Telecommunications Protocols - Softcover

Russell, Travis

9780071349154: Telecommunications Protocols

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071349154 ISBN 13: 9780071349154

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1999

* A complete overview of telephony, wireless, and data communications, this is a superb introduction for the novice and a plain-language, math-free refresher for the expert * Presents the fundamentals of each technology used to deliver network services, places them in context with each other, and gives practical examples of their applications * Get the basics of the SS7 network and its impact on cellular * Understand the basics of TCP/IP and the Internet * Understand the fundamentals of the cellular network, SONET, and ATM * Stay up to the minute on voice over IP and local number portability issues

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A ``big picture'' analysis of telecommunications networking today and tomorrow. The rapid evolution and convergence of voice and data technologies has created unique technological challenges for telecommunications professionals. This book answers the need for an accessible overview of telecommunications protocols, presenting the fundamentals of each of the technologies used to deliver network services along with practical examples of their applications. Explaining in clear terms all major networking protocols, Telecommunications Protocols gives you the essentials you need to understand where today's technologies stand and where they are headed in the next millennium. Learn about LANs and WANs how they work and the differences between them; Understand the complicated technology of TCP/IP and the Internet; Get the basics of the SS7 network and its impact on the cellular field; Grasp the new and evolving technology of ISDN and BISDN; Expand your knowledge of the cellular network, the fiber backbone (SONET), and ATM. A complete overview of telephony, wireless, and data communications, this is a superb introduction for the novice and a plain-language refresher for the expert. It will keep you in the know about competing technologies, enabling you to better understand and meet your clients' needs whether you design networks, sell equipment, or maintain services. AOUT THE AUTHOR: Travis Russell is a manager in the Product Management Group of the Network Switching DIvision at Tekelec in North Carolina. He has been a field engineer in the telecommunications business for over fifteen years, and lectures on basic telecommunications at area colleges and universities as well as industry seminars. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's Signaling System #7 and the co-author of CDPD: Cellular Digital Packet Data Standards and Technologies.

About the Author:

Travis Russell is Regional Sales Manager of the Network Switching Division at Tekelec in North Carolina. He has been a field engineer in the telecommunications business for over 20 years, and lectures on basic telecommunications at area colleges and universities, as well as industry seminars. He is the author of Telecommunications Protocols, Signaling System #7, and the co-author of CDPD: Cellular Digital Packet Data Standards and Technology, all published by McGraw-Hill.

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