Networks and Telecommunications: Design and Operation, Second Edition

Description

Telecommunications network design and operation is now widely regarded as an issue of business management as well as electrical engineering. In this updated edition, Martin Clark, a pioneer of this perspective, applies it to the increasingly complex and diverse realm of voice, data and multimedia networks. Written in an accessible style and clearly illustrated throughout, this is a basic, practical and intuitive insight into modern network engineering with sections including: * Technical accounts of modern voice, data and multimedia networks * Coverage of ATM, B-ISDN, SDH, mobile radio and satellite networks, Internet and TCP/IP * Practical aspects of running and setting-up networks * Running a business based on telecommunications A text specifically for readers new to the whole subject of telecommunications, and professional telecommunications managers who need an introduction and reference work on all aspects of technology, operational techniques and regulation.Content: Chapter 1 Information and its Conveyance (pages 1–15): Chapter 2 Introduction to Signal Transmission and the Basic Line Circuit (pages 17–27): Chapter 3 Long?haul Communication (pages 29–41): Chapter 4 Data and the Binary Code System (pages 43–53): Chapter 5 Digital Transmission and Pulse Code Modulation (pages 55–75): Chapter 6 The Principles of Switching (pages 77–107): Chapter 7 Setting Up and Clearing Connections (pages 109–140): Chapter 8 Transmission Systems (pages 141–175): Chapter 9 Data Network Principles and Protocols (pages 177–210): Chapter 10 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) (pages 211–230): Chapter 11 Intelligent Networks and Services (pages 231–248): Chapter 12 Signalling System No. 7 (pages 249–266): Chapter 13 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) (pages 267–280): Chapter 14 Operator Assistance and Manual Services (pages 281–295): Chapter 15 Mobile Telephone Networks (pages 297–317): Chapter 16 Cordless Telephony and Radio in the Local Loop (RILL) (pages 319–328): Chapter 17 Fibre in the Loop (FITL) and Other Access Networks (pages 329–338): Chapter 18 Packet Switching (pages 339–366): Chapter 19 Local Area Networks (LANs) (pages 367–377): Chapter 20 Frame Relay (pages 379–389): Chapter 21 Campus and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) (pages 391–398): Chapter 22 Electronic Mail, Internet and Electronic Message Services (pages 399–411): Chapter 23 The Message Handling System (MHS) (pages 413–424): Chapter 24 Mobile and Radio Data Networks (pages 425–436): Chapter 25 Broadband, Multimedia Networks and the B?ISDN (pages 437–449): Chapter 26 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (pages 451–473): Chapter 27 Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) (pages 475–490): Chapter 28 Network Routing, Interconnection and Interworking (pages 491–511): Chapter 29 Network Numbering and Addressing Plans (pages 513–528): Chapter 30 Teletraffic Theory (pages 529–554): Chapter 31 Traffic Monitoring and Forecasting (pages 555–570): Chapter 32 Network Traffic Control (pages 571–592): Chapter 33 Practical Network Transmission Planning (pages 593–631): Chapter 34 Quality of Service (QOS) and Network Performance (NP) (pages 633–646): Chapter 35 Charging and Accounting for Network Use (pages 647–662): Chapter 36 Maintaining the Network (pages 663–681): Chapter 37 Containing Network Overload (pages 683–694): Chapter 38 Network Economy Measures (pages 695–710): Chapter 39 Network Security Measures (pages 711–721): Chapter 40 Technical Standards for Networks (pages 723–740): Chapter 41 Building, Extending and Replacing Networks (pages 741–762): Chapter 42 Selecting and Procuring Equipment (pages 763–775): Chapter 43 Meeting Business Needs and Creating Competitive Edge (pages 777–792): Chapter 44 Network Regulation and Deregulation (pages 793–813): Chapter 45 Corporate Networks (pages 815–830): Chapter 46 Public Networks and Telecommunications Service Providers (pages 831–838):