Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook - Hardcover

Horak, Ray

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470396075 ISBN 13: 9780470396070

Verlag: Wiley, 2008

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For an accessible and comprehensive survey of telecommunications and data communications technologies and services, consult the Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, which includes information on origins, evolution and meaningful contemporary applications. Find discussions of technologies set in context, with details on fiber optics, cellular radio, digital carrier systems, TCP/IP, and the Internet. Explore topics like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); 802.16 & WiMAX; Passive Optical Network (PON); 802.11g & Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) in this easily accessible guide without the burden of technical jargon.

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Ray Horak held management and executive management positions with Southwestern Bell, Continental Telephone Company (CONTEL), and Communications Group Inc. An independent consultant and popular speaker, trainer, author, columnist, and writer, he is the author of the bestselling Communications Systems and Networks, published most recently by Wiley and now in its third edition. Mr. Horak teaches seminars around the world on a variety of telecommunications subjects. He also has considerable experience as a consulting technical expert and expert witness in litigation involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters.

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A practical, accessible survey of telecommunications and data communications services and technologies

Finally, there is a commonsense guide to telecommunications and data communications that non-engineers can understand. Popular author Ray Horak provides comprehensive, up-to-date information in plain English, instead of confusing technotalk. Recent developments covered include:

• 802.16 and WiMAX

• Passive Optical Network (PON)

• 802.11g/n

• Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)

• Broadband over Power Line (BPL)

• Instant Messaging

• ZigBee

In addition, Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook expands on topics of increasing interest, including:

• Fiber Optics

• Storage Area Networks (SANs)

• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

• CATV Networks

• Wireless, including Bluetooth

• Cellular, including 2.5G and 3G, photos, video, and ring tones and ring-back tones

• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), including IP PBX and IP Centrex

• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) vs. H.323

Complete with a discussion of the current regulatory and business environments, including divestiture and revestiture as well as mergers and acquisitions, this is the ideal reference for non-engineering professionals in the end-user, carrier, content or service provider, manufacturing, regulatory, or financial communities.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0470396075
• ISBN 13: 9780470396070
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 832
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