Communications systems & networks
/ Ray Horak
- 2nd ed.
- USA : M&T Books, 2000
- xlii, 697 p.
1. Fundamentals of the technology: concepts and definitions 2. Fundamentals of transmission systems: technologies and applications 3. Voice communications sytems: pbx, acd, centrex and kts. 4. Messaging systems: facismile, voice processing and electronic mail. 5. Public switched telephone network(pstn) 6. Fundamentals of data communications 7. Conventional digital and data networks 8. Local area networks: connectivity and internetworking 9. Broadband network infrastructure 10. Wireless networking: voice and data 11. The internet and world wide web 12. Video and multimedia networking 13. Network convergence 14. Regulation: issues and some answers