TY - BOOK AU - Freeman,Roger L. TI - Fundamentals of telecommunications T2 - Wiley series in telecommunications and signal processing SN - 0471709611 AV - TK5101 .F6595 2005 U1 - 621.382 22 PY - 2005///] CY - [United States], Hoboken, N.J. PB - IEEE Press, Wiley-Interscience KW - Telecommunication N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introductory concepts -- Signals convey intelligence -- Quality of service and telecommunication impairments -- Transmission and switching: cornerstones of a network -- Transmission aspects of voice telephony -- Digital networks -- Signaling -- Local and long-distance networks -- Concepts in transmission transport -- Data communications -- Enterprise networks I: local area networks -- Enterprise networks II: wide area networks -- Metropolitan area networks -- CCITT Signaling System No. 7 -- Voice-over packets in a packet network -- Television transmission -- Community antenna television (Cable television) -- Cellular and PCS radio systems -- Advanced broadband digital transport formats -- Asynchronous transfer mode -- Network management -- Appendix A: Review of fundamentals of electricity with telecommunication applications -- Appendix B: A review of mathematics for telecommunication applications -- Appendix C: Learning decibels and their applications -- Appendix D: Acronyms and abbreviations N2 - Roger Freeman provides readers worldwide with the knowledge and skills required for successful implementation and support of today's telecommunications networks, which have the ability to transport voice, data and image traffic to any location in the world UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004053001-b.html ER -