The Basics of Telecommunications

Format: Softcover, 407 pages
ISBN: 0-933217-84-6
Price: $79.95

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

• A Short History of Analog Modems
• The Analog Modem Market
• Digital Subscriber Line
• xDSL
• The Modem Market
• ATM versus IP to the Desktop
• CAP versus DMT
• The Future

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Fundamentals

• Definition and Benefits of ATM
• ATM Technology
• ATM Classes of Services
• ATM Standards
• ATM LAN Emulation
• Voice and Video over ATM
• ATM Traffic Management
• ATM Application

Cable Modems

• How Cable Modems Work
• Cable Data System Features
• Cable Data Network Architecture
• Cable Data Network Standards

Cellular Communications

• Mobile Communications Principles
• Mobile Telephone System Using the Cellular Concept
• Cellular System Architecture
• North American Analog Cellular Systems
• Cellular System Components
• Digital Systems

Fiber-Optic Technology

• From Theory to Practical Application: A Quick History
• How Fiber Works
• OVD Process and Benefits
• Fiber Geometry: A Key Factor in Splicing and System
• How to Choose Optical Fiber

Fundamentals of Telecommunications

• History and Regulation of the Telephone Industry
• Network
• Switching Technology
• Transmission Media and Technology
• Broadband Access and Service
• Wireless

Intelligent Networks (INs)

• Network Evolution
• Introduction of Intelligent Networks
• Benefits of Intelligent Networks
• AIN Releases and Architecture
• The Call Model
• AIN Release 0, 0.1, and 0.2
• AIN Service-Creation Examples
• Other AIN Services

Internet Access

• Where Is Access in the Network?
• Access Evolution Drivers and Alternatives
• Twisted-Pair Solutions and Remote
• Fiber and Coax
• Wireless
• All Fiber—PON and SONET

Internet Telephony

• Introduction to Internet Telephony
• Intranet Telephony Paves the Way for Internet Telephony
• Technical Barriers
• Standards
• Future of Voice over IP (VoIP) Telephony

Intranets and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

• Benefits of ISP–Based Private Networks
• Traditional WAN Network Architecture
• Encryption-Based VPNs
• Private Networking Using Frame-Relay PVCs

Operations Support Systems (OSSs)

• The Basics of OSS
• OSS Interconnection
• Operations Support of Data Services
• Business Impact of an OSS Solution

Optical Networks

• Benefits and History of Optical Networks
• Optical Network Drivers and Enabling Technologies
• Technologies on the Horizon
• Component Applications
• Markets for Optical Networks
• Design and Planning
• Restoration
• Network Management
• Network Evolutions: Part I and Part II

Personal Communications Service (PCS)

• Overview of PCS Technology
• The DCCH Environment
• The Air Interface: Multilayered Protocol
• Logical Channels
• Sleep Mode and Standby Time
• PCS Messaging
• Hierarchical Cell Relationships
• Public, Private, and Residential Systems
• System Identities

Signaling System 7 (SS7)

• Signaling and Out-of-Band Signaling
• Signaling Network Architecture (Basic and North American)
• SS7 Link Types
• Basic Call Setup Example
• Database Query Example
• Layers of the SS7 Protocol
• Addressing in the SS7 Network
• Signal Unit Structure
• Message Signal Unit Structure

Synchronous Optical Networks (SONETs)

• Introduction to SONET
• Why Synchronize?
• Frame Format Structure
• Overheads and Pointers
• SONET Multiplexing
• SONET Network Elements and Configurations
• Benefits of SONET
• SDH Reference

Voice and Fax over Internet Protocol (V/FoIP)

• VoIP Applications and QoS Issues
• VoIP Embedded Software Architecture
• Voice Packet Module
• Signaling, Protocol, and Management Modules
• VoIP Summary
• FoIP Applications, QoS, and Software Architecture
• FoIP Summary