Telecommunications Essentials, Second Edition: The Complete Global Source (2nd Edition)

ISBN: 0321427610
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2007
Pages: 160

Authors: Lillian Goleniewski, Kitty Wilson Jarrett

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Part I: Communications Fundamentals

Telecommunications Technology Fundamentals

• Telecommunications Technology Fundamentals
• Transmission Lines
• Types of Network Connections
• The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Bandwidth
• Analog and Digital Transmission
• Multiplexing
• Political and Regulatory Forces in Telecommunications

Traditional Transmission Media

• Traditional Transmission Media
• Twisted-Pair
• Coaxial Cable
• Microwave
• Satellite
• Fiber Optics

Establishing Communications Channels

• Establishing Communications Channels
• Establishing Connections: Networking Modes and Switching Modes
• The PSTN Versus the Internet

The PSTN

• The PSTN
• The PSTN Infrastructure
• The Transport Network Infrastructure
• Signaling Systems
• Intelligent Networks
• SS7 and Next-Generation Networks

Part II: Data Networking and the Internet

Data Communications Basics

• Data Communications Basics
• The Evolution of Data Communications
• Data Flow
• The OSI Reference Model and the TCP/IP Reference Model

Local Area Networking

• Local Area Networking
• LAN Basics
• LAN Characteristics
• LAN Interconnection and Internetworking

Wide Area Networking

• Wide Area Networking
• Circuit-Switched Networks
• Packet-Switched Networks

The Internet and IP Infrastructures

• The Internet and IP Infrastructures
• Internet Basics
• Internet Addressing and Address Resolution
• The Organization of the Internet
• IP QoS
• Whats Next on the Internet

Part III: The New Generation of Networks

IP Services

• IP Services
• The Evolution to IP Services
• IPT
• IPTV
• VPNs

Next-Generation Networks

• Next-Generation Networks
• The Broadband Evolution
• Multimedia Networking Requirements
• The Broadband Infrastructure
• Next-Generation Networks and Convergence
• The Next-Generation Network Infrastructure

Optical Networking

• Optical Networking
• Optical Networking Today and Tomorrow
• End-to-End Optical Networking
• The Optical Edge
• The Optical Core: Overlay Versus Peer-to-Peer Networking Models
• The IP+Optical Control Plane
• The Migration to Optical Networking

Broadband Access Alternatives

• Broadband Access Alternatives
• Drivers of Broadband Access
• DSL Technology
• Cable TV Networks
• Fiber Solutions
• Wireless Broadband
• Broadband PLT
• HANs

Part IV: Wireless Communications

Wireless Communications Basics

• Wireless Communications Basics
• A Brief History of Wireless Telecommunications
• Wireless Communications Regulations Issues
• Wireless Impairments
• Antennas
• Wireless Bandwidth
• Wireless Signal Modulation
• Spectrum Utilization

Wireless WANs

• Wireless WANs
• 1G: Analog Transmission
• 2G: Digital Cellular Radio
• 5G: Enhanced Data Services
• 3G: Moving Toward Broadband Wireless
• Beyond 3G
• 4G: Wireless Broadband
• 5G: Intelligent Technologies

WMANs, WLANs, and WPANs

• WPANs

Emerging Wireless Applications

• Emerging Wireless Applications
• The Handset Revolution
• Mobile IP
• The IP Multimedia Subsystem
• Mobile Gaming
• Mobile Video
• Mobile TV
• Mobile Content

Glossary

• Glossary