(Ebook) Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems: An Entry-Level Guide, Third Edition by John G. Nellist(auth.) ISBN 9780471150329, 9780471722854, 0471150320, 0471722855

(Ebook) Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems: An Entry-Level Guide, Third Edition by John G. Nellist(auth.) ISBN 9780471150329, 9780471722854, 0471150320, 0471722855

Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems presents a nontechnical treatment of how voice, video, and multimedia can simultaneously travel over today's evolving telecommunications systems. This updated Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the telecommunications field as well as a detailed introduction to the latest lightwave technology.

The author's examination of recent techniques and developing technologies in telecommunications includes:

• Third-generation cell phones with microbrowser capabilities
• Changes in the global PCS network
• Optical switching and transmission parameters
• Lightwave systems and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
• A new chapter (Chapter 17: The Internet) that examines this multimedia structure and the network economy it has created
• Satellite communications, new transcontinental carriers, lightwave undersea systems, and other advances toward improving global communication

Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems is the perfect introduction for anyone whose work requires a fundamental understanding of current developments in telecommunications, as well as for students or inquiring readers who want an overview of telecommunications and the exciting technology of lightwave communications.Content:
Chapter 1 The Evolution of Telecommunications (pages 3–11):
Chapter 2 Analog Transmission (pages 12–16):
Chapter 3 Digital Transmission (pages 17–20):
Chapter 4 Basic Multiplexing Techniques (pages 21–27):
Chapter 5 Switching Hierarchy (pages 28–33):
Chapter 6 North American Digital Hierarchies (pages 34–37):
Chapter 7 Transmission (pages 38–47):
Chapter 8 The Local Subscriber Loop (pages 48–55):
Chapter 9 Microwave Radio (pages 56–62):
Chapter 10 Satellite Communications (pages 63–77):
Chapter 11 Switching Systems (pages 78–91):
Chapter 12 Private Branch Exchange (pages 92–96):
Chapter 13 Traffic Considerations (pages 97–101):
Chapter 14 Video Transmission (pages 102–108):
Chapter 15 Wireless (pages 109–119):
Chapter 16 The Computer (pages 120–130):
Chapter 17 The Internet (pages 131–144):
Chapter 18 Lightwave Systems (pages 145–227):