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Informationen zum Autor Andy Valdar has had a wide ranging career in telecommunications, covering network planning, international standardisation, training, marketing and product management, advising on regulation, and developing strategy. After 30 years working for BT, including three years on secondment to the United Nations in India, he joined University College London in 1999 as a visiting professor in telecommunications strategy. The content of this, his second book, is based on his experience at BT and his lecturing on MSc courses in telecommunications. Andy's other interests include his chairmanship of the editorial board of the Journal of the Communications Network and active participation in organising international telecommunication conferences. Klappentext This book provides a broad introduction to all aspects of modern telecommunications networks, covering the principles of operation of the technology and the way that networks using this technology are structured. The main focus is on those technologies in use today and the next generation networks (NGN) and how they will be implemented. Zusammenfassung This book provides a broad introduction to all aspects of modern telecommunications networks, covering the principles of operation of the technology and the way that networks using this technology are structured. The main focus is on those technologies in use today and the next generation networks (NGN) and how they will be implemented. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: An introduction to telephony Chapter 2: The many networks and how they link Chapter 3: Network components Chapter 4: Transmission systems Chapter 5: Transmission networks Chapter 6: Circuit-switching systems and networks Chapter 7: Signalling and control Chapter 8: Data (packet) switching and routeing Chapter 9: Mobile switching systems and networks Chapter 10: Numbering and addressing Chapter 11: Putting it all together Appendices ...
