Telecommunications Crash Course, Third Edition

Telecommunications Crash Course, Third Edition

<h4>COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE LATEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS</h4> <p>Fully revised to address the convergence of the telecom, media, and technology (TMT) sectors, the new edition of this cutting-edge guide provides a comprehensive overview of the current telecom landscape. The book focuses on the interdependence of the IT infrastructure, multimedia content, and broadband transport network in today's hyper-connected mobile environment and discusses the importance of storing, delivering, analyzing, tracking, and monetizing content. Emerging telecom technologies are described in detail. This up-to-date resource is essential for TMT professionals, business decision-makers, marketing and sales staff, and students.</p> <p><i>Telecommunications Crash Course</i>, Third Edition, covers:</p> <ul> <li>Standards and regulations</li> <li>Data communications protocols</li> <li>Telephony, VoIP, SS7, SIP, and IP PBX</li> <li>Premises technologies -- LANs, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, ZigBee, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and USB</li> <li>Content -- multimedia, video, and TV</li> <li>Fixed access technologies, including DSL, cable, DOCSIS 3.0, CMTS, and DSLAM</li> <li>Wireless access technologies such as CDMA, GSM, HSPA, LTE, Bluetooth, RFID, and satellite solutions</li> <li>Transport technologies -- frame relay, ATM, high-speed IP switching, optical networking, DWDM, channelized optics, and optical switching</li> <li>IP, IPv6, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and IP networking</li> <li>IT, telecom, and media convergence</li> <li>Cloud technologies, data centers, analytics, big data, security, Dumb Terminal 2.0, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and other emerging topics</li> </ul>