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Popular Telecom Books
Voice & Data Communications Handbook, Fifth Edition (McGraw-Hill Communication Series)

The Definitive Telecommunications Reference--Fully Updated Understand cutting-edge telecommunication and networking technologies using this straightforward, real-world implementation guide. Fully revised to cover all of the latest transmission protocols, Voice & Data Communications Handbook, Fifth Edition covers all the bases-from analog transmission, VPNs, and LANs to DSL, CATV, WiFi, VoIP, and GSM. This authoritative volume covers the ins-and-outs of each vital topic, supplies practical examples and solutions, and provides helpful self-tests. You'll also find up-to-date information on regulatory standards, switches, routers, frame relay, and security procedures. Use new wireless technologies Understand the building blocks of analog transmission-bandwith, amplitude, and frequency Provide transparent communications using the OSI model and seven-layer architecture - Comply with local and federal regulations and RBOCs
Transmit information using routers, SS7, PBX, and KTS switches Send and receive data across TCP/IP, wireless, cellular, and optical systems Create a connection using a modem Connect to multiple VPNs and LANs using frame relay, ATM, and MPLS Deploy high-speed broadband access with cable modems, xDSL, and CATV Get details on VoIP, SIP, and voice over data services Increase bandwidth using IP telephony techniques and PBX equipment
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Customer Review: Excellent "foundations"
book!
This book covers wide variety of topics with
such educated and organized fashion that the
only thing I can say is: "I wish I had books
like that when I was in school! " The book
does have a "college" feel to it... Each chapter
ends with the list of questions, to help you
better understand and learn the subject discussed
and do it the with maximum effect. As authors
state, "... if you are looking for techno-babble
as designed by propeller heads, there are
many other books on the market." and "If you
want to learn the basics without having a
degree in engineering... you came to right
place." The book is definitely not intended
to be read from cover to cover. Personally,
I obtained the book for the subjects of VoIP,
IP Telephony, DSL and SIP - and I am not disappointed!
This is a well written and structured book.
Other chapters cover: OSI model, regulation
in the industry, modulation and multiplexing,
wireless communications, catv, and much more!
I would re-arrange some chapters, but this
is my personal opinion which does not take
away the value of the book. All in all, this
600+ pages - 19 chapter treasure has found
a well deserved place on my bookshelf!
Webster's
New World Telecom Dictionary (Webster's
New World)
Webster’s
New World Telecom Dictionary, by Ray
Horak, is a comprehensive telecommunications
dictionary of more than 7,500 terms critical
to understanding voice, data, video, and
multimedia communications system and network
technologies, applications, and regulation.
Given the convergence of computing and communications,
the book also effectively is a computer
dictionary with a telecom focus. It is thoroughly
researched, highly objective, absolutely
accurate, and includes just about every
essential term, abbreviation, acronym, contraction,
initialism, and portmanteau you might encounter
in the telecom and datacom domains.
Although the book is a technical dictionary,
Horak’s plain-English, commonsense
style yields definitions that are as thoroughly
understandable to the business professional
or student as they are to the electrical
engineer. In fact, many entries are encyclopedic
in nature, discussing applications and issues.
Horak also injects a bit of his wry sense
of humor, sprinkling occasional telecom
trivia and marginally related definitions
that will have you smiling and chuckling
to yourself, but not to the point that they
detract from what is an important book on
a serious subject. An instant classic, Webster’s
New World Telecom Dictionary is the one
and only telecom dictionary you will need.
It also makes a perfect companion to Horak’s
Telecommunications and Data Communications
Handbook, published by Wiley-Interscience
in October 2007.
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Customer Review: A Better Source
than the Internet!
Review by Vladimir Kaminsky Webster's New
World Telecom Dictionary by Ray Horak is
a comprehensive telecommunications dictionary
of more than 4,600 terms essential to a
clear understanding of voice, data, video,
and multimedia communications system and
network topologies, technologies, applications,
and regulations. The book encompasses numerous
volumes of materials in the area of telecommunications
that can be only compared with information
from the Internet.
Horak's background and experience allowed
him to be an expert in many telecommunications
areas. The book is the witness to this fact:
it covers such simple technologies as twisted
pair, such complex techniques as Passive
Optical Networks, Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing; and such evolving technologies
as WiMAX and MIMO. It is interesting to
note that Horak presents dry facts of telecommunications
reality with humor and historical references,
making it easy to read and more attractive
to readers. The book can amaze a reader
by its thoroughness to cover various topics,
provide references, describe symbols; and
it reveals Horak's deep knowledge of the
topics and ability to work with huge amount
of sources. For an encyclopedic treatment
of the subject and a perfect companion to
this work, see Horak's Telecommunications
and Data Communications Handbook, also published
by Wiley in 2007. Horak is an independent
telecom consultant. He is active in litigation
support as a consulting expert and testifying
expert, often in cases involving intellectual
property such as patent, copyright, and
trademark and service infringement. He has
authored five telecom books and written
of hundreds of technical articles, white
papers, case studies, and solution briefs.
Vladimir Kaminsky, PhD is a President of
Practel, Inc, a consulting company that
is specializing in advanced communications
technologies and network design.
Customer Review: A valuable addition
to your Telecom Library
I review books in my role as a VoIP & SIP
trainer for TrainingCity.com. When students
ask me what to buy, I always recommend that
they have a technical dictionary close at
hand. I am now recommending they have two,
the old one and "Webster's New World Telecom
Dictionary". I know it seems like overkill,
but in fact these two books are both on
my list of "must haves" for 2008. Webster's
dictionary is focused, includes diagrams,
and provides timely, accurate information.
Buying two or more books is never easy,
so I often suggest students speak with their
managers and discuss buying a "team library"
of books that can be shared by everyone
in the group. Often companies have a book
budget, it can't hurt to ask!
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