Newnes Telecommunications Pocket Book (eBook)

Steve Winder (Autor)

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2001 | 3. Auflage
416 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-049748-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Newnes Telecommunications Pocket Book is a unique pocket reference written by an engineer for engineers. The information in this book covers the data, methods, standards and fundamentals needed in a wide range of work situations. The practical focus of the book makes it essential for all telecommunications professionals and managers, and also for students who want to find the key information quickly.

The scope of this book encompasses signal sources, radio propagation and modulation, cabling, high speed data systems, switching, LANs and WANs, multiplexing, and the whole range of telecomms equipment: telephone systems, mobile phones, pagers, modems, fax, private mobile radio...

Review of the previous edition
'There is something relevant to all practising telecommunications engineers and the book will be particularly valuable to those looking for a basic but sound appreciation of fields outside their particular speciality. In short an excellent book.' BT Engineering Journal


All sections have been thoroughly updated to cover the latest developments in technology and standards, including ITU regulations, WAP, GSM1800, HDSL2, wireless local loops and wireless broadband, optical fibre amplifiers and the latest submarine cable systems.

A practical engineer's reference that puts the key information at your fingertips
Covers essential data, techniques and working practice
This update includes the latest international regulations

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Newnes Telecommunications Pocket Book is a unique pocket reference written by an engineer for engineers. The information in this book covers the data, methods, standards and fundamentals needed in a wide range of work situations. The practical focus of the book makes it essential for all telecommunications professionals and managers, and also for students who want to find the key information quickly. The scope of this book encompasses signal sources, radio propagation and modulation, cabling, high speed data systems, switching, LANs and WANs, multiplexing, and the whole range of telecomms equipment: telephone systems, mobile phones, pagers, modems, fax, private mobile radio... All sections have been thoroughly updated to cover the latest developments in technology and standards, including ITU regulations, WAP, GSM1800, HDSL2, wireless local loops and wireless broadband, optical fibre amplifiers and the latest submarine cable systems. A practical engineer's reference that puts the key information at your fingertips Covers essential data, techniques and working practice This update includes the latest international regulations

