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Tables of Contents for Newnes Telecommunication Engineer''s Pocket Book
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
1 Telecommunications overview
1
4
1.1 Speech and music signals
1
1
1.2 Video signals
2
1
1.3 Data signals
3
2
2 Telephone equipment
5
8
2.1 Constraints
5
1
2.2 Telephones
5
2
2.3 Loudspeakers
7
1
2.4 Microphones
8
1
2.5 Earpiece
9
1
2.6 Payphones
10
1
2.7 Cordless telephones CT1, CT2
11
1
2.8 Answering machines
12
1
3 Telex
13
4
3.1 Telex operation
13
1
3.2 Telex via the PSTN, private lines and radio
14
3
4 Mobile phones and pagers
17
12
4.1 Analogue cellular systems
18
4
4.2 Advanced mobile phone systems-AMPS
22
1
4.3 Digital cellular systems-GSM
22
2
4.4 Code division multiple access-CDMA
24
1
4.5 Digital cordless systems (DECT), CT3
25
1
4.6 Personal communications networks
25
1
4.7 Pager systems
26
3
5 Image capture and display
29
4
5.1 Alphanumeric displays-videotext
30
2
5.2 Video compression
32
1
6 Modems
33
17
6.1 Overview
33
1
6.2 Frequency shift key (FSK)
33
1
6.3 Phase modulation
34
3
6.4 Multilevel signals and the Gray code
37
1
6.5 Quadrature amplitude and trellis coded modulation
38
1
6.6 Modern delay time
39
1
6.7 Echo suppression and cancellation
40
1
6.8 Security
41
1
6.9 Error control and correction
42
2
6.10 Transparency
44
1
6.11 Modern connections
45
1
6.12 RS232 interface
45
5
7 Facsimile
50
6
7.1 Data compression
53
3
8 High-speed data systems
56
14
8.1 Local data transmission
56
2
8.2 56k modems
58
1
8.3 High-speed digital subscriber line (HDSL)
59
2
8.4 Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL)
61
1
8.5 Very high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL)
62
1
8.6 The integrated services digital network (ISDN)
63
7
9 Copper wire cable
70
11
9.1 Twisted pair cable
70
5
9.2 Coaxial cables
75
1
9.3 Data transmission cables
76
1
9.4 Electrical connectors
76
5
10 Optical fibre cables
81
6
10.1 Fibre optic cables
81
3
10.2 Couplers, connectors and splices
84
1
10.3 Optical transmitters
85
1
10.4 Optical detectors
85
2
11 Radio
87
16
11.1 Radio propagation
87
1
11.2 Local access
88
1
11.3 Cellular networks
88
1
11.4 Microwave links
89
1
11.5 Satellite communications
89
14
12 Radio modulation
103
15
12.1 Signal sources
104
2
12.2 Modulators and demodulators
106
12
13 Private mobile radio
118
4
13.1 Local private mobile radio
118
1
13.2 Trunked PMR
119
1
13.3 TETRA
120
2
14 Conversion between analogue and digital
122
5
14.1 Analogue to digital conversion
122
4
14.2 Digital to analogue conversion
126
1
15 Line interface functions
127
5
15.1 Interface functions at the customer's end
127
1
15.2 Interface functions at the telephone exchange (central office)
128
4
16 Switching
132
19
16.1 Electromechanical components
132
2
16.2 Telephone exchange (central office) switching
134
15
16.3 Private branch exchanges (PBXs)
149
2
17 Switched networks
151
6
17.1 Local networks
151
1
17.2 National networks
152
1
17.3 International networks
153
4
18 Repeaters
157
5
18.1 Analogue amplifiers
157
2
18.2 Digital regenerators
159
1
18.3 Optical repeaters
160
1
18.4 Radio relay
161
1
19 Signaling
162
8
19.1 Signaling requirements
162
1
19.2 Local line signalling
162
2
19.3 Channel-associated signalling (CAS)
164
2
19.4 Common-channel signalling (CCS)
166
4
20 Non-switched networks (LANs and WANs)
170
9
20.1 Local-area networks(LANs)
170
1
20.2 Wide-area networks (WANs)
170
9
21 Multiplexing
179
15
21.1 Frequency division multiplex-basic group
180
2
21.2 Time division multiplex 64 kbit/s baseband signal
182
3
21.3 Plesiosynchronous digital hierarchy (PDH)
185
6
21.4 Synchronous digital hierarchy
191
1
21.5 Synchronous Optical NETwork (SONET)
192
1
21.6 Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
192
2
22 Packet switched data
194
7
22.1 Packet switching
195
1
22.2 High level data link control (HDLC)
196
2
22.3 Switched multi-megabit data service (SMDS)
198
1
22.4 Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
198
3
23 Test equipment
201
31
23.1 Transmission measuring sets (TMSs)
201
2
23.2 Selective level measuring sets (SLMSs)
203
3
23.3 Spectrum analysers
206
6
23.4 Fourier analysis
212
1
23.5 Frequency/time interval counters
212
2
23.6 Distortion analysers
214
3
23.7 Modulation analysers
217
1
23.8 Waveform generators, signal generators and oscillators
218
1
23.9 Digital regenerator test sets
219
1
23.10 Digital communication test sets
220
3
23.11 Protocol analysers
223
1
23.12 Logic analysers
224
1
23.13 Oscilloscopes and special displays
225
13
23.14 Fibre optic test equipment
228
4
24 Organization
232
8
24.1 Network regulators
232
2
24.2 The International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
234
1
24.3 CEN/CENELEC and SEPT
235
1
24.4 European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ESTI)
235
1
24.5 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
236
1
24.6 International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
236
1
24.7 Electrical Industry Association (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
237
1
24.8 Conformance testing and certification organizations
237
1
24.9 Organization addresses
238
2
25 Standards
240
16
25.1 Interface and performance standards
240
1
25.2 Analogue telephone network standards in Europe
241
1
25.3 USA telecommunications approval:FCC part 68
241
1
25.4 Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
242
1
25.5 Conformance testing and certification
243
1
25.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
244
1
25.7 The Low Voltage Directive
245
1
25.8 ISO 9000
245
1
25.9 Measurements standards
246
1
25.10 Reliability and failure statistics
246
4
25.11 Summary of ITU-T recommendation documents
250
6
26 Useful information
256
25
26.1 Abbreviations and acronyms
256
6
26.2 Formulae relevant to telecommunications
262
12
26.3 International alphabet No.2 and ASCII code
274
4
26.4 Wire colour code
278
1
26.5 Telephone jack wiring in the UK
279
2
Bibliography
281
2
Index
283