291
• 19.1 Introduction 291
• 19.2 Example of Demand and Supply Interactions 292
• 19.3 Aspects of Demand-Supply Interactions: Demand Correction Factors 293
• 19.4 The Schedule Design and Adjustment Problem 298
• 19.4.1 The Objective Function of ISD?IFAM 298
• 19.4.2 The Constraints of the ISD?IFAM 298
• 20 Example on ISD?IFAM 301
• 20.1 Problem Definition 301
• 20.2 The Constraints of the Problem 304
• 20.3 The Objective Function 305
• 20.4 Problem Solving 324
• 20.5 Solution Interpretation 327
• 20.6 Changing the Operations Cost 331
• Section 7 345
• 21 Schedule Robustness 347
• 21.1 Introduction 347
• 21.2 Less?prone?to?disruptions Schedules: The Concept of Adding Slack Times 348
• 21.2.1 Slack in Flight Block Time 348
• 21.2.2 Slack Time of a Connecting Resource 349
• 21.2.3 Slack Time of an Inbound Flight 351
• 21.3 Recoverable Flight Schedules 353
• 21.3.1 Background 353
• 21.3.2 Station Purity 355
• 21.3.3 Short Cancellation Cycles 356
• 21.3.4 Maximizing Swapping Possibility 357
• 21.3.5 Allocating Standby and Reserve Crew 358
• References 359
• Index 369.
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A concise resource to the best practices and problem-solving ideas for understanding the airline network planning and scheduling process Airline Network Planning and Scheduling offers a comprehensive resource that is filled with the industry's best practices that can help to inform decision-modeling and the problem-solving process. Written by two industry experts, the book is designed to be an accessible guide that contains information for addressing complex challenges, problems, and approaches that arise on the job. The chapters begin by addressing the complex topics at a broad, conceptual level before moving on to more detailed modeling in later chapters. This approach follows the standard airline planning process and reflects the duties of the day-to-day job of network/schedule planners. To help gain a practical understanding of the information presented, each chapter includes exercises and data based on real-world case studies. In addition, throughout the book there are graphs and illustrations as well as, information on the most recent advances in airline network and planning research. This important resource: Takes a practical approach when detailing airline network planning and scheduling practices as opposed to a theoretical perspective Puts the focus on the complexity and main challenges as well as current practices and approaches to problem-solving and decision-making Presents the information in a logical sequence that begins with broad, conceptual topics and gradually delves into more advanced topics that address modeling Contains international standard airline planning processes, the day-to-day responsibilities of the job, and outlines the steps taken when building an airline network and schedule Includes numerous case studies, exercises, graphs, and illustrations throughout Written for professionals and academics, Airline Network Planning and Scheduling offers a resource for understanding best practices and models as well as the challenges involved with network planning and scheduling.
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• Contents: Introduction to airline management
• Section I Demand Modeling and Forecasting: Modeling the choice of travel options
• Passenger demand modeling and forecasting. Section II Scheduling of Resources: Fleet assignment
• Aircraft routing
• Crew planning
• Gate assignment
• Baggage handling
• Flight planning and fuel management. Section III Revenue Management: Introduction to revenue management
• Demand forecasting for revenue management
• No-show rate and overbooking
• Seat inventory control for flight-based revenue management systems
• Seat inventory control for network-based revenue management systems
• Ticket distribution
• Sales contracts
• Code-share agreements. Section IV Irregular Operations Management: Ground delay programs and collaborative decision making
• Impact of disruptions on air carrier schedule
• Airline schedule recovery
• Index.
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Modeling Applications in the Airline Industry explains the different functions and tactics performed by airlines during their planning and operation phases. Each function receives a full explanation of the challenges it brings and a solution methodology is presented, supported by numerical illustrative examples wherever possible. The book also highlights the main limitations of current practice and provides a brief description of future work related to each function. The authors have filtered the rich literature of airline management to include only the research that has actually been adopted by the airlines, giving a genuinely accurate representation of real airline management and its continuing development of solution methodologies.
