Wiley Survival Guide in Global Telecommunications: Signaling Principles, Protocols, and Wireless Systems

A survival guide to global telecommunication technologies
As our world grows ever more complex, no one can expect to be knowledgeable in, let alone master every technology. But as telecommunications technologies permeate nearly every aspect of our lives, gaining a working understanding of their principles and applications has become essential for both professional and personal success. For the undergraduate student preparing for his or her future vocation to the accomplished professional on track for a rapid career move, this book is the "survival guide" to telecommunications–a quick introduction to the most important telecom technologies. Written with accuracy and rigor, this guide avoids any unnecessary background or academic style in order to introduce you directly to the core knowledge and understanding.
Wiley Survival Guide in Global Telecommunications: Signaling Principles, Network Protocols, and Wireless Systems provides in–depth discussions of key areas in telecommunications, including:Signal modulation, coding, transmission, detection, and error correctionTelephony and data networking, from PSTN to packet–switched/LAN protocols and ISDNCore–network transmission protocols (SONET/SDH, ATM, TCP/IP, and Internet suite)Wireless communications (3G/4G mobile, satellite, and WLAN)
Designed to be accessible to a wide range of readers, the book steers you directly into the relevant issues, while elucidating the science and engineering involved without heavy–duty mathematics, allowing you to produce results using your pocket calculator. You can read each chapter in sequence or, if you prefer, jump to topics of interest as you wish. A wealth of easy and practical exercises illustrate the concepts; chapter–end summaries of main keywords and acronyms clarify the technical language; and a selected reference list including Web sites leads you to other helpful sources for fur ther investigation.
Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to survive in the telecom world with this indispensible guide.

Spis treści:
Foreword.
Preface.
Acronyms.
Introduction: The Network Cloud.
Chapter 1. Signal Modulation, Coding, Detection and Processing.
1.1 Waves and Analog Signals.
1.2 Digital Signals and Coding.
1.3 Analog to Digital Voice Conversion.
1.4 Channel Noise.
1.5 Binary Transmission and Detection.
1.6 Error–Correction Coding.
1.7 Channel Information Capacity.
Chapter 2. Telephony and Data Networking.
2.1 Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN) and Services.
2.2 Analog Frequency–Division Multiplexing.
2.3 Plesiosynchronous Multiplexing.
2.4 Packet–Switched Networks.
2.5 Local–Area Networks.
Chapter 3. An Overview of Core–network Transmission Protocols.
3.1 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Protocols.
3.2 Asynchronous Transfer–Mode (ATM) Protocol.
3.3 Transmission Control (TCP) and Internet (IP) Protocols.
Chapter 4. Wireless Communications.
4.1 Basic Physics of Radio–wave Signals.
4.2 Moblie Radio Communications.
4.3 Satellite–based Communications.
4.4 Fixed Wireless Networks.
Solution to Exercises.
Bibliography.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
EMMANUEL DESURVIRE has been involved in optical telecommunications for nearly twenty years, starting with a PhD work on Raman fiber amplifiers at Thomson–CSF in 1983, followed by post–doctoral research at Stanford University. He then joined AT&T Bell Laboratories for five years, where he led the early investigation and development of erbium–doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA). For his pioneering contributions to EDFAs, he received several national and international awards including the 1994 Prize from the International Commission for Optics and the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Me dal in engineering. After a two–year professorship at Columbia University, he joined Alcatel where he conducted research on long–haul soliton transmission and all–optical regeneration, then 40Gbit/s systems development. He also created and directed a corporate program to foster synergies between experts and promote innovation. An IEEE Fellow, he has authored or coauthored more than 200 technical publications, four books, and over thirty patents.

Okładka tylna:
A survival guide to global telecommunication technologies
As our world grows ever more complex, no one can expect to be knowledgeable in, let alone master every technology. But as telecommunications technologies permeate nearly every aspect of our lives, gaining a working understanding of their principles and applications has become essential for both professional and personal success. For the undergraduate student preparing for his or her future vocation to the accomplished professional on track for a rapid career move, this book is the "survival guide" to telecommunications–a quick introduction to the most important telecom technologies. Written with accuracy and rigor, this guide avoids any unnecessary background or academic style in order to introduce you directly to the core knowledge and understanding.
Wiley Survival Guide in Global Telecommunications: Signaling Principles, Network Protocols, and Wireless Systems provides in–depth discussions of key areas in telecommunications, including:Signal modulation, coding, transmission, detection, and error correctionTelephony and data networking, from PSTN to packet–switched/LAN protocols and ISDNCore–network transmission protocols (SONET/SDH, ATM, TCP/IP, and Internet suite)Wireless communications (3G/4G mobile, satellite, and WLAN)
Designed to be accessible to a wide range of readers, the book steers you directly into the relevant is sues, while elucidating the science and engineering involved without heavy–duty mathematics, allowing you to produce results using your pocket calculator. You can read each chapter in sequence or, if you prefer, jump to topics of interest as you wish. A wealth of easy and practical exercises illustrate the concepts; chapter–end summaries of main keywords and acronyms clarify the technical language; and a selected reference list including Web sites leads you to other helpful sources for further investigation.
Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to survive in the telecom world with this indispensible guide.