Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book, which provides a succinct-as-possible glossary of the plethora of terms commonly used in communications, is destined to become an indispensable desk-side reference for engineers and others working in the area. - Curtis Siller, Lucent Technologies
Are you sometimes overwhelmed by the overabundance of jargon encountered in technical books and articles? Hargrave''s Communications Dictionary is a treasure of simplified communications terms, definitions, acronyms, charts, equations, and a wealth of related information amassed over the author''s extensive engineering career. From ATM to Zone Paging, this volume includes over ten thousand definitions of key phrases that readers in industry, government, and academia need to understand.
Many definitions incorporate basic tools for problem solving not found in other publications-such as drawings, graphs, charts, and references to IEEE standards. Real-world examples associated with voice and data
Trade Review"...a good resource for basic to intermediate-level students...as a quick reference for more experienced electronic technicians and engineers." (American Reference Books Annual, Vol. 33)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Symbols.
0—9.
Dictionary from A to Z.
Appendix A: "AT" Fax/Modem Commands.
Modem Commands.
FAX Commands.
Common FAX Commands.
CLASS 1 FAX Commands.
CLASS 2 FAX Commands.
Appendix B: "AT" Fax/Modem S-Registers.
Appendix C: "AT" Fax/Modem Result Messages.
Appendix D: Greek Alphabet.
Appendix E: ITU-T Recommendation Titles.
Appendix F: ITU-R Recommendation Titles.
Appendix G: Internet RFCs.
Appendix H: Record of Access Codes.
Index.
About the Author.
