Telecommunications Pocket Reference

by Russell, Travis

• ISBN13: 9780071351409
• ISBN10: 007135140X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Pull telecom answers out of your pocket! Out in the field, in your office, or in class, Telecommunications Pocket Reference, by Travis Russell, helps you deliver winning telecom decisions for any system. An overview of telecom basics -- transmission, protocols, and networking -- this handy tool designed for easy portability answers virtually any telecom question, from network configurations to voice over the Internet. Uniquely readable, it gives you: * Comparative data on all major telecom technologies and protocols * Coverage of LAN/WANs, including Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI * Answers on TCP/IP, voice over IP, and other Internet technologies * Key facts on ISDN, broadband ISDN, cellular, SONET, ATM, Signaling System #7, and more * Data on fiber optics, switching and bridging, and cellular protocols * Critical information on emerging technologies such as Local Number Portability (LNP) and Number Pooling

Author Biography

Travis Russell is Regional Sales Manager of the Network Switching Division at Tekelec in North Carolina. He has been a field engineer in the telecommunications business for over 20 years, and lectures on basic telecommunications at area colleges and universities, as well as industry seminars. He is the author of Telecommunications Protocols, Signaling System #7, and the co-author of CDPD: Cellular Digital Packet Data Standards and Technology, all published by McGraw-Hill.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Chapter 1. Digital Transmission Fundamentals.

Chapter 2. The Basics of Telecommunications Protocols.

Chapter 3. Computer Telephony Applications.

Chapter 4. LAN/WAN Networks.

Chapter 5. Ethernet.

Chapter 6. Token Ring.

Chapter 7. Fiber Distribution Dta Interface (FDDI).

Chapter 8. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

Chapter 9. Signaling System #7.

Chapter 10. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).

Chapter 11. Frame Relay.

Chapter 12. Cellular Networks.

Chapter 13. Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).

Chapter 14. Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

Appendix.

Index.