| NOTAS: | "The telecommunications industry is one of the world's most complex, a labyrinth-like amalgamation of technologies and systems-some compatible, some not-that make possible efficient transmissions of voice and data around the world. Exactly as it would be impossible to build a house without a foundation, so too is it impossible to understand fully the myriad, highly technical technologies that abound in the telecommunications industry. As difficult as understanding how these technologies work is grasping how they work together to make data-centric communications and information exchange possible."
The Basics of Telecommunications provides the foundation from which all future understanding of the industry will come. This handbook covers all major information-industry technologies, including digital subscriber line (DSL), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), synchronous optical network (SONET), signaling system 7 (SS7), the intelligent network, Internet telephony, optical networks, cable modems, and fiber-optic technology. It also covers a wide variety of related topics, including operations support systems (OSSs), personal communications services (PCS), Internet access, cellular communications, and virtual private networks (VPNs). In short, The Basics of Telecommunications offers a concise examination and definition of the key technologies and systems that comprise the backbone of telecommunications worldwide. |
