Includes bibliographical references (p. 839-848) and index. Packet Switching -- 19. Local Area Networks (LANs) -- 20. Frame Relay -- 21. Campus and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) -- 22. Electronic Mai, Internet and Electronic Message Services -- 23. Message Handling System (MHS) -- 24. Mobile and Radio Data Networks -- Pt. 4. Multimedia Networks -- 25. Broadband, Multimedia Networks and the B-ISDN -- 26. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) -- Pt. 5. Running a Network -- 27. Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) -- 28. Network Routing, Interconnection and Interworking -- 29. Network Numbering and Addressing Plans -- 30. Teletraffic Theory -- 31. Traffic Monitoring and Forecasting -- 32. Network Traffic Control -- 33. Practical Network Transmission Planning -- 34. Quality of Service (QOS) and Network Performance (NP) -- 35. Charging and Accounting for Network Use -- 36. Maintaining the Network -- 37. Containing Network Overload --38. Network Economy Measures -- 39. Network Security Measures --
40. Technical Standards for Networks -- Pt. 6. Setting Up Networks -- 41. Building, Extending and Replacing Networks -- 42. Selecting and Procuring Equipment -- Pt. 7. Specific Businesses and Networks -- 43. Meeting Business Needs and Creating Competitive Edge -- 44. Network Regulation and Deregulation -- 45. Corporate Networks -- 46. Public Networks and Telecommunications Service Providers. ISO two-letter country code abbreviations (ISO 3166).
Pt. 1. Fundamentals of Telecom Networks -- 1. Information and its Conveyance -- 2. Introduction to Signal Transmission and the Basic Line Circuit -- 3. Long-haul Communication -- 4. Data and the Binary Code System -- 5. Digital Transmission and Pulse Code Modulation -- 6. Principles of Switching -- 7. Setting up and Clearing Connections -- 8. Transmission Systems -- 9. Data Network Principles and Protocols -- Pt. 2. Modern Telephone Networks -- 10. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) -- 11. Intelligent Networks and Services -- 12. Signalling System No. 7 -- 13. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) -- 14. Operator Assistance and Manual Services -- 15. Mobile Telephone Networks -- 16. Cordless Telephony and Radio in the Local Loop (RILL) -- 17. Fibre in the Loop (FITL) and Other Access Networks -- Pt. 3. Modern Data Networks -- 18.