Handbook of Communications Systems and Networks

Aimed at communications professionals in areas such as business, strategic planning, and network management and analysis, this work offers a straightforward explanation of quickly changing, complex technologies, in the context of understanding the emerging systems of the 21st century. The fundamentals of transmission systems, data communications protocols and carrier options are explained, and the development of network convergence, including interactive applications and the Internet, is traced. The book also describes the technology and regulatory concepts underlying the evolution of contemporary voice, data and video networks.