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Fundamentals of Telecommunications
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Roger L. Freeman, Consultant, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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0471 29699 6
March 1999
Hardback
676pp
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Providing an easy-to-understand introduction to the complex technical world of telecommunications, this volume
explains all aspects from bandwidth to data transfer protocol to PSTN, ISDN, PCS and ATM. It guides readers
through a vast array of current topics, presenting an encyclopedic overview of all branches of telecommunications -
telephony, data communications, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, and
cellular/personal communication services.
- Assumes no mathematical or technical knowledge on the part of the reader
- Clearly defines all terms, illustrating them with tangible examples
- Features review questions at the end of each chapter, designed to test understanding and reinforce comprehension
- Includes one hundred figures to highlight the text
- Reviews, in three appendices, the most rudimentary of mathematical and electrical concepts, as well as decibels and their applications
Contents:
- Introductory Concepts
- Signals Convey Intelligence
- Quality of Service and Telecommunication Impairments
- Transmission and Switching: Cornerstones of a Network
- Transmission Aspects of Voice Telephony
- Digital Networks
- Signaling
- Local and Long-Distance Networks
- Concepts in Transmission Transport
- Data Communications
- Enterprise Networks I - Local Area Networks
- Enterprise Networks II - Wide Area Networks
- CCITT Signaling System No. 7
- Image Communications
- Community Antenna Television (Cable Television)
- Cellular and PCS Radio Systems
- Advanced Broadband Digital Transport Formats
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- Appendix A: Review of Fundamentals of Electricity with Telecommunication Application
- Appendix B: Review of Mathematics for Telecommunication Application
- Appendix C:Learning Decibels and their Application
Series: Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing
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