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| Fundamentals of Telecommunications | 
| Author: Roger L. Freeman
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 823797
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 676
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0471296996
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.382
EAN: 9780471296997
ASIN: 0471296996
Publication Date: February 5, 1999
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Product Description
Demystifying the technology of telecommunications: a guided tour for the non-engineer
This book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the complex technical world of telecommunications. From bandwidth to data transfer protocol to PSTN, ISDN, PCS, or ATM-widely respected telecommunications expert and author Roger L. Freeman explains it all. He walks the reader through a vast array of current topics, providing an encyclopedic overview of all branches of telecommunications-telephony, data communications, enterprise networks, television transmission, wireless systems, and cellular/personal communication services (PCS). Written for the layperson as well as newcomers to the field, this primer:
* Assumes no mathematical or technical know-how on the part of the reader
* Introduces all topics from the ground up
* Clearly defines all terms, illustrating them with tangible examples
* Features review questions at the end of each chapter, designed to test understanding and reinforce comprehension
* Includes one hundred figures to highlight the text
* Reviews, in three appendices, the most rudimentary of mathematical and electrical concepts, as well as decibels and their applications Fundamentals of Telecommunications allows sales, marketing, and management personnel in the telecommunications industry to better understand the various technical and operational issues that come up in the course of their work. It also gives investors and financiers a basic reference to draw upon when dealing with clients in this rapidly evolving market.
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 EXCELLENT INTERMEDIATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOOK July 31, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Chances are that you already have this book in your IT library. But, you probably don't have the 2nd edition of the book. Author Roger L. Freeman has done an outstanding job of presenting telecommunications as the world's must lucrative industry.
Freeman begins by showing you--the telecommunication novice, some very basic elements of telecommunications. Next, the author becomes more definitive in several key areas like the quality of service and telecommunications impairments. Then, he provides the reader with a firm foundation of the analog voice channel. Freeman continues by reminding the reader that there are two quite different PCM standards. In addition, the author next concentrates on the network design of the PSTN, how it is structured and why. He also introduces the essential aspects for the design of long-distance links. Freeman next continues with information coding or how you can express your alphabet and numeric symbols electrically without ambiguity. Next, the author confines the reader to various data networks that may be employed in government and industry. He then covers two types of WANs: TCP/IP protocol family; and, frame relay and some of its variants. Freeman then provides the reader with a clear understanding of how a TV works, as well as, describe how television is transmitted and distributed over long distances. Then, the author describes conventional CATV, and the concept of supertrunks including HFC (hybrid fiber coax) systems. Next, he provides a brief overview of both SONET and SDH standards. Finally, Freeman finishes up by treating network management as a whole consisting of its multimedia parts: voice, image, and data, which includes facsimile, telemetry, and CAD/CAM.
With the preceding in mind, the author has done an excellent job crafting the book with the newcomer in mind. At the end of the day, you'll know whether you'll be gong back to basics or advance to the future of telecommunications.
Unbelievable October 6, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is completely accurate, thorough, and readable. I keep it on my desk as a reference, and find it invaluable. I know the price is steep, but it's worth it!
Readable AND Technically Accurate April 28, 2000
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
As an instructor it's great to find a book that is technically sound yet readable by non-engineers! So many so called readable books are shot full of technical holes and errors, but not this one. Yes, I know there is a lot of techie talk, but it is readable and the equations require only simple high school algebra. After you finish reading this book you won't make rookie mistakes. It's a book you can bet your job on!
An excellent place to start April 20, 2000
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
With telecommunications growth as it is, the arena is now filled with uninformed and misinformed people trying to sell their solution. With a copy of "Fundamentals of Telecommunications" on the shelf even the novice can look up advanced topics and begin to comprehend the complexities involved in telecommunications engineering.Mr. Freeman is able to take the real language of physics (let's face it, mathematics and physics are what rules telecom) and put those concepts into English, although it is technical English. Just as I was led years ago to a Freeman book by a much admired engineering professor, I recommend this book as a "must have" to my introductory telecom students.
 False advertsing... March 13, 2000
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
"Introductory concepts"? "Elementary fashion"? "...for the non-engineer"? "Easy-to-understand introduction"? Who is this guy kidding? The entire book from start to finish is nothing but charts, equations, and graphics. This book is NOT an "introductory" book -- it's more for a 300-level Telecom college course. It's quite obvious that the author himself noted the previous review (below); he is simply trying to push this book as an "easy-to-learn" guide for Telecommunications. He's lying. There is ALOT of technical jargon in this book, and if you want to begin learning about Telecommunications this is not the book for it.
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