Ebook: Fundamentals of Telecommunications, Second Edition

The Second Edition of this critically-acclaimed text continues the standard of excellence set in the first edition by providing a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of telecommunication networks without bogging you down in complex technical jargon or math. Although focusing on the basics, the book has been thoroughly updated with the latest advances in the field, including a new chapter on metropolitan area networks (MANs) and new sections on Mobile Fi, ZigBee and ultrawideband. You’ll learn which choices are now available to an organization, how to evaluate them and how to develop strategies that achieve the best balance among cost, security and performance factors for voice, data, and image communication.

An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.Content:
Chapter 1 Introductory Concepts (pages 1–18):
Chapter 2 Signals Convey Intelligence (pages 19–39):
Chapter 3 Quality of Service and Telecommunication Impairments (pages 41–53):
Chapter 4 Transmission and Switching: Cornerstones of a Network (pages 55–87):
Chapter 5 Transmission Aspects of Voice Telephony (pages 89–105):
Chapter 6 Digital Networks (pages 107–147):
Chapter 7 Signaling (pages 149–167):
Chapter 8 Local and Long?Distance Networks (pages 169–194):
Chapter 9 Concepts in Transmission Transport (pages 195–249):
Chapter 10 Data Communications (pages 251–290):
Chapter 11 Enterprise Networks I: Local Area Networks (pages 291–313):
Chapter 12 Enterprise Networks II: Wide Area Networks (pages 315–339):
Chapter 13 Metropolitan Area Networks (pages 341–360):
Chapter 14 CCITT Signaling System No. 7 (pages 361–386):
Chapter 15 Voice?Over Packets in a Packet Network (pages 387–402):
Chapter 16 Television Transmission (pages 403–430):
Chapter 17 Community Antenna Television (Cable Television) (pages 431–456):
Chapter 18 Cellular and PCS Radio Systems (pages 457–487):
Chapter 19 Advanced Broadband Digital Transport Formats (pages 489–509):
Chapter 20 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (pages 511–538):
Chapter 21 Network Management (pages 539–573):