Fax: Facsimile Technology and Systems (Artech House Telecommunications Library)

This third edition text has been expanded to include coverage of simultaneous voice and fax, higher speed modems, higher resolution, colour, character mode, encryption, digital interfaces, 64 KBps digital fax, ISDN fax transmission, Internet fax, audiographic conferencing, binary data transmission, cellular radio transmission, and fax capability in new computers and personal digital assistants (PDA). In addition to details on Group 3 standards, the book includes a newly expanded section on the evolution of fax from the earliest methods of remote signalling through the latest applications of fax technology. It also covers scanners, printers, protocols, image compression, communication channels for fax, and fax test charts and images.