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020 _z9780471150329
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024 7 _a10.1002/0471722855
_2doi
035 _a(CaBNVSL)mat05238043
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050 4 _aTK5102.7
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082 0 0 _a621.382
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100 1 _aNellist, John G.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aUnderstanding telecommunications and lightwave systems :
_ban entry-level guide /
_cJohn G. Nellist.
250 _a3rd ed.
264 1 _aPiscataway, New Jersey :
_bIEEE Press,
_cc2002.
264 2 _a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :
_bIEEE Xplore,
_c[2005]
300 _a1 PDF (xi, 269 pages) :
_billustrations, maps.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aelectronic
_2isbdmedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aIEEE Press understanding science & technology series ;
_v20
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction. The Evolution of Telecommunications. Analog Transmission. Digital Transmission. Basic Multiplexing Techniques. Switching Hierarchy. North American Digital Hierarchies. Transmission. The Local Subscriber Loop. Microwave Radio. Satellite Communications. Switching Systems. Private Branch Exchange. Traffic Considerations. Video Transmission. Wireless. The Computer. The Internet. Lightwave Systems. Telecommunications Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Answers to Review Questions. About the Author.
506 1 _aRestricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
520 _aThe up-to-date edition of the bestselling guide to the basics of telecommunications and digital technology Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems presents a nontechnical treatment of how voice, video, and multimedia can simultaneously travel over today's evolving telecommunications systems. This updated Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the telecommunications field as well as a detailed introduction to the latest lightwave technology. The author's examination of recent techniques and developing technologies in telecommunications includes: . Third-generation cell phones with microbrowser capabilities. Changes in the global PCS network. Optical switching and transmission parameters. Lightwave systems and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing. A new chapter (Chapter 17: The Internet) that examines this multimedia structure and the network economy it has created. Satellite communications, new transcontinental carriers, lightwave undersea systems, and other advances toward improving global communication Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems is the perfect introduction for anyone whose work requires a fundamental understanding of current developments in telecommunications, as well as for students or inquiring readers who want an overview of telecommunications and the exciting technology of lightwave communications.
530 _aAlso available in print.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web
588 _aDescription based on PDF viewed 12/21/2015.
650 0 _aTelecommunication.
650 0 _aOptical communications.
650 0 _aFiber optics.
653 _aCommunication Technology.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
695 _aBibliographies
695 _aBiographies
695 _aIndexes
695 _aOptical fiber communication
695 _aTelecommunications
695 _aTerminology
710 2 _aJohn Wiley & Sons,
_epublisher.
710 2 _aIEEE Xplore (Online service),
_edistributor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780471150329
830 0 _aIEEE Press understanding science & technology series ;
_v20
856 4 2 _3Abstract with links to resource
_uhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=5238043
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