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Tables of Contents for Newnes Telecommunications Pocket Book
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xi
Telecommunications overview
1
5
Speech and music signals
2
1
Video signals
2
2
Data signals
4
2
Telephone equipment
6
10
Constraints
6
1
Telephones
7
2
Loudspeakers
9
1
Microphones
10
1
Earpiece
11
1
Payphones
11
2
Cordless telephones CT1, CT2
13
2
Answering machines
15
1
Telex
16
5
Telex operation
16
2
Telex via the PSTN, private lines and radio
18
3
Mobile phones and pagers
21
17
Analogue cellular systems
22
4
Digital cellular systems GSM
26
4
Other digital mobile systems
30
2
Code division multiple access - CDMA
32
1
Digital cordless systems (DECT), CT3
33
1
Personal communications networks
33
1
Pager systems
34
4
Image capture and display
38
5
Alphanumeric displays - videotext
39
2
Video compression
41
2
Modems
43
21
Overview
43
1
Frequency shift key (FSK)
44
1
Phase modulation
45
3
Multilevel signals and the Gray code
48
1
Quadrature amplitude and trellis coded modulation
49
2
Modem delay time
51
1
Echo suppression and cancellation
51
2
Security
53
1
Error control and correction
54
3
Transparency
57
1
Modem connections
58
1
RS232 interface
58
6
Facsimile
64
8
Data compression
68
4
High-speed data systems
72
20
Local data transmission
72
3
56 k modems (V.90 and V.92)
75
1
High-speed digital subscriber line (HDSL)
76
2
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL)
78
2
Single-pair digital subscriber line (SDSL)
80
1
High-speed digital subscriber line 2 (HDSL2)
80
1
Single-pair HDSL (G.shdsl)
80
1
Very-high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL)
81
1
The integrated services digital network (ISDN)
81
11
Copper wire cable
92
15
Twisted pair cable
92
6
Coaxial cables
98
1
Data transmission cables
99
2
Electrical connectors
101
6
Optical fibre cables
107
10
Fibre optic cables
107
4
Couplers, connectors and splices
111
1
Optical transmitters
112
1
Optical detectors
113
1
Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
114
3
Radio
117
22
Radio propagation
117
2
Local access
119
1
Cellular networks
120
1
Microwave links
121
1
Satellite communications
122
17
Radio modulation
139
18
Signal sources
140
3
Modulators and demodulators
143
14
Private mobile radio
157
8
Local private mobile radio
157
1
Trunked PMR
158
2
TETRA
160
1
Tetrapol
161
1
Apco project 25
162
1
EDACS
163
1
GSM ASCI/GSM-R
163
1
GSM pro
164
1
IDEN
164
1
Conversion between analogue and digital
165
6
Analogue to digital conversion
165
5
Digital to analogue conversion
170
1
Line interface functions
171
9
Interface functions at the customer's end
171
1
Interface functions at the telephone exchange (central office)
172
5
Unbundled local loop (ULL)
177
3
Switching
180
28
Electromechanical components
180
3
Telephone exchange (central office) switching
183
19
Private branch exchanges (PBXS)
202
2
Next generation PBXs (NG-PBX)
204
4
Switched networks
208
9
Local networks
208
2
National networks
210
2
International networks
212
5
Repeaters
217
6
Analogue amplifiers
217
2
Digital regenerators
219
1
Optical repeaters
220
2
Radio relay
222
1
Signalling
223
12
Signalling requirements
223
1
Local line signalling
224
1
Channel associated signalling (CAS)
225
3
Common-channel signalling (CCS)
228
4
SS7 and the intelligent network (IN)
232
2
Inter-PBX signalling
234
1
Non-switched networks (LANs and WANs)
235
21
Local-area networks (LANs)
235
12
Wide-area networks (WANs)
247
1
Wireless connections
248
8
Multiplexing
256
17
Frequency division multiplex - basic group
257
3
Time division multiplex 64 kbit/s baseband signal
260
4
Plesiosynchronous digital hierarchy (PDH)
264
6
Synchronous digital hierarchy
270
1
Synchronous optical network (SONET)
271
1
Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
272
1
Packet switched data
273
9
Packet switching
273
2
High-level data link control (HDLC) frame structure
275
3
Switched multi-megabit data service (SMDS)
278
1
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
278
3
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)
281
1
The Internet
282
16
Internet control
282
1
Internet terminology
283
10
Internet structure
293
1
Intranets and firewalls
294
1
Electronic commerce
295
1
Network computing
295
1
Real-time services
296
1
Wireless application protocol (WAP)
297
1
Organizations
298
13
Network regulators
298
2
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
300
1
CEN/CENELEC and CEPT
301
1
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
302
1
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
303
1
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
304
1
Electrical Industry Association (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
304
1
Conformance testing and certification organizations
305
1
Organization addresses
306
5
Standards
311
46
Interface and performance standards
311
1
Analogue telephone network standards in Europe
312
1
USA telecommunications approval: FCC part 68
312
1
Open systems interconnection (OSI)
313
2
Conformance testing and certification
315
1
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI)
316
1
The Low Voltage Directive
317
1
ISO 9000
318
1
Measurement standards
319
1
Reliability and failure statistics
319
4
Summary of ITU-T recommendation documents
323
34
Useful information
357
37
Abbreviations and acronyms
357
13
Formulae relevant to telecommunications
370
17
International alphabet No.2 and ASCII code
387
4
Wire colour code
391
1
Telephone jack wiring in the UK
391
3
Bibliography
394
3
Index
397