Essentials of Modern Telecommunications Systems
Published in May 2004
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-1-58053-491-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, the authors help readers to navigate through the complex world of telecommunications technology, covering fundamentals, current applications and future developments while avoiding complex mathematics and management jargon.
In this book, the authors help readers to navigate through the complex world of telecommunications technology, covering fundamentals, current applications and future developments while avoiding complex mathematics and management jargon.
In this book, the authors help readers to navigate through the complex world of telecommunications technology, covering fundamentals, current applications and future developments while avoiding complex mathematics and management jargon.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Norwood
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Unabridged edition
ISBN-13
978-1-58053-491-8 (9781580534918)
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Essentials of Modern Telecommunications Systems
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Persons
Nihal Kularatna is a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where he is also active in the research and development of power electronics and sensor systems. Formerly the CEO of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies in Sri Lanka, he is an electronics engineer with more than 26 years of experience. He is also the author of four books and numerous papers and reports. Dileeka Dias a senior lecturer in the department of electronic and telecommunication engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Davis.
Content
The Communications Channel and the Communications Network -Introduction. The Concept of a Communications Channel. The Communication Network. ; Essentials of Digital Telephony - Analog versus Digital. Advantages of Digital Techniques. Error Handling. PCM Techniques and Standards. Voice Coding and Compression. Voice over the Internet. Semiconductor Components in Digital Telephony - SLICs, Codecs Etc.; Switching Systems - Evolution of Switching Systems. Essentials of Switching, Signaling, and Control. Architecture of a Digital Exchange. PBX Systems. Key Telephone Systems. Merging of Data and Voice. Semiconductors in Switching Systems. ; Modems for Data Transmission over Telephone Networks - Essentials of Modems. Modem Techniques. Standards. Different Types of Modems. Modem Features and Selection. Modem Chipsets, DSPs, and Microcontrollers.; Cellular Systems - Cellular Access to Telecom Networks. The Cellular Concept. Cellular System Architecture. Cellular System Operation. First Generation Cellular Systems and Standards. Second Generation Cellular Systems and Standards. Evolution to the Third Generation and Beyond. Technology and Architecture of Cellular Telephones. ; Fixed Access Telephony and the Wireless Local Loop - Wireless in the Last Mile. Fixed Wireless Access System Standards and Implementation Examples. Broadband Wireless Access Systems.; The Digital Subscriber Loop - S/N Ratio and the Channel Length. DSL Techniques. DSL Chip Sets. Standards. ; Transmission Techniques - Line Transmission. Transmission Line Behavior. The Bel and the Decibel. Radio Wave Propagation. TDM Systems and Digital Transmission Techniques. Digital Transmission Hierarchies. Network Synchronization, Control, and Management. Implementation and Semiconductor Components in Transmission Systems.; Telecommunication Systems and Testing - Decibel Measurements. Practical High Frequency Measurements. ADSL Measurements. Testing of Digital Hierarchy.; Implementation of a Modern Adaptive Multirate (AMR) Codec for Cellular Systems Using a Multicore DSP.;