Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook - Softcover

Horak, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470041412 ISBN 13: 9780470041413

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2007

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I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Ray Horak's book, Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook. The book's 791 pages, divided into 15 chapters, cover everything from legacy technology such as basic telephone switching to leading edge technologies such as DWDM optical networks, 3G wireless networks, and IPTV converged video. I have read other Horak books in the past, but this one is the most comprehensive one that he has done to date. The book appears to be best suited as either a text book for a telecommunications class or a reference book. Using Texas terminology, the book is a mile wide but not very deep. You would be hard pressed to find a topic that was not discussed in the almost 800 pages of the book, but most topics are covered in less than one page. It is an encyclopedic work, not the reference that you would use if you needed a comprehensive understanding of any specific technology. On the other hand, if one of your peers brings up a new technology during the course of a conversation (for example MMS), and you want to know what he or she is talking about to avoid appearing uninformed, this book could prove to be invaluable. In other words, it doesn't paint the whole picture in high resolution, but it provides a lot more than a snapshot. A few of the topics that I found of the most interest included the sections on Broadband over Power Line (BPL), HiperLAN, VDSL, IEEE 802.16 WiMAX and IPTV. There are a few topics that I would like to have seen covered that were not, but this leaves open the opportunity for the next edition. Overall, I found the book to be a well written wealth of knowledge. I plan to use it as the text for my undergraduate course in telecommunications in the spring. -Reviewed by Walt Magnussen, Director of Telecommunications, Texas A&M University (ACUTA: Journal of Communications Technology in Higher Education, Summer 2008) "The book is very well written and accessible to the average reader." (Computing Reviews, May 6, 2008) "Readers wanting to gain insight into the terminology of the field would be advised to consult this outstanding reference book." (American Reference Books Annual, March 2008) "A must-have acquisition for both beginners and practioners...highly recommended." (CHOICE, February 2008)

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If you really need to understand telecommunications, you must own a copy of "Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook" by Ray Horak. A well-researched and comprehensive survey of telecom and datacom technologies and services, from the most basic to the most complex, the book begins with basic concepts and definitions and marches through the full ranges of transmission media and voice, data, and video systems, networks, standards and protocols. The author sets the technologies in context, providing a good level of detail on the origin and evolution of fiber optics, cellular radio, digital carrier systems, TCP/IP, and the Internet, as examples. The emphasis is just right, with plenty of ink devoted to broadband LAN, MAN, and WAN technologies such as 3G, 802.11g/n, ADSL, BPL, CWDM and DWDM, PON, and WiMAX.The author devotes the final chapter to tracking the origins, evolution, and current status of U.S. telecom regulation through key legislative, judicial and agency events. Back matter includes a helpful list of more than 1,000 industry acronyms and initialisms and an excellent and thoroughly complete index, which is the mark of an author with an appreciation for the reader. Ray Horak writes in a unique plain-English, commonsense style that makes the book an easy read for a technology book. Also, he liberally sprinkles his trademarked (or, more correctly, copyrighted) wry sense of humor throughout, so you will find yourself smiling and chuckling from time to time.While "Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook" is written for a reasonably astute academic and professional readership of engineers, analysts, regulators, attorneys, and other telecom professionals, Horak develops each topic in plain English and in such a commonsense and patient manner that the book is equally informative and useful to a student or relative newcomer to telecommunications.Among the many of specific technology topics are included the following: 'T/E/J-Carrier Systems' Fiber Optics; MMF and SMF; CWDM and DWDM; EDFAs and Raman Amplification; Passive Optical Network (PON); SONET/SDH Wireless; 802.11a/b/g/n Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO); 802.1 6 and WiMAX; Bluetooth; ZigBee; Cellular, including 2.5G and 3G; Broadband over Power Line (BPL); E-mail and Instant Messaging (IM); Storage Area Networks (SANs); Digital Subscriber Line (DSL): ADSL, HDSL, SHDSL, SDSL, and VDSL; CATV Networks and Modems; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), including IP PBX and IP Centrex; and, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) vs. H.323.Published by Wiley-Inter science (September 2007) 791 pages, $99.95 ISBN-10: 0470041412 ISBN-13: 978-0470041413 The perfect companion to this book is "Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary", also written by Ray Horak in 2007. It is a comprehensive telecommunications dictionary of more than 4,600 terms critical to understanding voice, data, video, and multimedia communications system and network technologies, applications, and regulation. An instant classic that contains none of the fluff found in competing works, "Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary" is a carefully researched and absolutely reliable source. As such, it is the one and only telecom dictionary you will need.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0470041412
• ISBN 13: 9780470041413
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 792