Synopses & Reviews
This book has been thoroughly revised to keep readers abreast of the latest telecommunications technologies and tools. Significant additions include coverage of:
- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
- Fiber Optic Media
Case studies have also been added to each chapter.
A free Instructor's Manual (ISBN 0-13-060901-3) is available to instructors using this book for a course.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Telecommunications.
2. Telecommunications Legislative History.
3. Telecommunications PSTN Technology (1876-2000).
4. Customer-Provided Equipment: Telephones, Keysystems, PBXS, and Personal Computers.
5. The Medium.
6. Multiplexing.
7. Analog and Digital Signals.
8. Data Communication.
9. ISDN and ADSL.
10. Data Networking Via LANs.
11. Wide Area Networks.
12. Internet Services.
13. Mobile Telephones and Personal Communication Systems.
14. Telecommunications Management.
APPENDICES.
A: Basic Electricity.
B: Electric Circuits.
C: Alternating Current Electricity.
D: Answers to Odd-Numbered Chapter Review Questions.
E: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
F: Summary of 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act.
G: History of Switching and Multiplexing.
Glossary.
Index.