Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering
Third Edition (2-volume set)
Roger L. Freeman, Roger Freeman Associates


0471 41718 1 December 2001 Hardback 4000pp



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The most comprehensive and up-to-date telecommunications engineering reference available:
  • "Will complement and enhance ready reference libraries across a wide spectrum of professional disciplines". Commtronic Engineering
  • "Well on its way to becoming the definitive unabridged compendium". Comprehensive Telecom Engineering Reference
  • "Instant access to design information A necessary reference tool". CHOICE
  • "An invaluable source book". Telecommunication Journal (First Edition)
This Third Edition of the Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering presents an updated and revised compilation of tables, figures, nomograms, formulas, statistics, standards, and explanatory text for telecommunications systems engineers and technicians. It serves as a central source of basic information that suits the daily needs of professionals. It eliminates the need for other, more specific references by providing a huge supply of data in one convenient package. The easy-to-use format arranges material into 41 subject areas or chapters that cover every aspect of the design, production, purchase, use, or maintenance of telecommunications systems. The Third Edition of this ultimate resource comes in two print volumes of approximately 2000 pages each.
  • Updated, revised, and expanded to cover all recent advances
  • Unsurpassed coverage in a convenient two-volume set
  • An annually updated electronic edition available separately or packaged with the print edition
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Contents:

  • Telephone Traffic.
  • Signaling.
  • Switching.
  • Numbering, Routing, and Networks.
  • Noise, Modulation, and other Radio System Parameters.
  • Transmission Factors in Telephony.
  • Multiplexing Techniques.
  • SONET and SDH.
  • The Digital Network.
  • Outside Plant-Metallic Pair Systems.
  • Fiber-Optic Transmission.
  • Radio-Frequency Data and Regulatory Information.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation.
  • Radio Noise.
  • High-Frequency (HF) Radio Systems.
  • Line-of-Sight Microwave.
  • Troposperic Scatter and Diffraction.
  • Satellite Communications.
  • Land Mobile Communications: Cellular Radio, Paging, and Personal Communication Services.
  • Meteor Burst Communications.
  • Antennas, Towers, and Passive Repeaters.
  • Transmission Lines and Related Devices.
  • Forward Error Correction.
  • Data Transmission.
  • Enterprise Networks I: Local Area Networks.
  • Enterprise Networks II: Wide Area Networks.
  • Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDNs).
  • Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) and the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
  • The Internet.
  • Facsimile Transmission.
  • Television Transmission.
  • Community Antenna Television (CATV).
  • Office and Industrial Communications.
  • Emergency and Standby Power Systems for Telecommunications.
  • Standard Time and Frequency.
  • Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability.
  • Grounding, Bonding, and Shielding.
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility.
  • Engineering Economy.
  • Unit Conversions.
  • Miscellaneous Data.

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