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1 online resource (xxviii, 548 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables |
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A. Dedication -- B. Foreword -- C. Introduction -- and an admonition -- African journey -- Structure of the book -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The changing technoscape -- The telecom sector -- The technology sector -- The media sector -- Interdependencies -- The changing competitive paradigm -- Some of the money ... -- Closing thoughts -- Chapter one questions -- 2. The standards that guide us -- Terminology -- Data communications -- Data communications standards: where do they come from? -- The international telecommunications union -- The telecommunications standardization sector -- The telecommunications standardization bureau -- The radio bureau -- The development sector -- The standards themselves -- The standards -- Other important organizations -- Closing thoughts -- Chapter two questions -- 3. Data communications protocols -- Data communications systems and functions -- The science of communications -- Data communications networks -- Binary arithmetic review -- The network -- Network access -- Miscellaneous additional terms -- Network transport -- The many flavors of transport -- Transport channels -- Analog versus digital signaling: dispensing with myths -- Digital signaling -- Combining signaling techniques for higher bit rates -- The internet: what is it? -- The world wide web (www) -- Internet timeline (1960 -- 2013) -- The open systems interconnection reference model -- The willie sutton story -- Back to the model -- Layer by layer -- Esperanto -- Layer 7: the application layer -- Layer 6: the presentation layer -- Layer 5: the session layer -- Layer 4: the transport layer -- Layer 3: the network layer -- The data link layer -- The physical layer -- Osi summary -- Other protocol stacks -- Chapter summary -- Chapter three questions -- 4. Telephony -- Miracle on second avenue -- The history of telephony -- Not to be forgotten: cable -- The telephone network -- The modern telephone system -- In the belly of the beast -- Network topology -- Subscriber loop carrier -- Into the central office -- Interoffice trunking -- Conserving bandwidth: voice transport -- Beginnings: d1 framing -- The synchronous optical network -- Sonet evolution -- The sonet frame -- Sonet bandwidth -- The sts-n frame -- The sts-nc frame -- Overhead modifications in sts-nc frames -- Transporting sub-rate payloads: virtual tributaries -- Creating virtual tributaries |
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Creating the virtual tributary superframe -- Sonet synchronization -- One final thought: next-generation sonet -- Virtual concatenation -- Link capacity adjustment scheme -- Generic framing procedure -- Sonet summary -- Sdh nomenclature -- The sdh frame -- Stm frame overhead -- Overhead details -- Voice digitization -- The nature of voice -- The network -- Multiplexing -- Voice digitization -- Alternative digitization techniques -- Adaptive differential pulse code modulation -- Enter the modern world: voice-over ip -- Voip versus internet telephony: an important distinction -- Voip evolution -- Skype -- Carrier class ip voice -- Winning with voip -- Ip-enabled call centers -- Integrating the pbx -- An important aside: billing as a critical service -- Voip supporting protocols -- A final thought: network management for qos -- Summary -- Chapter summary -- Chapter four questions -- 5. The byzantine world of regulation -- Regulation challenge no. 1: net neutrality -- Regulation challenge no. 2: broadband stimulus -- Technology and regulation -- Current issues in regulation -- Life, liberty, and broadband -- Chapter five questions -- 6. Premises technologies -- The computer -- Enter the pc -- Lan basics -- Lan characteristics -- Local area network access schemes -- Logical lan design -- Other relevant technologies -- Wi-fi today -- Wi-fi in action -- Wi-fi security -- An aside: mobility versus ubiquity -- Zigbee -- The final three: firewire, thunderbolt, and usb -- Usb pd -- Summary -- Chapter six questions -- 7. Content and media -- The world of multimedia -- Setting the stage -- Application-programmer interface -- It's all about the ecosystem -- Still images -- The arrival of compression -- Google glass -- Why this matters -- Video -- Is that a horse ... or a tree? -- Modern video technology -- Component formats -- Digital video -- The dichotomy of quality of experience -- Video capture and encoding technologies -- The video process -- What the market wants, the market gets: compression -- Television standards -- Video summary -- The world of music -- Steve jobs' influence -- Cracking the code -- Final thoughts -- Chapter seven questions |
