Networks and Telecommunications: Design and Operation, 2nd Edition

FUNDAMENTALS OF TELECOM NETWORKS.

Information and its Conveyance.

Introduction to Signal Transmission and the Basic Line Circuit.

Long-Haul Communication.

Data and the Binary Code System.

Digital Transmission and Pulse Code Modulation.

The Principles of Switching.

Setting up and Clearing Connections.

Transmission Systems.

Data Network Principles and Protocols.

MODERN TELEPHONE NETWORKS.

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).

Intelligent Networks and Services.

Signalling System No.

7.

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET).

Operator Assistance and Manual Services.

Mobile Telephone Networks.

Cordless Telephony and Radio in the Local Long (RILL).

Fibre in the Loop (FITL) and Other Access Networks.

MODERN DATA NETWORKS.

Packet Switching.

Local Area Networks (LANs).

Frame Relay.

Campus and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).

Electronic Mail, Internet and Electronic Message Services.

The Message Handling System (MHS).

Mobile and Radio Data Networks.

MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS.

Broadband, Multimedia Networks and the B-ISDN.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).

RUNNING A NETWORK.

Telecommunications Management Network (TMN).

Network Routing, Interconnection and Interworking.

Network Numbering and Addressing Plans.

Teletraffic Theory.

Traffic Monitoring and Forecasting.

Network Traffic Control.

Practical Network Transmission Planning.

Quality of Service (QOS) and Network Performance (NP).

Charging and Accounting for Network Use.

Maintaining the Network.

Containing Network Overload.

Network Economy Measures.

Network Security Measures.

Technical Standards for Networks.

SETTING UP NETWORKS.

Building, Extending and Replacing Networks.

Selecting and Procuring Equipment.

SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND NETWORKS.

Meeting Business Needs and Creating Competitive Edge.

Network Regulation and Deregulation.

Corporate Networks.

Public Networks and Telecommunications Service Providers.

Bibliography.

Glossary of Terms.

Glossary of Abbreviations.

ISO Two-Letter Country Code Abbreviations (ISO 3166).

Index.