Telecommunications System Reliability Engineering, Theory, and Practice
Published on 25. September 2012
320 pages
978-1-118-42311-0 (ISBN)
Description
Practical tools for analyzing, calculating, and reportingavailability, reliability, and maintainability metrics
Engineers in the telecommunications industry must be able toquantify system reliability and availability metrics for use inservice level agreements, system design decisions, and dailyoperations. Increasing system complexity and software dependencerequire new, more sophisticated tools for system modeling andmetric calculation than those available in the currentliterature.
Telecommunications System Reliability Engineering, Theory,and Practice provides a background in reliability engineeringtheory as well as detailed sections discussing applications tofiber optic networks (earth station and space segment), microwavenetworks (long-haul, cellular backhaul and mobile wireless),satellite networks (teleport and VSAT), power systems (generators,commercial power and battery systems), facilities management, andsoftware/firmware. Programming techniques and examples forsimulation of the approaches presented are discussed throughout thebook.
This powerful resource:
* Acts as a comprehensive reference and textbook for analysis anddesign of highly reliable and available telecommunicationssystems
* Bridges the fields of system reliability theory,telecommunications system engineering, and computerprogramming
* Translates abstract reliability theory concepts into practicaltools and techniques for technical managers, engineers andstudents
* Provides telecommunication engineers with a holisticunderstanding of system reliability theory, telecommunicationssystem engineering, and reliability/risk analysisTelecommunications System Reliability Engineering, Theory, andPractice is a must-have guide for telecommunications engineers orengineering students planning to work in the field oftelecommunications
Telecommunications System Reliability Engineering, Theory,and Practice is a must-have guide for telecommunicationsengineers or engineering students planning to work in the field oftelecommunications.
Reviews / Votes
"For that reason, this book will be very useful forundergraduate students and practitioners who need a goodintroduction to, or a refresher on, the reliability aspects of thenetworks they work with." (Computing Reviews, 14January 2013) "This well-organized book compares and contrasts thereliabilities of corresponding components that make uptoday's major networks as well as the reliability offacilities used to operate them." (Optics &Photonics News, 1 November 2013)More details
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MARK AYERS is manager of RF Engineering at GCI Communications Corp headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. He has a broad range of telecommunications experience in fiber optics, microwave radio, and satellite network design. Mr. Ayers holds a BS degree in mathematics from the University of Alaska Anchorage and an MS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He is a registered Professional Electrical Engineer in the State of Alaska, a senior member in the IEEE, and teaches a variety of courses in the Engineering Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Content
List of Illustrations vii
Preface xiii
About the Author xv
Acronym List xvii
INTRODUCTION 1
1 RELIABILITY THEORY 7
1.1 System Metrics 8
1.2 Statistical Distributions 18
1.3 System Modeling Techniques 25
1.4 Systems with Repair 33
1.5 Markov Chain Models 35
1.6 Practical Markov System Models 41
1.7 Monte Carlo Simulation Models 47
1.8 Repair Period Models 58
1.9 Equipment Sparing 61
2 FIBER-OPTIC NETWORKS 71
2.1 Terrestrial Fiber-Optic Networks 71
2.1 Submarine Fiber-Optic Networks 84
3 MICROWAVE NETWORKS 95
3.1 Long-Haul Microwave Networks 96
3.2 Short-Haul Microwave Networks 117
3.3 Local Area Microwave Networks 124
4 SATELLITE NETWORKS 133
4.1 Propagation 134
4.2 Earth Stations 138
4.3 VSAT Earth Stations 140
4.4 Earth Stations 143
4.5 Spacecraft 156
4.6 Satellite Network Topologies 160
5 MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORKS 171
5.1 Mobile Wireless Equipment 172
5.2 Mobile Wireless Network Systems 182
6 TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES 187
6.1 Power Systems 188
6.2 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems 207
7 SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE 213
7.1 Software Failure Mechanisms 214
7.2 Software Failure Rate Modeling 216
7.3 Reliability and Availability of Systems with Software Components 220
References 227
Index 229
