A reference guide to telecommunications with over 300 articles on technology, architectures, terms and more. Includes a CD-ROM with the complete text of the encyclopedia.

This easy-to-read, soup-to-nuts encyclopedia for everyone in the telecommunications field is now more current than ever, putting readers in touch with all the major technologies and architectures through more than 250 detailed entries. 450 illustrations.

"This encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of concepts, technologies, policies, training, and applications of ICT in support of economic and regional developments around the globe"--Provided by publisher.

"Contains 275 tutorial articles focused on modern telecommunications topics. The contents include articles on communication networks, source coding and decoding, channel coding and decoding, modulation and demodulation, optical communications, satellite communications, underwater acoustic communications, radio propagation, antennas, multiuser communications, magnetic storage systems, and a variety of standards"--V.1, p. v.

Covering 2G, 2.5G, and 3G technologies at all tiers, from handsets to carriers, this book offers a wide range of clear, concise, easy-to-read articles that make sense of constantly changing terminology and confusing acronyms. The author, an internationally recognized expert, goes beyond theory and definitions and links technical terms with markets and applications to addres the nuts-and-bolts, dollars-and-cents issues surrounding wireless. There is no easier, faster, or more convenient way to keep up with the fast-moving world of wireless telecommunications.

This module discusses the network services and architectures in the Internet World. topics include network architectures, network connectivity, IP-based networks, broadband networks, wireless networks, and Next Generation Internet.