Bates, Regis J. (Bud). creator Gregory, Donald W. text xxu New York McGraw-Hill 2000 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xxiv, 998 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Contents: The history of telecommunications -- Voice characteristics -- The telephone network -- The telephone set -- Analog versus digital transmission -- Carriers -- Lines versus trunks -- Traffic engineering -- Equipment: private branch exchanges -- Key telephone systems -- Voice processing -- Computer-to-Telephony Integration (CTI) -- Data communications -- T1 and the T-carrier system -- The Open Systems Interconnect model (OSI) -- Internet -- Intranet -- Packet switching technologies (X.25)-- Local Area Networks (LANS) -- Ethernet -- Token ring LANS -- Baseband versus broaband -- Fiber distributed data interface -- Switched multimegabit data services -- Frame relay -- Integrated services digital network -- Asynchronous transfer mode -- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) -- Cable modem systems and technology -- Signalling System 7 light (SS7) -- Local number portability -- Cellular and personal communications systems -- Radio systems -- Light systems -- Videoconferencing -- Finances for telecommunications -- Facsimile -- Cabling systems. Regis J. (Bud) Bates et al. Includes index. TK5101.B395 0072122765 181011