Inhalt

Cover 1
Newnes Telecommunications Pocket Book 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Introduction 12
Chapter 1. Telecommunications overview 14
1.1 Speech and music signals 15
1.2 Video signals 15
1.3 Data signals 17
Chapter 2. Telephone equipment 19
2.1 Constraints 19
2.2 Telephones 20
2.3 Loudspeakers 22
2.4 Microphones 23
2.5 Earpiece 24
2.6 Payphones 24
2.7 Cordless telephones CT1, CT2 26
2.8 Answering machines 28
Chapter 3. Telex 29
3.1 Telex operation 29
3.2 Telex via the PSTN, private lines and radio 31
Chapter 4. Mobile phones and pagers 34
4.1 Analogue cellular systems 35
4.2 Digital cellular systems – GSM 39
4.3 Other digital mobile systems 43
4.4 Code division multiple access – CDMA 45
4.5 Digital cordless systems (DECT), CT3 46
4.6 Personal communications networks 46
4.7 Pager systems 47
Chapter 5. Image capture and display 51
5.1 Alphanumeric displays – videotext 52
5.2 Video compression 54
Chapter 6. Modems 56
6.1 Overview 56
6.2 Frequency shift key (FSK) 57
6.3 Phase modulation 58
6.4 Multilevel signals and the Gray code 61
6.5 Quadrature amplitude and trellis coded modulation 62
6.6 Modem delay time 64
6.7 Echo suppression and cancellation 64
6.8 Security 66
6.9 Error control and correction 67
6.10 Transparency 70
6.11 Modem connections 71
6.12 RS232 interface 71
Chapter 7. Facsimile 77
7.1 Data compression 81
Chapter 8. High-speed data systems 85
8.1 Local data transmission 85
8.2 56 k modems (V.90 and V.92) 88
8.3 High-speed digital subscriber line (HDSL) 89
8.4 Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) 91
8.5 Single-pair digital subscriber line (SDSL) 93
8.6 High-speed digital subscriber line 2 (HDSL2) 93
8.7 Single-pair HDSL (G.shdsl) 93
8.8 Very-high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) 94
8.9 The integrated services digital network (ISDN) 94
Chapter 9. Copper wire cable 105
9.1 Twisted pair cable 105
9.2 Coaxial cables 111
9.3 Data transmission cables 112
9.4 Electrical connectors 114
Chapter 10. Optical fibre cables 120
10.1 Fibre optic cables 120
10.2 Couplers, connectors and splices 124
10.3 Optical transmitters 125
10.4 Optical detectors 126
10.5 Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) 127
Chapter 11. Radio 130
11.1 Radio propagation 130
11.2 Local access 132
11.3 Cellular networks 133
11.4 Microwave links 134
11.5 Satellite communications 135
Chapter 12. Radio modulation 152
12.1 Signal sources 153
12.2 Modulators and demodulators 156
Chapter 13. Private mobile radio 170
13.1 Local private mobile radio 170
13.2 Trunked PMR 171
13.3 TETRA 173
13.4 Tetrapol 174
13.5 Apco project 25 175
13.6 EDACS 176
13.7 GSM ASCI/GSM-R 176
13.8 GSM pro 177
13.9 IDEN 177
Chapter 14. Conversion between analogue and digital 178
14.1 Analogue to digital conversion 178
14.2 Digital to analogue conversion 183
Chapter 15. Line interface functions 184
15.1 Interface functions at the customer’s end 184
15.2 Interface functions at the telephone exchange (central office) 185
15.3 Unbundled local loop (ULL) 190
Chapter 16. Switching 193
16.1 Electromechanical components 193
16.2 Telephone exchange (central office) switching 196
16.3 Private branch exchanges (PBXS) 215
16.4 Next generation PBXs (NG-PBX) 217
Chapter 17. Switched networks 221
17.1 Local networks 221
17.2 National networks 223
17.3 International networks 225
Chapter 18. Repeaters 230
18.1 Analogue amplifiers 230
18.2 Digital regenerators 232
18.3 Optical repeaters 233
18.4 Radio relay 235
Chapter 19. Signalling 236
19.1 Signalling requirements 236
19.2 Local line signalling 237
19.3 Channel associated signalling (CAS) 238
19.4 Common-channel signalling (CCS) 241
19.5 SS7 and the intelligent network (IN) 245
19.6 Inter-PBX signalling 247
Chapter 20. Non-switched networks (LANs and WANs) 248
20.1 Local-area networks (LANs) 248
20.2 Wide-area networks (WANs) 260
20.3 Wireless connections 261
Chapter 21. Multiplexing 269
21.1 Frequency division multiplex – basic group 270
21.2 Time division multiplex 64 kbit/s baseband signal 273
21.3 Plesiosynchronous digital hierarchy (PDH) 277
21.4 Synchronous digital hierarchy 283
21.5 Synchronous optical network (SONET) 284
21.6 Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) 285
Chapter 22. Packet switched data 286
22.1 Packet switching 286
22.2 High-level data link control (HDLC) frame structure 288
22.3 Switched multi-megabit data service (SMDS) 291
22.4 Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) 291
22.5 Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) 294
Chapter 23. The Internet 295
23.1 Internet control 295
23.2 Internet terminology 296
23.3 Internet structure 306
23.4 Intranets and firewalls 307
23.5 Electronic commerce 308
23.6 Network computing 308
23.7 Real-time services 309
23.8 Wireless application protocol (WAP) 310
Chapter 24. Organizations 311
24.1 Network regulators 311
24.2 The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) 313
24.3 CEN/CENELEC and CEPT 314
24.4 European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) 315
24.5 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 316
24.6 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 317
24.7 Electrical Industry Association (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) 317
24.8 Conformance testing and certification organizations 318
24.9 Organization addresses 319
Chapter 25. Standards 324
25.1 Interface and performance standards 324
25.2 Analogue telephone network standards in Europe 325
25.3 USA telecommunications approval: FCC part 68 325
25.4 Open systems interconnection (OSI) 326
25.5 Conformance testing and certification 328
25.6 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) 329
25.7 The Low Voltage Directive 330
25.8 ISO 9000 331
25.9 Measurement standards 332
25.10 Reliability and failure statistics 332
25.11 Summary of ITU-T recommendation documents 336
Chapter 26. Useful information 370
26.1 Abbreviations and acronyms 370
26.2 Formulae relevant to telecommunications 383
26.3 International alphabet No. 2 and ASCII code 400
26.4 Wire colour code 404
26.5 Telephone jack wiring in the UK 404
Bibliography 408
Index 410

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.10.2001
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Elektrodynamik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-049748-9 / 0080497489
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-049748-8 / 9780080497488