Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470396075 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 832 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ray Horak held management and executive management positions with Southwestern Bell, Continental Telephone Company (CONTEL), and Communications Group Inc. An independent consultant and popular speaker, trainer, author, columnist, and writer, he is the author of the bestselling Communications Systems and Networks, published most recently by Wiley and now in its third edition. He also has considerable
Vladimir Kaminsky said Better than the Internet!. Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook contains fifteen chapters and covers a wide variety of topics. The book can be recommended for different audiences, starting from students, which decided to become Electrical Engineers, as well as for engineers and managers, and technicians who need always to have a reliable source of information. It is a timely encyclopedic work and will remain so for many years! It also is a perfect companion to Horak's other excellent work, Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary, also p. "Outstanding Choice" according to OveFamily. I've been on the data side of data/voice my whole career, but with the convergence of both into a single network approach, I found I needed to get more in-depth background on the telecomm side. I searched amazon.com thoroughly and finally found this book. I didn't know what to think when I ordered it--whether it would meet my needs or not--because there just wasn't enough info to be had in the description. But be that as it may, this book has met and exceeded whatever expectations I then had.It's written in a straightforwar. Edwin K. Margulies said The Definitive Reference Manual for Telecommunications. Ray Horak's "Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook" is a definitive reference manual for all types of computer, telecom and data communications networks, devices and models. What impresses most is the fact that this book takes the most important elements and concepts from both telecom and datacom and squeezes them into one reference. I have dozens of books in my telecommunications library and I'd happily trade in most of them for this single reference. The second thing that impresses is the no-nonsense style i
–John R. More than once, I'd add. This book discusses the various aspects of issues in telecommunications and data communications, describing the terminology involved, and visiting their histories when appropriate. Horak's book is written in clear English, understandable by the unwashed masses, but covers highly technical concepts without glossing over the necessary details. Its value to engineers and management is as a starting point, and the topics covered include everything from CATV and fax through to VoIP, WiMAX and ZigBee every corporate IT library should have copies. Although some of these ideas can be found in other books, this one presents all the current information on telecommunications and data communications. There are diagrams and illustrations as nec
Find discussions of technologies set in context, with details on fiber optics, cellular radio, digital carrier systems, TCP/IP, and the Internet. Explore topics like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); 802.16 & WiMAX; Passive Optical Network (PON); 802.11g & Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) in this easily accessible guide without the burden of technical jargon.. For an accessible and comprehensive survey of telecommunications and data communications technologies and services, consult the Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, which includes information on origins, evolution and meaningful contemporary applications