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The telecommunications illustrated dictionary (2nd ed.)

Petersen, J.K.(Edited by)
Part of the Advanced and Emerging Communications Technologies Series series
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From fundamental physics concepts to the World Wide Web, the Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition describes protocols, computer and telephone devices, basic security concepts, and Internet-related legislation, along with capsule biographies of the pioneering inventors who developed the technologies that changed our world. The new edition offers even more than the acclaimed and bestselling first edition, including:

  • Thousands of new definitions and existing definitions updated and expanded
  • Expanded coverage, from telegraph and radio technologies to modern wireline and mobile telephones, optical technologies, PDAs, and GPS-equipped devices
  • More than 100 new charts and illustrations
  • Expanded appendices with categorized RFC listings
  • Categorized charts of ITU-T Series Recommendations that facilitate online lookups
  • Hundreds of Web URLs and descriptions for major national and international standards and trade organizations

    Clear, comprehensive, and current, the Telecommunications Illustrated Dictionary, Second Edition is your key to understanding a rapidly evolving field that, perhaps more than any other, shapes the way we live.
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    £195.00
    Product Details
    CRC Press
    1420040677 / 9781420040678
    eBook (Adobe Pdf)
    29/05/2002
    English
    1031 pages
    Copy: 30%; print: 30%
    Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed. Previous ed.: published as Data and telecommunications dictionary. 1999.