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"Modeling Applications in the Airline Industry" explains the different functions and tactics performed by airlines during their planning and operation phases. Each function receives a full explanation of the challenges it brings and a solution methodology is presented, supported by numerical illustrative examples wherever possible. The book also highlights the main limitations of current practice and provides a brief description of future work related to each function. The authors have filtered the rich literature of airline management to include only the research that has actually been adopted by the airlines, giving a genuinely accurate representation of real airline management and its continuing development of solution methodologies. The book consists of 20 chapters divided into 4 sections: Demand Modeling and Forecasting; Scheduling of Resources; Revenue Management; and, Irregular Operations Management. The book will be a valuable source or a handbook for individuals seeking a career in airline management. Written by experts with significant working experience within the industry, it offers readers insights to the real practice of operations modelling. In particular the book makes accessible the complexities of the key airline functions and explains the interrelation between them.
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A comprehensive introduction to high-speed residential networks, integrating technical, business, and regulartory challenges. High-speed residential networks represent a tremendously diverse subject that embraces high technology, government regulation in the public interest, and entertainment production values. It is the meeting ground for consumer electronics, the Internet, telecommunications, cable television, satellites, politics, and the film industry. Residential broadband emphasizes entertainment, demands ease of use, and stresses scale that is potentially huge in comparison to business networking. Residential Broadband, Second Edition aims to provide a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the topics surrounding high-speed networks to the home. It is written for anyone seeking a broad-based familiarity with the issues of residential broadband (RBB) including product developers, engineers, network designers, business people, professionals in legal and regulatory positions, and industry analysts. Consumers--the people buying and using RBB services--will also find this book to be an interesting peek into what the future holds for them.Readers will learn about the services that are driving the market, the technical issues shaping the evolution, and the network within the home and how it connects to the access network. The author explains the technical concerns, accessibility, the current state, and potential future of cable TV, xDSL, FTTx, wireless access networks, and home networks. *Surveys the various types of access networks: Cable TV, xDSL, FTTx, and wireless *Defines basic technology requirements for implementing residential broadband and assessing the state of readiness *Reviews the business conditions and regulatory practices that affect rollout and viability of residential networks *Discusses the technologies and challenges associated with the in-home network *Describes the new and existing entertainment and data services, and how to evaluate the demand for them *Provides systems issues to be resolved in connecting access networks to home networks.
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• Contents and AbstractsIntroduction: Dreams of Infrastructure chapter abstractThis book tells a cultural history of Japan's first bullet train, the Tokaido Shinkansen, viewing its significance within 1960s Japan in terms of the aesthetic power it exerted as a technologically advanced infrastructural project. Views of the new line were formed in relation to the specific historical contexts of rapid economic and industrial growth, expansion of communications and transportation infrastructure, changes in Japan's international position, revision of views about the wartime past, and a growing culture of grassroots protest.
• 1Invisible Infrastructures of Protest in Kyoto chapter abstractThis chapter considers the bullet train planning process, focusing on two opposing positions in a story of intersecting battles surrounding its route. The Kyoto leadership pressed JNR to change its initial route bypassing the city as part of their effort to create a new metropolitan image by adding a sheen of global modernity to its reputation as a repository of history and tradition. On the other hand, those whose communities were destroyed, families evicted, or businesses ruined by the construction of the tracks through the city challenged JNR's rhetoric of the bullet train as an important project bringing national benefits in order to question the structures of democracy in Japan, joining a broader struggle to gain a greater voice for citizens and bolster the power of the individual against state and corporate forces.
• 2Reconstructing the Tokaido chapter abstractThis chapter considers debates among urban planners, general public discourse, and popular culture featuring the bullet train to explain its function in the social construction of space. Such a perspective highlights the relationship between ideas and infrastructure and sheds light on the dynamics of power over space, including changes not only to physical urban forms but also in the ways that people understood the cities on the line. The bullet train raised issues such as centralization, cultural homogenization versus diversity, and the tension between development and preservation.
• 3Railroad for the Information Society chapter abstractThis chapter situates the bullet train within socioeconomic changes of the 1960s and early 1970s, identified at the time as a transformation from an industrial to an information society. Views of the bullet train in terms of information highlight two questions about the emerging information society: urban planners emphasized the new line's impact on information flows, considering how that could be used as a form of social control, while producers of cultural materials were concerned with the issue of inequality and used the idea of unequal access to information as a form of social critique in semifictional stories about the planning, construction, and early operation of the line. Through such debates and depictions, the new line became a flashpoint that people used to grapple with the problems accompanying ongoing changes and envision a better future.
