Telecommunications Crash Course, Third Edition

Publisher''s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE LATEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDSFully revised to address the convergence of the telecom, media, and technology (TMT) sectors, the new edition of this cutting-edge guide provides a comprehensiveoverview of the current telecom landscape. The book focuses on the interdependence of the IT infrastructure, multimedia content, and broadband transport network intoday''s hyper-connected mobile environment and discusses the importance of storing, delivering, analyzing, tracking, and monetizing content. Emerging telecomtechnologies are described in detail. This up-to-date resource is essential for TMT professionals, business decision-makers, marketing and sales staff, and students.Telecommunications Crash Course, Third Edition, covers:Standards and regulationsData communications protocolsTelephony, VoIP, SS7, SIP, and IP PBXPremises technologies -- LANs, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, ZigBee, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and USBContent -- multimedia, video, and TVFixed access technologies, including DSL, cable, DOCSIS 3.0, CMTS, and DSLAMWireless access technologies such as CDMA, GSM, HSPA, LTE, Bluetooth, RFID, and satellite solutionsTransport technologies -- frame relay, ATM, high-speed IP switching, optical networking, DWDM,channelized optics, and optical switchingIP, IPv6, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and IP networkingIT, telecom, and media convergenceCloud technologies, data centers, analytics, big data, security, Dumb Terminal 2.0, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and other emerging topics