Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook

Copyright © 2007 Ray Horak

Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook

Author(s): Ray Horak

Published Online: 2 NOV 2006

Print ISBN: 9780470041413

Online ISBN: 9780470127247

DOI: 10.1002/9780470127247

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For an accessible and comprehensive survey of telecommunications and data communications technologies and services, consult the Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, which includes information on origins, evolution and meaningful contemporary applications. Find discussions of technologies set in context, with details on fiber optics, cellular radio, digital carrier systems, TCP/IP, and the Internet. Explore topics like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); 802.16 & WiMAX; Passive Optical Network (PON); 802.11g & Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) in this easily accessible guide without the burden of technical jargon.

Table of contents

    1. You have free access to this content
      Frontmatter (pages i–xxxviii)

    2. Chapter 1

      Fundamentals of the Technology: Concepts and Definitions (pages 1–36)

    3. Chapter 2

      Fundamentals of Transmission Systems: Technologies and Applications (pages 37–100)

    4. Chapter 3

      Voice Communications Systems: KTS, PBX, Centrex, and ACD (pages 101–153)

    5. Chapter 4

      Messaging Systems (pages 154–199)

    6. Chapter 5

      Public Switched Telephone Network (pages 200–246)

    7. Chapter 6

      Fundamentals of Data Communications (pages 247–293)

    8. Chapter 7

      Conventional Digital and Data Networks (pages 294–352)

    9. Chapter 8

      Local Area Networks: Connectivity and Internetworking (pages 353–420)

    10. Chapter 9

      Broadband Network Infrastructure (pages 421–494)

    11. Chapter 10

      Broadband Network Services (pages 495–549)

    12. Chapter 11

      Wireless Networking: Emphasis on Mobility (pages 550–599)

    13. Chapter 12

      Video and Multimedia Networking (pages 600–628)

    14. Chapter 13

      The Internet and World Wide Web (pages 629–696)

    15. Chapter 14

      Network Convergence (pages 697–714)

    16. Chapter 15

      Regulation: Issues and (Some) Answers (pages 715–730)

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      Appendix A: Acronyms, Abbreviations, Contractions, Initialisms, and Symbols (pages 731–754)

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      Appendix B: Standards Organizations and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) (pages 755–762)

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      Index (pages 763–791)

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