Voice and Data Communications Handbook

Data communications topics include:

• The T1 and T carrier system and ISDN,
  
• The OSI model, packet switching technologies,
  
• Local Area Networks, Ethernet, and Token Ring LANs,
  
• Broadband vs. Baseband,
  
• Fiber-Distributed Data Interface (FDDI),
  
• Switched Multi-Megabit Data Services (SMDS),
  
• Cellular and PCS, Radio, Light, and Cabling Systems.

Table of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The History of Telecommunications
Chapter 2: Voice Characteristics
Chapter 3: The Telephone Network
Chapter 4: The Telephone Set
Chapter 5: Analog versus Digital Transmission
Chapter 6: Carriers
Chapter 7: Lines versus Trunks
Chapter 8: Traffic Engineering
Chapter 9: Equipment: Private Branch Exchanges
Chapter 10: Key Telephone Systems
Chapter 11: Voice Processing
Chapter 12: Computer-to-Telephony Integration (CTI)
Chapter 13: Data Communications
Chapter 14: T1 and the T-Carrier System
Chapter 15: The Open Systems Interconnect Model (OSI)
Chapter 16: Internet
Chapter 17: Intranet
Chapter 18: Packet Switching Technologies (X.25)
Chapter 19: Local Area Networks (LANs)
Chapter 20: Ethernet
Chapter 21: Token Ring LANs
Chapter 22: Baseband versus Broadband
Chapter 23: Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Chapter 24: Switched Multimegabit Data Services
Chapter 25: Frame Relay
Chapter 26: Integrated Services Digital Network
Chapter 27: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Chapter 28: Cellular and Personal Communications Systems
Chapter 29: Radio Systems
Chapter 30: Light Systems
Chapter 31: Video Conferencing
Chapter 32: Finances for Telecommunications
Chapter 33: Facsimile
Chapter 34: Cabling Systems
Appendix
Index