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8. Access technologies -- Marketplace realities -- Integrated services digital network -- Pbx applications -- Digital subscriber line -- Dsl market issues -- Provider challenges -- Electrical disturbances -- Physical impairments -- Load coils and bridged taps -- Solutions -- Cable-based access technologies -- Playing in the broadband game -- The cable network -- The ever-changing cable network -- Data over cable service interface specification -- Wireless access technologies -- Radio's evolution -- A touch of technology -- Improving the model -- The spectrum battles heat up -- Cellular telephony -- Ok, but how does it work? -- Access methods -- Access evolution -- Data enhancements to gsm -- Generalized packet radio service -- The reality -- The wireless data conundrum -- The road to 3g -- and beyond -- Dod and rfid -- Network impacts -- Final thoughts -- Rfid: what's next? -- Satellite technology -- Satellite services: what's the catch? -- Other wireless access solutions -- Worldwide interoperability for microwave access -- The future of wimax -- Zigbee -- One last topic: machine-to-machine communications -- The internet of ... -- Machine-to-machine applications -- Concerns and issues -- Chapter summary -- Chapter eight questions -- 9. Transport technologies -- Point-to-point technologies -- The switching hierarchy -- Many forms of packet switching -- Optical networking -- The origins of optical fiber -- Optical fiber -- Scattering problems -- Optical amplification -- Optical receivers -- Optical fiber -- Modes: an analogy -- Why does it matter? -- Optical fundamentals summary -- Dense wavelength division multiplexing -- Optical switching and routing -- Mems alternatives -- An aside: a trip to the wave venture -- Chapter summary -- Chapter nine questions -- 10. The ip takeover -- The internet's early days -- Arpanet growing pains -- Managing the internet -- Naming conventions in the internet -- The tcp/ip protocol: what it is and how it works -- Ip header fields -- Understanding ip addresses -- Ip address classes -- Subnet masking -- Adding to the alphabet soup: cidr, dhcp, nat, and pat -- Addressing in ip: the domain name system -- Early address resolution schemes -- Routing in ip networks -- Ip version 6 -- Ipv6 header -- Transport layer protocols -- The internet control message protocol -- The application layer -- Multiprotocol label switching -- Final thoughts -- Chapter ten questions -- 11. The it mandate -- Change in the wind -- The changing face of it -- Tracking the trends and the shaping forces -- Cloud -- A final word: colocation -- Machine-to-machine and near field communications -- The triad of trust -- On to the trends -- An aside: html5 and why it matters -- Consumerization of it bring your own device -- The new customer -- Catering to the generations: watching the market grow up -- The cycle of life -- Baby boomers -- Generation x -- Millennials -- The bright side of millennials -- An example: telus -- Motivating millennials -- Conclusion -- The changing face of work -- Final thoughts -- Chapter eleven questions -- A. Closing thoughts -- B. Appendix -- Photo credits -- Bibliography -- Web resources and links -- Steve's learning resources -- What i read -- Authors -- Podcasts -- Books -- Common industry acronyms -- Dr. Steven Shepard |
| Summary |
"Completely revised bestseller, updated to cover the global Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) sector and "Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device" technologyTelecommunications Crash Course, Third Edition fully addresses the crossover that is taking place between the telecom, technology, and media sectors. Today it's almost impossible for an industry professional to work in the world of telecom without also having a significant amount of knowledge about the IT/technology and media industries. As the boundaries between these markets fade, a single, multi-faceted industry is emerging. Written for decision-makers, this practical, up-to-date guide provides a broad and comprehensive overview of today's tech world that will help you make informed decisions about technology directions, investments, and rollout strategies. Provides unique insight into the increasingly converged telecom, media, and technology industries Offers strong focus on the business implications of TMT technologies"-- Publisher description |
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"Fully revised to address the convergence of the telecom, media, and technology (TMT) sectors, the new edition of this cutting-edge guide provides a comprehensive overview of the current telecom landscape. The book focuses on the interdependence of the IT infrastructure, multimedia content, and the broadband transport network in today's hyper-connected mobile environment, and discusses the importance of storing, delivering, analyzing, tracking, and monetizing content. Emerging telecom technologies are described in detail. This up-to-date resource is essential for TMT professionals, business decision-makers, marketing and sales staff, and students." |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Cover image and table of contents, viewed on October 24, 2014 |
| Subject |
Telecommunication.
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telecommunications.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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Telecommunication
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Electronic book
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