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Summary
Summary
A nontechnical explanations of the principles behind telecommunication transmission, written for computer specialists and for business managers who must deal with telecommunication services, but don't know how they work. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Choice Review
Dayton's book purports to be "a clear text. . .[that is] a telecommunications primer for nontechnical people." In reality, this reviewer found it to be poorly planned, poorly executed, lacking in any clear identity, and totally devoid of any positive pedagogy. Dayton clearly has experience, much of it negative and frustrating, judging from his level of cynicism regarding terminology. At times the book resembles a handbook, and perhaps would have been more effective if it had been structured that way. The author seems capable of reducing technical concepts to simple terms, often using highly nontechnical analogies. What makes his book difficult to read are the topical disconnectedness and lack of flow, and uneven depth of coverage. Dayton starts with an overview of telecommunication, followed by an attempt to reduce circuit analysis to nontechnical terms. He then moves into basic transmission rules, including brief discussions of errors, and goes on to include a wide assortment of topics which, if properly executed, would have represented a major contribution to the literature.-M. S. Roden, California State University, Los Angeles