Telecommunications Technology Handbook (Artech House...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 780 pages
• Published by: Artech House Publishers
• Edition: 2nd Edition September 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1580535283
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1580535281
• Book Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 3.1 pounds

Product Description
The telecommunications industry is going through challenging times, and this extensively revised second edition of the bestselling Telecommunications Technology Handbook is the resource you need to meet these challenges head on and to thrive in today's telecom industry.

Book Info
Text covers today's most critical areas in telecommunications technology. Includes the completely new technologies, such as intelligent optical networking, automatically switched optical networks, multilink frame relay, and more. DLC: Telecommunication.

Reader Reviews
This book covers a very broad range of telecommunications technologies. Because of this broad range, there's not much introductory material in each section - Minoli jumps right into the details with lots of acronyms. If you don't already know something about the area, it would be fairly difficult to follow the text. This book is probably best used by technical individuals who want to know more about an area they do not specialize in. One chapter that deserves special mention is the chapter on SONET (chapter 6). The explanation is clear, concise and correct but is best read by those who already have a good grounding in telecommunications. But if you've always wanted to know how SONET works, that chapter is a good place to start. While the book is expensive, it's a lot less expensive than purchasing a separate book for each of the technologies described. Recommended, but only for those who already have some knowledge of telecommunications.