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Summary
Summary
The field of telecommunications is a rapidly growing one, with the bulk of the industry predicated on the telephone or PSTN (Public Switched Telecommunica-tion Network). The primary goal of Telecommunication System Engineering, Third Edition is to describe the development of the PSTN, the rationale behind its structure, and how dramatically it is evolving.
Telecommunication System Engineering, Third Edition presents a technical overview of telecommunication networks from a system viewpoint, with the aim of showing how one discipline can interact with another to reach a desired goal. As in previous editions, the author covers all the concepts necessary for a complete understanding of the design of practical telecommunication networks, whether they are meant to carry voice, data, facsimile, telemetry, video, or any combination of these. Both local and long distance (toll) switching and transmission are covered, all in great detail, and two entire chapters are devoted to the subject of signaling.
For the Third Edition, the author has amended and reorganized his material to include the latest technology in the industry. For example, Chapter 6 has added material on new traffic routing techniques in the national network, and network design and configurations from a Bellcore perspective, while Chapter 7 features new material on line-of-sight microwave systems and satellite communications. Chapter 8 covers the latest developments in digital loop carrier, SONET and SDH, and delta modulation, and Chapter 11 offers new information on TCP/IP and related protocols, as well as IBM system network architecture (SNA).
Two entire chapters have been added on emerging broadband-data technologies and the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). In addition, chapters have also been added on cellular/mobile radio and PCN/PCS and network management techniques.
As in previous editions, the author approaches the information covered in a systematic and interactive way. Each chapter builds logically on the previous one, and the various disciplines are tied together with an eye toward combining them in the design of efficient and cost-effective telecommunication networks.
Telecommunication System Engineering, Third Edition remains an ideal reference source for telecommunications managers, technicians, and other practicing professionals as well as advanced students in telecommunications.
Many changes have taken place in the field of telecommunications since the Second Edition of the popular and successful Telecommunication System Engineering was published in 1989. The Third Edition marks a major and groundbreaking revision of what is already a widely used and highly acclaimed text.
As in previous editions, the author presents intertwining disciplines in a systematic and interactive way. To reflect recent developments in the field, the author has added chapters on such vital topics as cellular radio, asynchronous transfer mode, broadband technologies, and network management.
Contents of the Third Edition include:
* Some Basics in Conventional Telephony
* Local Networks
* Conventional Analog Switching in Telephony
* Signaling for Analog Telephone Networks
* Introduction to Transmission for Telephony
* Long-Distance Networks
* The Design of Long-Distance Links
* Digital Transmission Systems
* Digital Switching and Networks
* Introduction to Data Communications
* Data Networks and Their Operation
* Local Area Networks
* Integrated Services Digital Networks
* Emerging Broadband Data Technologies
* The Asynchronous Transfer Mode and Broadband ISDN
* CCITT Signaling System No. 7
* Cellular/Mobile Radio and PCN/PCS
* Network Management
Author Notes
Born in New York City, Roger Freeman is a widely known telecommunications engineer, educator, and author of several handbooks and manuals for students and telecommunications engineers. From 1948 until 1951, Freeman attended Northeastern University. He dropped out to work as a radio officer with the Military Sea Transportation Service and was stationed in Brooklyn, New York (1952-59). In 1959 he went to work as an engineer for Bendix Radio in Spain, where he remained until 1962. He spent the next 16 years as a research engineer and technical director for International Telephone and Telegraph Communications Systems (ITT). While working for ITT, Freeman earned a B.A. (1966) and an M.A. (1973) in electrical engineering from New York University. Since 1978 he has been senior principal engineer and program manager of the equipment division at the Raytheon Company of Sudbury, Massachusetts, as well as faculty member of Northeastern University.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This highly useful and significantly updated reference (1st ed., 1980; 2nd ed., 1989) contains almost a thousand pages spanning the broad field of telecommunications (including both voice and data transmission). The 18 well-organized chapters contain material ranging from very basic analog telephone theory to broadband data transmission techniques, including the important area of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). A chapter is devoted to long-distance links, with discussion of microwave, satellite, and fiber-optics communication systems; another presents an overview of local area networks. Many contemporary systems are discussed, including SONET, TCP/IP transmission protocols, and SNA. The author's extensive experience is clearly evident in the intuitive discussions throughout the book, which are highly descriptive, with a noticeable lack of "heavy" mathematics and very few equations. This book is literally loaded with practical details, standards, and practical information, and is a "must" for anyone involved in the practical aspects of the telecommunications industry. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. M. S. Roden California State University, Los Angeles
Table of Contents
| Partial table of contents |
| Some Basics in Conventional Telephony |
| Conventional Analog Switching in Telephony |
| Signaling for Analog Telephone Networks |
| Long-Distance Networks |
| The Design of Long-Distance Links |
| Digital Transmission Systems |
| Digital Switching and Networks |
| Introduction to Data Communications |
| Data Networks and Their Operation |
| Local Area Networks |
| Integrated Services Digital Networks |
| Emerging Broadband Data Technologies |
| CCITT Signaling System No. 7 |
| Cellular/Mobile Radio and PCN/PCS |
| Network Management |
| lIndex |
