Voice and data communications handbook

Once again, Bud Bates brings you the most comprehensive and definitive reference covering the latest in networking and telecommunications technologies. Updated to cover wireless protocols, optical networking, and high-speed broadband services this easy-to-understand resource contains comprehensive coverage of this fast-growing industry. Learn everything from basic concepts to practical implementation techniques--all presented in a straightforward and jargon-free style.

The most complete voice and data communications reference available

Voice and data communications expert Bud Bates once again brings you the most comprehensive and definitive reference covering the latest in networking and telecommunications technologies. Featuring all new material on wireless protocols, optical networking, and high-speed broadband services this easy-to-understand resource contains comprehensive coverage of this fast-growing industry. You'll learn everything from basic concepts to practical implementation techniques on topics ranging from digital signaling and virtual private networks to frame relay and fiber optics. Straightforward and jargon-free, this updated edition is highly useful for anyone wanting to understand the latest advances in telecommunications, and the rapidly evolving field of voice and data communications.

• Work with new wireless technologies including 3G, WAP, and wireless LANs
• Get details on high-speed broadband services including xDSL and CATV
• Transmit data securely through use of VPNs and remote access networks
• Learn about Voice over IP and voice over data services
• Understand methods of computer-to-telephony integration
• Trace the evolution of the T-Carrier and T1 systems
• Discover the advantages of using packet switching technology
• Find out about optical systems--including SONET and Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM)

Topics covered:

• Analog versus digital transmission
• Private Branch Exchanges (PBX)
• OSI model, SNA, TCP/IP
• Full-service intranets
• Ethernet, LANs, and token rings
• Frame relay, ISDN, and ATM
• DSL and xDSL
• PCS and cellular

Contents

• The history of Telecommunications
• Voice Characteristics
• The telephone network
• The telephone set
• Analogue versus digital communications
• Carries
• Lines and trunks
• Traffic engineering calculations
• Equipment : Private branch exchanges
• Key telephone systems
• Voice processing
• Computer-to-Telephony Integration
• Data Communications
• Ti and the T Carrier
• The Open Systems Interconnect Model (OS)
• The Internet
• Remote Access and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Intranet
• Packet Switching Technologies (X.25)
• Local Area Networks (LANs)
• Ethernet
• Token Ring LANs
• Baseband versus Broadband
• Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
• Switched Multimegabit Data Services (SMDS)
• Frame Relay
• Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
• Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
• Cable Modem Systems and Technology
• Signaling System 7 (SS7)
• Local Number Portability (LNP)
• Cellular and Personal Communications Systems
• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
• 3G Wireless
• Light Systems
• SONET and SDH
• Finances for Telecommunications
• Cabling Systems
• Planning the Communications Applications