• 4Nostalgia for Imperial Japan chapter abstractThis chapter brings the former empire into view with a quick glance backward in time in order to understand the place of nostalgia and memory in the story of the bullet train. It examines two rail systems of the 1930s and 1940s not to tell a continuous narrative but rather to build a foundation for understanding the wartime memories inspired by the bullet train. Two symbolically important wartime trains-the South Manchurian Railway Company's Asia Express and the original "bullet train, " a planned (but never realized) express train between Tokyo and Shimonoseki-were the subjects of a 1960s surge of nonfiction reminiscences and fictional stories, which connected the present to a sanitized past. This comparison shows how the promise of high-speed rail was drawn into the construction of public memory of war and empire.
• 5Technology of Cultural Diplomacy chapter abstractThis chapter examines the complicated effect on Japan's international relations of its recognition as a leader in high-speed rail through examination of the government's use of the bullet train as a tool of technology diplomacy. The introduction of the train helped redefine Japan's position within the global community of nations but also contributed to growing concern about the threat of Japanese exports on world markets. International displays of Japanese technology were aimed at improving views of Japan and promoting its industrial exports, especially to the United States, while rail-related technological assistance was deployed in rebuilding diplomatic relations with developing countries. Foreign observers were impressed by the train, but its use in diplomacy sometimes inadvertently reinforced old stereotypes.
• Conclusion: Bullet Train Dreams in the Twenty-First Century chapter abstractThis conclusion views retrospective treatments of the original zero-series bullet train as performing a monumentalization of infrastructure, that is, making it represent a certain view of Japanese society of the 1960s in connection with the present day. It also considers more recent echoes of the bullet train dreams treated in each chapter.
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A symbol of the "new Japan" displayed at World's Fairs, depicted in travel posters, and celebrated as the product of a national spirit of innovation, the Tokaido Shinkansen-the first bullet train, dubbed the "dream super-express"-represents the bold aspirations of a nation rebranding itself after military defeat, but also the deep problems caused by the unbridled postwar drive for economic growth. At the dawn of the space age, how could a train become such an important symbol? In Dream Super-Express, Jessamyn Abel contends that understanding the various, often contradictory, images of the bullet train reveals how infrastructure operates beyond its intended use as a means of transportation to perform cultural and sociological functions. The multi-layered dreams surrounding this high-speed railway tell a history not only of nation-building but of resistance and disruption. Though it constituted neither a major technological leap nor a new infrastructural connection, the train enchanted, enthralled, and enraged government officials, media pundits, community activists, novelists, and filmmakers. This history of imaginations around the monumental rail system resists the commonplace story of progress to consider the tug-of-war over the significance of the new line. Is it a vision of the future or a reminder of the past, an object of international admiration or a formidable threat? Does it enable new relationships and identities or reify existing social hierarchies? Tracing the meanings assigned to high-speed rail shows how it prompted a reimagination of identity on the levels of individual, metropolis, and nation in a changing Japan.
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• Contents and AbstractsIntroduction: Dreams of Infrastructure chapter abstractThis book tells a cultural history of Japan's first bullet train, the Tokaido Shinkansen, viewing its significance within 1960s Japan in terms of the aesthetic power it exerted as a technologically advanced infrastructural project. Views of the new line were formed in relation to the specific historical contexts of rapid economic and industrial growth, expansion of communications and transportation infrastructure, changes in Japan's international position, revision of views about the wartime past, and a growing culture of grassroots protest.
• 1Invisible Infrastructures of Protest in Kyoto chapter abstractThis chapter considers the bullet train planning process, focusing on two opposing positions in a story of intersecting battles surrounding its route. The Kyoto leadership pressed JNR to change its initial route bypassing the city as part of their effort to create a new metropolitan image by adding a sheen of global modernity to its reputation as a repository of history and tradition. On the other hand, those whose communities were destroyed, families evicted, or businesses ruined by the construction of the tracks through the city challenged JNR's rhetoric of the bullet train as an important project bringing national benefits in order to question the structures of democracy in Japan, joining a broader struggle to gain a greater voice for citizens and bolster the power of the individual against state and corporate forces.
