(Ebook) The Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition (Advanced & Emerging Communications Technologies) by J.K. Petersen ISBN 084931173X

(Ebook) The Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition (Advanced & Emerging Communications Technologies) by J.K. Petersen ISBN 084931173X

From fundamental physics concepts to the World Wide Web, the Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition describes protocols, computer and telephone devices, basic security concepts, and Internet-related legislation, along with capsule biographies of the pioneering inventors who developed the technologies that changed our world. The new edition offers even more than the acclaimed and bestselling first edition, including:Thousands of new definitions and existing definitions updated and expanded Expanded coverage, from telegraph and radio technologies to modern wireline and mobile telephones, optical technologies, PDAs, and GPS-equipped devicesMore than 100 new charts and illustrationsExpanded appendices with categorized RFC listingsCategorized charts of ITU-T Series Recommendations that facilitate online lookupsHundreds of Web URLs and descriptions for major national and international standards and trade organizationsClear, comprehensive, and current, the Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition is your key to understanding a rapidly evolving field that, perhaps more than any other, shapes the way we live.