| Description |
xi, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Defining the Information Highway -- Ch. 2. Types of Wire and Cable Systems -- Ch. 3. Cable System Transmission Methods and Controls -- Ch. 4. Cable System Signals and Interconnections -- Ch. 5. Developing and Building the Information Highway -- Ch. 6. The Information Highway and Global Telecommunications -- Appendix A. Wire Loop Resistance -- Appendix B. Velocity of Propagation -- Appendix C. Transmission Line Calculations -- Appendix D. Coaxial Cable System Powering -- Appendix E. Broadband Noise Combining -- Appendix F. Cascaded Amplifier Theory -- Appendix G. Broadband Signal Test Procedures -- Appendix H. Coaxial Cable Leakage Testing and Calculations -- Appendix I. Frequency Testing -- Appendix J. Analog-to-Digital Conversion -- Appendix K. Line-of-Sight Microwave Link -- Appendix L. Satellite Ground Station Pointing -- Appendix M. MAP/TOP Broadband LAN Example -- Appendix N. Digital Modulation of a Carrier -- Appendix O. SONET Networks and Testing Techniques |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312) and index |
| Subject |
Information superhighway -- United States.
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Telecommunication systems -- United States.
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| LC no. |
95031568 |
| ISBN |
0070053553 |
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