Download or read book Introduction to Telecommunications written by Marion Cole and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: /*0-13-060890-4, 6089K-7, Cole, Marion, Introduction to Telecommunications: Voice, Data, and the Internet, 2/E*/" This book provides a comprehensive overview of telecommunications technologies, with an emphasis on voice, data, and the Internet. Coverage also touches upon network design and switching systems. The author's flexible presentation supports either a " just the basics" approach or an in-depth exploration." Chapter topics cover an introduction to telecommunications; telecommunications legislative history; telecommunications PSTN technology (1876-2000); customer-provided equipment: telephones, keysystems, PBXS, and personal computers; the medium; multiplexing; analog and digital signals; data communication; ISDN and ADSL; data networking via LANS; wide area networks; internet services; mobile telephones and personal communication systems; and telecommunications management." For telecommunications project managers, project managers, data communications managers, and control office maintenance managers.