{"product_id":"wiley-survival-guide-in-global-telecommunications-9780471446088","title":"Wiley Survival Guide in Global Telecommunications","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWiley Survival Guide in Global Telecommunications: Signaling Principles, Protocols, and Wireless Systems\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rapid introduction to the whole field of telecom technologies and will provide a consistent starting point for further study for the diverse set of interested populations, which the author differentiates into the following five categories: the rare telecom generalists, who can conceptually grasp the full picture; the greater number of individuals who are technical contributors, scientists, and engineers who concentrate on top-level applications; the majority of end users and consumers, professionals and private; the population of some underdeveloped countries who rarely or never use any of these technologies.  \u003cp\u003eThe book provides a comprehensive approach to telecom accessible to a broad audience. Each chapter concludes with a summary and exercises with solutions in some cases. Advanced equations requiring math background to appear only in the Appendix, and referen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForword, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface, xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms, xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Network Cloud, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1 Signal Modulation, Coding, Detection and Processing, 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Waves and Analog Signals, 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 Sinusoids and Waveforms, 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 Analog Waveform Modulation, 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3 Frequency-Division Multiplexing with Voice Channels, 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Digital Signals and Coding, 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Binary Number Representation, 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Binary Coding into Waveforms, 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 Multilevel Coding and M-ary Modulation, 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Analog-to-Digital Voice Conversion, 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Pulse-Code Modulation, 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Differential and Adaptative PCM, 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 Other Conversion Techniques, 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Channel Noise, 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Signal Mean and Variance, 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 The Gaussian or Normal Probability Distribution, 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3 Eye Diagram of Binary Signals, 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Binary Transmission and Detection, 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1 Transmission System Elements, 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2 Direct-Detection Binary Receivers, 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3 Coherent Detection, 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.4 System Power Budget, 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.5 In-line Regeneration and Amplification, 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.6 Noise Figure of Active\/Passive Transmission System Elements, 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Error-Correction Coding, 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.1 Linear Block Codes, 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.2 Cyclic Codes, 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.3 Types of Error-Correcting Codes, 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Channel Information Capacity, 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.1 Channel Information and Entropy, 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.2 Coding Efficiency, 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.3 Mutual Information, Equivocation and Channel Capacity, 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.4 Shannon–Hartley Law, 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.5 Bandwidth Efficiency, 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises, 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Vocabulary, 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2 Telephony and Data Networking, 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN) and Services, 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 PSTN Topology, 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Making a Phone Connection, 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 Interoffice Trunking and PSTN Environment, 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.4 Private Branch Exchanges (PBX) and Centrexes, 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.5 Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN), 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Analog Frequency-Division Multiplexing, 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 FDM Hierarchy, 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Plesiosynchronous Multiplexing, 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 T-Span Multiplexing and Framing, 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Plesiosynchronous Digital Hierarchy, 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Packet-Switched Networks, 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model, 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 X.25 and Frame Relay, 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Local Area Networks, 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1 Network Topology and Connectivity, 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2 Ethernet, 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.3 Token Bus and Token Ring, 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.4 Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.5 Switched Multimegabit Digital Service (SMDS), 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises, 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Vocabulary, 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3 An Overview of Core-Network Transmission Protocols, 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Protocols, 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 Limitations of Plesiosynchronous Digital Hierarchy, 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 SDH Framing Structure, 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3 SONET Framing Structure, 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4 STM-N and STS-N Framing, 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.5 SONET\/SDH Network Services, 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Asynchronous Transfer-Mode (ATM) Protocol, 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 ATM Cell Structure, 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Virtual Channels and Virtual Paths, 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 ATM Protocol Reference Model (PRM), 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4 Adaptation Layer (AAL) Service Types, 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.5 ATM Network Connection Types and Service Classes, 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.6 Mapping Protocols Over ATM and the Reverse, 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Transmission Control (TCP) and Internet (IP) Protocols, 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 The TCP\/IP Suite and Application Layers Stack, 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 The Internet and Internet Connectivities, 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 IP Addressing Format, 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Datagram Routing, 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.5 TCP and IP Datagram\/Packet Structures (IPv4\/IPv6), 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.6 IP-Layer Functions, 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.7 Applications Service-Layer Functions, 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.8 E-mail Addressing, 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.9 Web-Site Addressing, 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.10 Mapping IP Over ATM, SDH\/SONET, and WDM, 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.11 The Internet and www Jargon, 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises, 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Vocabulary, 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4 Wireless Communications, 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Basic Physics of Radio-Wave Signals, 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Generation of Electromagnetic Waves, 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Radio Wavebands, 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Types of Antenna, 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4 Radio-Wave Propagation and Reception, 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.5 Multipath Interference, 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.6 Effective Noise Temperature, Noise Figure and CNR, 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Mobile Radio Communications, 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Cellular Telephone Networks, 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Network Grade of Service, 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Early 1G Mobile Systems and Frequency Allocations, 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 From 2.5G Towards 3G Mobile Systems, 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.6 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), and cdma2000, 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.6 3G Services and Beyond 3G, 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.7 Wireless ATM (WATM) Networks, 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Satellite-Based Communications, 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Types of Satellite-Based Network Services, 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Engineering Basics of Satellite Orbits, 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Satellite Telecommunications, 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Fixed Wireless Networks, 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Free-Space Optics (FSO), 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Wireless LAN (WLAN) and Wi-Fi, 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4 Personal-Area Networks (PAN): IrDA and Bluetooth, 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.5 Wireless Internet Access: WAP and i-Mode, 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises, 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Vocabulary, 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Exercises, 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography, 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 387\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default 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