Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems - An Entry-Level Guide 3e

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.