Fund Telecommunications 2e

"...provides an introductory overview of all branches of telecommunications, including telephony, data communication, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, & cellular/personal communication services."

This book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the complex technical world of telecommunications. From bandwidth to data transfer protocol to PSTN, ISDN, PCS, or ATM-widely respected telecommunications expert and author Roger L. Freeman explains it all. He walks the reader through a vast array of current topics, providing an encyclopedic overview of all branches of telecommunications-telephony, data communications, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, and cellular/personal communication services (PCS). Written for the layperson as well as newcomers to the field, this primer:

• Assumes no mathematical or technical know-how on the part of the reader
• Introduces all topics from the ground up
• Clearly defines all terms, illustrating them with tangible examples
• Features review questions at the end of each chapter, designed to test understanding and reinforce
• Includes one hundred figures to highlight the text

Reviews, in three appendices, the most rudimentary of mathematical and electrical concepts, as well as decibels and their applications.

Fundamentals of Telecommunications allows sales, marketing, and management personnel in the telecommunications industry to better understand the various technical and operational issues that come up in the course of their work. It also gives investors and financiers a basic reference to draw upon when dealing with clients in this rapidly evolving market.

Booknews

A text for an entry-level course for high-school graduates who understand algebra, logarithms, and basic electrical principles such as Ohm's law. Appends even these however, for any necessary review. Explains such aspects of the technology as bandwidth, data transfer protocol, PSTN, ISDN, PCS, and ATM. Considers all areas of telecommunications systems, including telephony, data communications, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, and cellular/personal communication services. Defines all terms according to the industry's standard references. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

ROGER L. FREEMAN is founder and Principal of Roger Freeman Associates, independent telecommunications consultants, specializing in system engineering in the United States, Canada, and Hispanic America. In the course of over forty-five years' experience in telecommunications operations, maintenance, and engineering, he has served as principal engineer for advanced system planning at the Raytheon Company, technical manager for ITT Marine Europe, and regional planning expert for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), among other positions. In addition to the previous edition of Fundamentals of Telecommunications, Mr. Freeman has written six other books on the subject of telecommunications engineering: Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering, Third Edition; Fiber-Optic Systems for Telecommunications; Telecommunication System Engineering, Fourth Edition; Radio System Design for Telecommunications, Second Edition; Practical Data Communications, Second Edition; and Telecommunications Transmission Handbook, Fourth Edition, all published by Wiley. A senior life member of the IEEE, Roger Freeman has lectured at numerous professional conferences and published widely in international telecommunication journals.