
Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems - An Entry-Level Guide 3e
JG Nellist(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2005
Software
Other digital
284 pages
978-0-471-72285-4 (ISBN)
Description
The up-to-date edition of the bestselling guide to the basics of telecommunications and digital technology, "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; and, 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.
"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.
Reviews / Votes
"...provides a non--technical overview of contemporary telecommunications systems." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-72285-4 (9780471722854)
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E-Book
03/2004
3rd Edition
Wiley-IEEE Press
€80.99
Available for download
Person
JOHN G. NELLIST led the development and implementation of fiber optic technology into the British Columbia telephone network as General Transmission Engineering Manager at Telus (formerly BC Telecom). He was appointed overall coordinator for the first field trial of a fiber optic transmission system in 1978 and presented one of the first papers on an operating fiber optic system in 1979 at the International Fiber Optic Conference. With more than forty years of telecommunications experience, John Nellist has published and presented numerous technical papers and articles on the subject. Currently a consultant at Sarita Enterprises, Ltd., Nellist has also coauthored two books with Elliott M. Gilbert, Telecommunications Wiring for Commercial Buildings and Understanding Modern Telecommunications and the Information Superhighway.
Content
Introduction. The Evolution of Telecommunications. Analog Transmission. Digital Transmission. Basic Multiplexing Techniques. Switching Hierarchy. North American Digital Hierarchies. Transmission. The Local Subscriber Loop. Microwave Radio. Satellite Communications. Switching Systems. Private Branch Exchange. Traffic Considerations. Video Transmission. Wireless. The Computer. The Internet. Lightwave Systems. Telecommunications Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Answers to Review Questions. About the Author.