Horak, Ray. creator Foster City, CA M&T Books IDG Books Worldwide [distributor] c2000 2nd ed. xlii, 697 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 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. Ray Horak. Telecommunication engineering Telecommunication systems 621.3821 0764575228 (alk. paper) 99048104 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley046/99048104.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley0310/99048104.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley022/99048104.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley046/99048104.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley0310/99048104.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley022/99048104.html 20170207165543.0