• 2Reconstructing the Tokaido chapter abstractThis chapter considers debates among urban planners, general public discourse, and popular culture featuring the bullet train to explain its function in the social construction of space. Such a perspective highlights the relationship between ideas and infrastructure and sheds light on the dynamics of power over space, including changes not only to physical urban forms but also in the ways that people understood the cities on the line. The bullet train raised issues such as centralization, cultural homogenization versus diversity, and the tension between development and preservation.
• 3Railroad for the Information Society chapter abstractThis chapter situates the bullet train within socioeconomic changes of the 1960s and early 1970s, identified at the time as a transformation from an industrial to an information society. Views of the bullet train in terms of information highlight two questions about the emerging information society: urban planners emphasized the new line's impact on information flows, considering how that could be used as a form of social control, while producers of cultural materials were concerned with the issue of inequality and used the idea of unequal access to information as a form of social critique in semifictional stories about the planning, construction, and early operation of the line. Through such debates and depictions, the new line became a flashpoint that people used to grapple with the problems accompanying ongoing changes and envision a better future.
• 4Nostalgia for Imperial Japan chapter abstractThis chapter brings the former empire into view with a quick glance backward in time in order to understand the place of nostalgia and memory in the story of the bullet train. It examines two rail systems of the 1930s and 1940s not to tell a continuous narrative but rather to build a foundation for understanding the wartime memories inspired by the bullet train. Two symbolically important wartime trains-the South Manchurian Railway Company's Asia Express and the original "bullet train, " a planned (but never realized) express train between Tokyo and Shimonoseki-were the subjects of a 1960s surge of nonfiction reminiscences and fictional stories, which connected the present to a sanitized past. This comparison shows how the promise of high-speed rail was drawn into the construction of public memory of war and empire.
• 5Technology of Cultural Diplomacy chapter abstractThis chapter examines the complicated effect on Japan's international relations of its recognition as a leader in high-speed rail through examination of the government's use of the bullet train as a tool of technology diplomacy. The introduction of the train helped redefine Japan's position within the global community of nations but also contributed to growing concern about the threat of Japanese exports on world markets. International displays of Japanese technology were aimed at improving views of Japan and promoting its industrial exports, especially to the United States, while rail-related technological assistance was deployed in rebuilding diplomatic relations with developing countries. Foreign observers were impressed by the train, but its use in diplomacy sometimes inadvertently reinforced old stereotypes.
• Conclusion: Bullet Train Dreams in the Twenty-First Century chapter abstractThis conclusion views retrospective treatments of the original zero-series bullet train as performing a monumentalization of infrastructure, that is, making it represent a certain view of Japanese society of the 1960s in connection with the present day. It also considers more recent echoes of the bullet train dreams treated in each chapter.
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A symbol of the "new Japan" displayed at World's Fairs, depicted in travel posters, and celebrated as the product of a national spirit of innovation, the Tokaido Shinkansen-the first bullet train, dubbed the "dream super-express"-represents the bold aspirations of a nation rebranding itself after military defeat, but also the deep problems caused by the unbridled postwar drive for economic growth. At the dawn of the space age, how could a train become such an important symbol? In Dream Super-Express, Jessamyn Abel contends that understanding the various, often contradictory, images of the bullet train reveals how infrastructure operates beyond its intended use as a means of transportation to perform cultural and sociological functions. The multi-layered dreams surrounding this high-speed railway tell a history not only of nation-building but of resistance and disruption. Though it constituted neither a major technological leap nor a new infrastructural connection, the train enchanted, enthralled, and enraged government officials, media pundits, community activists, novelists, and filmmakers. This history of imaginations around the monumental rail system resists the commonplace story of progress to consider the tug-of-war over the significance of the new line. Is it a vision of the future or a reminder of the past, an object of international admiration or a formidable threat? Does it enable new relationships and identities or reify existing social hierarchies? Tracing the meanings assigned to high-speed rail shows how it prompted a reimagination of identity on the levels of individual, metropolis, and nation in a changing Japan.
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