Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems

<b>The up-to-date edition of the bestselling guide to the basics of telecommunications and digital technology</b> <p><i>Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems</i> presents a nontechnical treatment of how voice, video, and multimedia can simultaneously travel over today’s evolving telecommunications systems. This updated Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the telecommunications field as well as a detailed introduction to the latest lightwave technology.</p> <p>The author’s examination of recent techniques and developing technologies in telecommunications includes:</p> <ul> <li>Third-generation cell phones with microbrowser capabilities</li> <li>Changes in the global PCS network</li> <li>Optical switching and transmission parameters</li> <li>Lightwave systems and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing</li> <li>A new chapter (Chapter 17: The Internet) that examines this multimedia structure and the network economy it has created</li> <li>Satellite communications, new transcontinental carriers, lightwave undersea systems, and other advances toward improving global communication</li> </ul> <p><i>Understanding Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems</i> is the perfect introduction for anyone whose work requires a fundamental understanding of current developments in telecommunications, as well as for students or inquiring readers who want an overview of telecommunications and the exciting technology of lightwave communications.</p>