Introduction to Telecommunications: Voice, Data, and the Internet

This book provides a comprehensive overview of telecommunications technologies. The author's flexible presentation supports either a "just the basics" approach or an in-depth exploration. While emphasis is placed on voice, data, and the Internet, coverage also touches upon network design and switching systems. Topics include an introduction to telecommunications; telecommunications legislative history; telecommunications technology; customer provided equipment; multiplexing; the medium; analog and digital signals; data communications; ISDN and ADSL; data networking via LANs; wide area network (WAN); internet services; mobile telephones and personal communication systems; basic electricity; electric circuits; alternating current electricity; and HTML code. For practicing telecommunications managers and anyone interested in voice/data communications and networking.