Practical Data Communications

Data communication is the movement of encoded data by electronic means. It is the fastest growing segment of the telecommunications industry and is involved in almost every facet of life today. Written by bestselling telecommunications expert Roger Freeman, this updated edition provides a complete overview of data communications and a comprehensive guide to its practical aspects. Both a tutorial and a practical reference for the design and operation of data networks, this is the most comprehensive and detailed book available on data communications.

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A 45-year veteran of telecommunication system design and operation and a prolific writer of technical books about them, Freeman shifts away from the focus of the 1995 first edition to write primarily for information technologists rather than electrical engineers, and emphasizes the software that makes a data circuit work rather than the electrical data signal itself. He discusses generalized data networks and their protocols rather than proprietary systems, and describes the underlying digital network in order to allow readers to take better advantage of services available from the public network. His work provides a tutorial for students or professionals with only a basic understanding of the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

ROGER L. FREEMAN is a veteran of more than forty-five years in telecommunication system design and operation. A senior life member of the IEEE, Mr. Freeman is a frequent lecturer and prolific author with more than fifty articles published in international technical journals. His previous Wiley titles include Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering, Telecommunication Transmission Handbook, Telecommunication System Engineering, Radio System Design for Telecommunications, and Fundamentals of Telecommunications.