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This comprehensive text provides a clear and concise explanation of communications technology and the key telecommunications and computing concepts. Written in an accessible style, considerable attention has been paid to making the topics comprehensible and to convey understanding, not just data. Enables the reader to extend their knowledge of communications technology Details the ideas that are both current and evolving in communication systems Allows the non-expert to question both accurately and in-depth whilst providing context for the specialist and detail for the generalist Offers advice to the network and telecommunications specialist This is essential reading for anyone who needs to appreciate the breadth of communications technology. It is also aimed at the project manager, system analyst and software designer and will be a useful text for final year and postgraduate students on computer science, electrical engineering, IT and telecommunications courses..

Table of Contents:
Foreword. About the Author. 1 The New Communications Business. 1.1 Some Basic Concepts. 1.2 Technological Change. 1.3 The Public Switched Telephone Network. 1.4 The Internet. 1.5 Distributed Computing. 1.6 Summary. References. 2 Technology Trends. 2.1 From Narrowband to Broadband. 2.2 From Voice to Multiservice Networks. 2.3 From Desktop to Core Network. 2.4 From Wires to Wireless. 2.5 From Switched to Intelligent Networks. 2.6 Computer Telephony Integration. 2.7 Summary. References. 3 Key Telecommunications Concepts. 3.1 Back to Basics. 3.2 Some Practical Issues. 3.3 Data Networks. 3.4 Useful Models. 3.5 Network Products. 3.6 Summary. References. 4 Telecommunications Technology. 4.1 Bulk Transmission-SONET/SDH. 4.2 Signalling in the Network-C7. 4.3 Exploiting the Local Loop-xDSL and ISDN. 4.4 Satellite Communications. 4.5 Network and Service Management. 4.6 Speech Coding. 4.7 Traffic Engineering. 4.8 Summary. References. 5 Key Computing Concepts. 5.1 Object Orientation. 5.2 Client/Server. 5.3 The Three-Tier Architecture. 5.4 Middleware. 5.5 Mobile Code. 5.6 Data Warehousing. 5.7 Application Program Interfaces. 5.8 Agents. 5.9 Summary. References. 6 Computing Technology. 6.1 Distributed Objects. 6.2 Remote Procedure Call. 6.3 Directories. 6.4 Security. 6.5 Distributed Transaction Processing. 6.6 Summary. References. 7 The Intelligent Network. 7.1 Why Networks need to be Intelligent. 7.2 IN Architecture and Terminology. 7.3 Examples of IN Services. 7.4 Service Management and Creation in the IN. 7.5 Centralised or Distributed Intelligence? 7.6 Summary. References. 8 The Internet and Intranets. 8.1 Views of the Net. 8.2 Putting the Puzzle Together. 8.3 Behind the Scenes. 8.4 Intranets and Extranets. 8.5 Summary. References. 9 Communication Standards. 9.1 The Players. 9.2 How They Work Together. 9.3 Summary. 10 A Meeting of Minds. 10.1 Are We Having Fun Yet? 10.2 It's Good to Talk. 10.3 Two Become One. 10.4 Summary. References. Glossary. Index.

About the Author :
Mark Norris is an independent consultant with over 20 years experience in software development, computer networks and telecommunications systems. Over this time he has managed dozens of projects to completion, from the small to the multi-million pound, multi-site, and has worked for periods in Australia, Europe and Japan. He has published widely over the last ten years with a number of books on software engineering, computing, project and technology management, communications and network technologies. He lectures on network and computing issues, has contributed to references such as Encarta, is a visiting professor at the University of Ulster, and is a fellow of the IEE.

Review :
"...attempts the ambitious task of introducing a wide spectrum of readers to the communications technology and industry..." (New Books and Multimedia, www.comsoc.org, November/December 2000)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470841846
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Weight: 410 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0470841842
  • Publisher Date: 05 Oct 2001
  • Binding: Other digital
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Width: 151 mm


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