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Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering Tarmo Anttalainen

Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering By Tarmo Anttalainen

Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering by Tarmo Anttalainen


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An introduction to telecommunications network engineering, including voice, data and mobile cellular systems. It takes a non-technical approach to explain the variety of technologies and services available.

Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering Summary

Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering by Tarmo Anttalainen

An introduction to telecommunications network engineering, including voice, data and mobile cellular systems. It takes a non-technical approach to explain the variety of technologies and services available. It covers digital transmission systems; differences between switching techniques; modern technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet Voice over IP and high speed switching; and structure and operation of a digital cellular system.

About Tarmo Anttalainen

Tarmo Anttalainen is a principal lecturer at Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology in Finland, specializing in data communications, public telecommunications networks, and cellular networks. He holds an M.S. in telecommunications from Helsinki University of Technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Telecommunications - What Is Telecommunications? Significance of Telecommunications. Historical Perspective. Standardization. Standards Organizations. Development of Telecommunication Business. Overview of the Telecommunications Network - Basic Telecommunications Network. Operation of a Conventional Telephone. Signaling to the Exchange from the Telephone. Local Loop and 2W/4W Circuits. Telephone Numbering. Switching and Signaling. The Local Access Network. The Trunk Network. The International Network. Telecommunications Networks. Network Management. Traffic Engineering. Signals Carried over the Network - Types of Information and Their Requirements. Simplex, Half Duplex, and Full Duplex Communication. Frequency and Bandwidth. Analog and Digital Signals and Systems. Analog Signals over Digital Networks. Pulse Code Modulation (PCM). Other Speech Coding Methods. Power Levels of Signals and Decibels. Transmission - The Basic Concept of a Transmission System. Radio Transmission. Maximum Data Rate of a Transmission Channel. Coding. Regeneration. Multiplexing. Transmission Media. Transmission Equipment in the Network. High Capacity Transmission over Copper Cable Pairs. Mobile Communications - Cellular Radio Principles. Structure of a Cellular Network. Operation Principle of a Cellular Network. Mobile Communications Systems. Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM, and PCS-1900. Operation of the GSM/PCS-1900 Network. Data Communications - Principles of Data Communications. Data Communication Protocols. Voice Band Modems. Baseband Modems and Leased Lines. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Local Area Network (LAN). Circuit and Packet Switching. Internet and TCP/IP. Fast Packet Switching and ATM. IP Switching. Future Developments in Telecommunications - Introduction. Optical Fiber Systems. Mobile Communications. Local Access Networks. Wireless Local Loop (WLL). Interactive Digital Services. Internet and Intranet. Computer Telephone Integration (CTI). Voice Over IP (VOIP). Broadband-ISDN and ATM. Digital Broadcasting Systems. Summary.

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GOR013406723
9780890069844
0890069840
Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering by Tarmo Anttalainen
Used - Like New
Hardback
Artech House Publishers
1998-10-31
324
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