Handbook of Communications Systems and Networks
Ray Horak(Author)
Mark a. Miller(Editor)
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-1-55851-485-0 (ISBN)
Description
Aimed at communications professionals in areas such as business, strategic planning, and network management and analysis, this work offers a straightforward explanation of quickly changing, complex technologies, in the context of understanding the emerging systems of the 21st century. The fundamentals of transmission systems, data communications protocols and carrier options are explained, and the development of network convergence, including interactive applications and the Internet, is traced. The book also describes the technology and regulatory concepts underlying the evolution of contemporary voice, data and video networks.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
886 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55851-485-0 (9781558514850)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Fundamentals of the technology - concepts and definitions; voice systems and computer telephone integration; electronic messaging systems - voice processing, facsimile, e-mail; public switched telephone network (PSTN); the OLD voice network; data communications basics; traditional data networking; data network domains - overview; local area networks - connectivity and internetworking; the Internet environment; broadband technologies; wireless networking - voice and data; video and multimedia communications; regulations; network convergence - voice, data and video/entertainment networks.