Introduction to communications technologies a guide for non-engineers

Thanks to the advancement of faster processors within communication devices, there has been a rapid change in how information is modulated, multiplexed, managed, and moved. While formulas and functions are critical in creating the granular components and operations of individual technologies, unders...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jones, Stephan, author (author), Groom, Frank M., author, Kovac, Ronald J., author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton, FL : Auerbach Publications, an imprint of Taylor and Francis [2011].
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Technology for non-engineers.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629152806719
Table of Contents:
  • Systems and models of communications technologies: Shannon-Weaver, von Neumann, and the OSI model
  • Basic concepts of electricity
  • Modulation schemes
  • Signaling formats, multiplexing, and digital transmissions
  • PSTN to CPE
  • Circuit switching
  • Mobile wireless technologies
  • Packet switching and local area network technology
  • The language of the internet: TCP/IP
  • Network security and management
  • Voice-over-IP
  • Wireless local area networks
  • Video basics
  • Digital media
  • The basics of MPLS networking.