Telecommunication Technologies
I teach TELE
730 (Telecommunications Management), one of the core courses in GMU’s
Telecommunications M. A.
program. One of the books I use in this course is the 800-page Irwin Handbook
of Telecommunications, by James Harry Green. A great book – buy it! Students
from previous semesters have summarized much of the content in the book below.
Green, J. H. (2000). Irwin handbook of telecommunications
(4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing.
Part One: Principles of Telecommunications Systems
| Chapter
1: |
A Brief History of Telecommunications |
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| Chapter 2: |
Introduction to Voice Communications |
| Chapter
3: |
Introduction to Data Networks |
| Chapter
4: |
Data Communications Principles |
| Chapter 5: |
Pulse Code Modulation |
| Chapter 6: |
Outside Plant |
| Chapter
7: |
Structured Wiring Systems |
| Chapter
8: |
Data Communications Protocols |
| Chapter 9: |
Local Area Network Principles |
| Chapter 10: |
Common Equipment |
Part Two: Circuit Switching Systems
Part Three: Transmission Systems
| Chapter 15: |
Lightwave Communications |
| Chapter 16: |
Microwave Radio Systems |
| Chapter 17: |
Satellite Communications |
| Chapter 18: |
Mobile, Cellular, and PCS Radio Systems |
| Chapter 19: |
Wireless Communications Systems |
| Chapter 20: |
Video Systems |
Part Four: Customer Premises Equipment
| Chapter 21: |
Local Area Network Equipment |
| Chapter
22: |
Station Equipment |
| Chapter
23: |
Key Telephone Systems |
| Chapter
24: |
Private Branch Exchanges |
| Chapter 25: |
Automatic Call Distribution
Equipment |
| Chapter
26: |
Computer-Telephone Integration |
| Chapter 27: |
Voice-Processing Systems |
| Chapter 28: |
Centrex Systems |
| Chapter 29: |
Electronic Messaging Systems |
| Chapter 30: |
Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) |
Part Five: Telecommunications Networks
| Chapter 31: |
Enterprise Networks |
| Chapter 32: |
The Integrated Services Digital Network |
| Chapter 33: |
Broadband Networks |
| Chapter 34: |
Wide Area Data Networks |
| Chapter
35: |
Frame Relay |
| Chapter 36: |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| Chapter 37: |
Internetworking |
| Chapter 38: |
Voice and Data Convergence |
| Chapter 39: |
Network Management Systems |
| Chapter 40: |
Future Developments in Telecommunications |