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| Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook | 
| Author: Ray Horak
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 264503
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 791
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7 x 1.5
ISBN: 0470041412
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.382
EAN: 9780470041413
ASIN: 0470041412
Publication Date: September 21, 2007
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An Excellent Piece of Work December 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book I believe you will soon see in many college bookstores. It is an excellent piece of work. Horak provides the relevant core infrastructure information for anyone building their telecommunication and data communications knowledge. For those just entering college through professional non-engineering types, this is the book for you.
Solid Fundamentals for all Telecom Pros December 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Telecom & Data Comm Handbook by Ray Horak is a well organized, accurate, and very through text that belongs in the library of any telecom professional.
I review hundreds of books every year in my job as a VoIP Trainer for TrainingCity.com. I know I can always count on Ray Horak to present complex technical material in an easy to understand and well researched format. I strongly recommend this text to anyone who is looking to get up to speed on the latest technologies, or in search of a guide to get started in the industry.
The Best We Can Make It December 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Admittedly, this review is from a somewhat biased perspective, since I am the author. As Amazon requires a rating for every review, I'll give myself 5 stars. Heck, it took me the best part of a year to write this book, even though I based it on 30+ years of experience in the industry and drew considerable background content from the 3 editions of my best-selling Communications Systems and Networks. Bill Flanagan, my Technical Editor, is a big part of the reason for the long gestation period. Bill has an extensive background in telecom and, as a formally trained mathematician and physicist, possesses a different perspective on the subject. Coupling all of that with his unswerving attention to technical detail, his insistence on absolute accuracy, and his experience as an author of a dozen or so books ensured that this encyclopedic piece of work is not only complete, but also correct in every detail. As we so firmly believe that this book really is something special, I have to offer some comments.
The Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook details the origin, evolution, current status, and application of every relevant technology in the contemporary telecommunications and data communications landscape. By every, I mean voice, computer, facsimile, video, and multimedia data, whether organized, transmitted, and switched or routed as a bit stream or in frames, packets, or cells over wireline or wireless networks employing electricity, radio, or optical energy, whether transmitted through the airwaves or conducted by metallic, glass, or plastic media in the LAN, MAN, or WAN domain. Further, this book discusses every major relevant protocol, modulation technique, and encryption mechanism employed in contemporary networking.
This book is targeted primarily at the professional and academic markets, but it is not a typical engineering text full of formulas. Rather, it is--as much as possible--a plain-English, commonsense treatment of a very technical subject. We think that anyone with a compelling need for a complete and accurate understanding of telecommunications can benefit from it. Whether you are a student seeking to understand the basics of telecom, an experienced engineer or other technical professional seeking detailed information on a new technology, or a regulator, manager, analyst, or other non-technical professional looking for a thoroughly understandable discussion of telecom and datacom, you will find that this book will suit your requirements.
I own hundreds of books on telecommunications and data communications, have read at least some of all of them, and have learned something from each. In many cases, I learned how not to write a book. This book is the best we could make it. That said, please contact me with your comments and any errors or omissions you might discover. With your help, I am confident that the next book will be even better.
By the way, the perfect companion to this book is Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary (Webster's New World), also by Ray Horak (me). Bill Flanagan served as Technical Editor for both books. We made sure that each complemented the other. Your compliments (as well as your constructive criticisms) are welcome.
A professional "Must Have" November 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been a telecom professional for more than 30 years and I never thought any single reference book could surpass "Newton's Telecom Dictionary" for simplicity, accuracy and value.
But Ray Horak's "Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook" doesn't just exceed expectations; it raises the bar for any other authors who might consider entering the telecom reference book arena. This book has become the new "Bible" on my reference shelf. Mr. Horak obviously posesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the technology and general industry. He is able to express what he knows in terms that will be understood by the novice as well as the seasoned professional.
This book is a "must have" for anyone working in the telecom / IT industry. Add it to your Christmas wish list today. Or, skip the next telecom conference that you hoped to attend and just buy this book instead. You'll get more lasting value from the book.
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