Telecommunication System Engineering, Fourth Edition (Repost)

From the review of the Third Edition: "A must for anyone in volved in the practical aspects of the telecommunications industry."-CHOICE * Outlines the expertise essential to the successful operation and design of every type of telecommunications networks in use today * New edition is fully revised and expanded to present authoritative coverage of the important developments that have taken place since the previous edition was published * Includes new chapters on hot topics such as cellular radio, asynchronous transfer mode, broadband technologies, and network managementContent: Chapter 1 Basic Telephony (pages 1–39): Chapter 2 Local Networks (pages 41–71): Chapter 3 Switching in an Analog Environment (pages 73–109): Chapter 4 Signaling for Analog Telephone Networks (pages 111–137): Chapter 5 Introduction to Transmission for Telephony (pages 139–156): Chapter 6 Long?Distance Networks (pages 157–184): Chapter 7 The Design of Long?Distance Links (pages 185–260): Chapter 8 Digital Transmission Systems (pages 261–317): Chapter 9 Digital Switching and Networks (pages 317–363): Chapter 10 Introduction to Data Communications (pages 365–407): Chapter 11 Data Networks and Their Operation (pages 409–481): Chapter 12 Voice?Over IP (pages 483–500): Chapter 13 Local Area Networks (pages 501–563): Chapter 14 Integrated Services Digital Networks (pages 565–602): Chapter 15 Speeding Things up with Frame Relay (pages 603–630): Chapter 16 The Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Broadband ISDN (pages 631–679): Chapter 17 CCITT Signaling System No. 7 (pages 681–735): Chapter 18 Wireless and Cellular/Mobile Radio (pages 737–804): Chapter 19 Last?Mile Broadband Connectivity and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) (pages 805–834): Chapter 20 Optical Networking (pages 835–870): Chapter 21 Network Management (pages 871–910):