Horak, Ray. <br/><br/>
Communications systems and networks / 
Ray Horak. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Foster City, CA :  M&T Books :  IDG Books Worldwide [distributor],  c2000. 
 - xlii, 697 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1: Fundamentals of the Technology: Concepts and Definitions.  Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Transmission Systems: Technologies and Applications.  Chapter 3: Voice Communications Systems: PBX, ACD, Centrex, and KTS.  Chapter 4: Messaging Systems: Facsimile, Voice Processing, and Electronic Mail.  Chapter 5: Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).  Chapter 6: Fundamentals of Data Communications.  Chapter 7: Conventional Digital and Data Networks.  Chapter 8: Local Area Networks: Connectivity and Internetworking.  Chapter 9: Broadband Network Infrastructure.  Chapter 10: Broadband Network Services: Frame Relay, SMDS, ATM, B-ISDN, and AINs.  Chapter 11: Wireless Networking: Voice and Data.  Chapter 12: The Internet and World Wide Web.  Chapter 13: Video and Multimedia Networking.  Chapter 14: Network Convergence.  Chapter 15: Regulation: Issues And (Some) Answers.  Appendix A: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols.  Appendix B: Standards Organizations and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).  Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0764575228 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99048104  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Telecommunication engineering<br/>Telecommunication systems.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.3821