Fundamentals of TelecommunicationsThe Second Edition of this critically-acclaimed text continues the standard of excellence set in the first edition by providing a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of telecommunication networks without bogging you down in complex technical jargon or math. Although focusing on the basics, the book has been thoroughly updated with the latest advances in the field, including a new chapter on metropolitan area networks (MANs) and new sections on Mobile Fi, ZigBee and ultrawideband. You’ll learn which choices are now available to an organization, how to evaluate them and how to develop strategies that achieve the best balance among cost, security and performance factors for voice, data, and image communication.
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Contents
Chapter 2 Signals Convey Intelligence | 19 |
Chapter 3 Quality of Service and Telecommunication Impairments | 41 |
Chapter 4 Transmission and Switching Cornerstones of a Network | 55 |
Chapter 5 Transmission Aspects of Voice Telephony | 89 |
Chapter 6 Digital Networks | 107 |
Chapter 7 Signaling | 149 |
Chapter 8 Local and LongDistance Networks | 169 |
Chapter 9 Concepts in Transmission Transport | 195 |
Chapter 15 VoiceOver Packets in a Packet Network | 387 |
Chapter 16 Television Transmission | 403 |
Chapter 17 Community Antenna Television Cable Television | 431 |
Chapter 18 Cellular and PCS Radio Systems | 457 |
Chapter 19 Advanced Broadband Digital Transport Formats | 489 |
Chapter 20 Asynchronous Transfer Mode | 511 |
Chapter 21 Network Management | 539 |
Appendix A Review of Fundamentals of Electricity with Telecommunication Applications | 575 |
Chapter 10 Data Communications | 251 |
Chapter 11 Enterprise Networks I Local Area Networks | 291 |
Chapter 12 Enterprise Networks II Wide Area Networks | 315 |
Chapter 13 Metropolitan Area Networks | 341 |
Chapter 14 CCITT Signaling System No 7 | 361 |
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Common terms and phrases
amplifier analog antenna bandwidth baseband basic binary bit rate bit stream called subscriber carrier CATV CCITT CCITT Rec cell cell site circuit coaxial cable communication congestion connection data link dBrnC decibels defined delay device digital network electrical error example exchange fiber fiber-optic field frame relay frequency function grade of service header IEEE illustrated in Figure input interface ISDN ITU-T Rec kbps layer loss Mbps microwave modulation multiplex network management node noise octets operation output packet path payload phase protocol provides PSTN radio receiver routing satellite Section segment sequence number shown in Figure signal unit signaling link slot SNMP SONET standard station subscriber loop switch synchronization TDMA telecommunication telephone terminal thermal noise traffic transmission transmitted trunk typical virtual channel voice channel voltage VSAT