The standard telecom industry reference with more than $2.5 million in revenue, is now fully updated and revised for easy reference
Since the fourth edition of The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications was published in 2000, wireless communications, high-profile mergers, broadband, Ethernet, and more have transformed the telecom industry. In this comprehensively revised and updated fifth edition, veteran telecom authority James Harry Green helps you understand the new concerns regarding wireless networks and security, covers new wiring standards and changes to the National Electric Code, evolving Ethernet and Local Area Network (LAN) standards, the transition toward converged voice and data, and much more.
“Without a doubt, this is the best book ever written on telecom management.” —Teleconnect Library
From the Back Cover
The telecommunications industry is changing at a lightning pace. Cable television providers offer dial tone and Internet access. Packet networks continue to replace circuit-switching networks for voice and data convergence. It seems that, with each new day, a new technology or emerging product creates a dramatically different landscape.
The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications, Fourth Edition, brings the entire spectrum of telecommunications into focus. This new edition of author James Harry Green's indispensable industry reference­­updated to concentrate on the increasingly global aspects of technologies­­provides top-to-bottom explanations of all aspects of telecommunications, plus clarifies the increasing interrelationship between telecom's numerous components. It's all here:
* Voice and data fundamentals
* Pulse code modulation
* Outside plant
* Structured wiring
* Local area network principles
* Circuit-switching concepts
* Packet technoliges
* Fiber optics
* Microwave radio
* Satellite transmission
* Cellular and PCS radio systems
* International Telecommunications Union standards
* Digital cable transmission systems
* PBX
* Centrex
* Automatic call distribution
* Voice processing
* Gigabit Ethernet
* Frame relay
* Internetworking and convergence
* Network management systems
For precision, for reliability, for state-of-the-art technology­­The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications stands alone. It remains the standard reference manual for anyone involved in, or just beginning to learn about, the telecommuncations industry.