Fundamentals of Telecommunicat

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Demystifying the technology of telecommunications: a guided tour for the non-engineer

This book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the complex technical world of telecommunications. From bandwidth to data transfer protocol to PSTN, ISDN, PCS, or ATM-widely respected telecommunications expert and author Roger L. Freeman explains it all. He walks the reader through a vast array of current topics, providing an encyclopedic overview of all branches of telecommunications-telephony, data communications, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, and cellular/personal communication services (PCS). Written for the layperson as well as newcomers to the field, this primer:
* Assumes no mathematical or technical know-how on the part of the reader
* Introduces all topics from the ground up
* Clearly defines all terms, illustrating them with tangible examples
* Features review questions at the end of each chapter, designed to test understanding and reinforce comprehension
* Includes one hundred figures to highlight the text
* Reviews, in three appendices, the most rudimentary of mathematical and electrical concepts, as well as decibels and their applications Fundamentals of Telecommunications allows sales, marketing, and management personnel in the telecommunications industry to better understand the various technical and operational issues that come up in the course of their work. It also gives investors and financiers a basic reference to draw upon when dealing with clients in this rapidly evolving market.
Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #1225868 in Books
* Published on: 1999-02-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 676 pages

Editorial Reviews

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"…presents a very comprehensive treatment on the basic concepts of telecommunication without advanced mathematics." (IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, November/December 2006)

"...the concepts learned from this book will be a strong foundation for advanced studies in telecommunications and business data communication." (Computing Reviews.com, January 13, 2006)

From the Back Cover
Demystifying the technology of telecommunications: a guided tour for the non-engineer

This book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the complex technical world of telecommunications. From bandwidth to data transfer protocol to PSTN, ISDN, PCS, or ATM—widely respected telecommunications expert and author Roger L. Freeman explains it all. He walks the reader through a vast array of current topics, providing an encyclopedic overview of all branches of telecommunications—telephony, data communications, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, and cellular/personal communication services (PCS). Written for the layperson as well as newcomers to the field, this primer:

* Assumes no mathematical or technical know-how on the part of the reader
* Introduces all topics from the ground up
* Clearly defines all terms, illustrating them with tangible examples
* Features review questions at the end of each chapter, designed to test understanding and reinforce comprehension
* Includes one hundred figures to highlight the text
* Reviews, in three appendices, the most rudimentary of mathematical and electrical concepts, as well as decibels and their applications Fundamentals of Telecommunications allows sales, marketing, and management personnel in the telecommunications industry to better understand the various technical and operational issues that come up in the course of their work. It also gives investors and financiers a basic reference to draw upon when dealing with clients in this rapidly evolving market.

About the Author
ROGER L. FREEMAN is founder and principal of Roger Freeman Associates, independent consultants in telecommunications, specializing in system engineering in Hispanic America. In the course of more than 45 years of experience in telecommunications operations, maintenance, and engineering, he has served as principal engineer for advanced system planning at Raytheon Company, technical manager of ITT Marine, Europe, and regional planning expert for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Mr. Freeman is the author of Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering, Second Edition; Radio System Design for Telecommunications, Second Edition; Practical Data Communications; Telecommunication System Engineering, Third Edition and Telecommunications Transmission Handbook, Fourth Edition-all published by Wiley. A senior life member of the IEEE, Roger Freeman has lectured at numerous professional conferences and published widely in international telecommunications journals. He gives telecommunications seminars at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT INTERMEDIATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOOK 5
Chances are that you already have this book in your IT library. But, you probably don't have the 2nd edition of the book. Author Roger L. Freeman has done an outstanding job of presenting telecommunications as the world's must lucrative industry.

Freeman begins by showing you--the telecommunication novice, some very basic elements of telecommunications. Next, the author becomes more definitive in several key areas like the quality of service and telecommunications impairments. Then, he provides the reader with a firm foundation of the analog voice channel. Freeman continues by reminding the reader that there are two quite different PCM standards. In addition, the author next concentrates on the network design of the PSTN, how it is structured and why. He also introduces the essential aspects for the design of long-distance links. Freeman next continues with information coding or how you can express your alphabet and numeric symbols electrically without ambiguity. Next, the author confines the reader to various data networks that may be employed in government and industry. He then covers two types of WANs: TCP/IP protocol family; and, frame relay and some of its variants. Freeman then provides the reader with a clear understanding of how a TV works, as well as, describe how television is transmitted and distributed over long distances. Then, the author describes conventional CATV, and the concept of supertrunks including HFC (hybrid fiber coax) systems. Next, he provides a brief overview of both SONET and SDH standards. Finally, Freeman finishes up by treating network management as a whole consisting of its multimedia parts: voice, image, and data, which includes facsimile, telemetry, and CAD/CAM.

With the preceding in mind, the author has done an excellent job crafting the book with the newcomer in mind. At the end of the day, you'll know whether you'll be gong back to basics or advance to the future of telecommunications.

Unbelievable5
This book is completely accurate, thorough, and readable. I keep it on my desk as a reference, and find it invaluable. I know the price is steep, but it's worth it!

Readable AND Technically Accurate5
As an instructor it's great to find a book that is technically sound yet readable by non-engineers! So many so called readable books are shot full of technical holes and errors, but not this one. Yes, I know there is a lot of techie talk, but it is readable and the equations require only simple high school algebra. After you finish reading this book you won't make rookie mistakes. It's a book you can bet your job on!