ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month

August 2008

A practical, accessible survey of telecommunications and data communications services and technologies

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ISBN: 9780470396070        Cloth       Pub. Date: July 2008

About the Book:

There is finally a guide to telecommunications and data communications that non-engineers can understand. Popular author Ray Horak provides comprehensive, up-to-date information in plain English, instead of confusing technotalk. Recent developments covered include:

802.16 and WiMAX

Passive Optical Network (PON)

802.11g/n

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)

Broadband over Power Line (BPL)

Instant Messaging

ZigBee

In addition, Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook expands on topics of increasing interest, including:

Fiber Optics

Storage Area Networks (SANs)

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

CATV Networks

Wireless, including Bluetooth

Cellular, including 2.5G and 3G, photos, video, and ring tones and ring-back tones

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), including IP PBX and IP Centrex

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) vs. H.323

Complete with a discussion of the current regulatory and business environments, including divestiture and revestiture as well as mergers and acquisitions, this is the ideal reference for non-engineering professionals in the end-user, carrier, content or service provider, manufacturing, regulatory, or financial communities.

About the Author(s):

Ray Horak held management and executive management positions with Southwestern Bell, Continental Telephone Company (CONTEL), and Communications Group Inc. An independent consultant and popular speaker, trainer, author, columnist, and writer, he is the author of the bestselling Communications Systems and Networks, published most recently by Wiley and now in its third edition. Horak teaches seminars around the world on a variety of telecommunications subjects. He also has considerable experience as a consulting technical expert and expert witness in litigation involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters.

ISBN: 9780470396070        Cloth       Pub. Date: July 2008

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