Aimed at telecommunications staff--both technical and marketing--as well as non-technical managers who need to make informed telecommunication decisions, this easy-to-read overview of the telecommunications industry goes into depth, with specifics on systems, equipment, and networks.

The #1 Working Reference on SS7--Revised & Expanded Signaling System #7 is the hands-down choice for engineers and network managers everywhere. Travis Russell's Signaling System #7, Third Edition, gives you a bedrock understanding of the signaling network, its architecture, and the protocols used to communicate through it. Accessible even to novices, Russell's guide also provides the technical details, protocol messages, and application examples so fundamentally helpful to developers, engineers, and network planners. Network-switching expert Russell brings his succinct, logical style to: * New coverage on VoIP and SS7-TCP/IP interactions * Solutions to protocol issues in migrating telecom to the Internet * Details on SS7 in broadband and cellular networking * Lucid explanations of protocols and network entities, with hands-on examples and applications * Clarifications of ANSI standards and Bellcore publications, with model solutions *New information on local number portability * Needed technical data for design and specifications

This all-inclusive quick reference has been thoroughly updated to provide the latest information, jargon, and facts on the telecommunications industry in an easily accessible format. Complete with drawings, tables, and photographs, The Telecommunications Fact Book and Illustrated Dictionary, 2E articulately defines telecommunications terminology through educational modules that are related to voice, data, video, electronic, satellite, and fiber optic communications.

For an accessible and comprehensive survey of telecommunications and data communications technologies and services, consult the Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, which includes information on origins, evolution and meaningful contemporary applications. Find discussions of technologies set in context, with details on fiber optics, cellular radio, digital carrier systems, TCP/IP, and the Internet. Explore topics like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); 802.16 & WiMAX; Passive Optical Network (PON); 802.11g & Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) in this easily accessible guide without the burden of technical jargon.