Telecommunications and data communications handbook

This book will provide a comprehensive survey of telecommunications technologies and services, at a reasonable level of technical depth, and in the author's unique plain-English, commonsense style. Recent developments in technology to be explored will include:.:.; Power Line Carrier (PLC).; Bro...

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Main Authors: Horak, Ray
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470399224
Summary: This book will provide a comprehensive survey of telecommunications technologies and services, at a reasonable level of technical depth, and in the author's unique plain-English, commonsense style. Recent developments in technology to be explored will include:.:.; Power Line Carrier (PLC).; Broad over Power Line (BPL).; Passive Optical Network (PON).; 802.11g.; Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO).; 802.16 & WiMAX. This work will expand on the discussion of a number of other technology topics that have become subjects of greater interest in the last three or four years since the publication
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxxviii, 791 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470399224 (electronic bk.)
0470399228 (electronic bk.)
9780470127223 (electronic bk.)
0470127228 (electronic bk.)
9780470127247
0470127244
1281094110
9781281094117
Index Number: TK5101
CLC: TN911-62
Contents: Fundamentals of the technology : concepts and definitions -- Fundamentals of transmission systems : technologies and applications -- Voice communications systems : KTS, PBX, Centrex, and ACD -- Messaging systems -- Public switched telephone network -- Fundamentals of data communications -- Conventional digital and data networks -- Local area networks: connectivity and internetworking -- Broadband network infrastructure -- Broadband network services -- Wireless networking: emphasis on mobility -- Video and multimedia networking -- The Internet and World Wide Web -- Network convergence -- Regu