From the Back Cover:
The authority on digital telecommunications, updated for the twenty-first century. For engineers and technicians seeking to design and implement high-performance telecommunications systems, this bestselling book has always provided the answers. The second edition equips you for the current and future challenges of your fast-changing field. It delivers state-of-the-art coverage of satellite, fiber optic, cellular, and PCS systems, the Internet, intranets, and much more - with 420 illustrations to further enrich your understanding of complex concepts. This is a reference designed for working professionals. It emphasizes practice rather than theory, so you won't find a lot of derivations, math, or student-level exercises. What you will discover are pragmatic insights into present and emerging tecnological trends...a full overview of the latest international standards...and detailed know-how on every facet of: Digital multiplexing (including PCM, PDH, and SDH/SONET); Signal processing for digital communications; Microwave links; Digital microwave radio systems and measurements; Satellite communications (including INTELSAT, LEOs, and MEOs); Mobile radio communications (including cellular, cordless, and broadband wireless); Fiber optics (including active and passive components, long distance and interexchange links,SONET rings, WDM, AONs); Data transmission and the future network including packet weitching, LANs, WANs, MANs, ISDN, ADSL, ATM, WDM, and the Internet).
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