The Cable and Telecommunications Professionals' Reference, Third Edition: PSTN, IP and Cellular Networks, and Mathematical Techniques

✍ Scribed by Goff Hill

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 561
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is for any telecommunications-convergence professional who needs to understand the structure of the industry, the structure of telephony networks and services, and the equipment involved.With the growing variety of networks and technologies now on offer it is inevitable that some convergence will take place between different networks, services and products. New VOIP (voice over internet protocol) networks must interwork with traditional networks. For instance, mobile phones can offer data services; wireless broadband connections to laptops will allow VOIP phone calls away from base; users could have the option of 'convergent phones' that can be used on a landline when at home or business, but which can be used as a mobile when on the move, and so on. * AUTHORITATIVE: All contributors are recognized experts in their field and come from leading institutions. * INTERNATIONAL: In this age of globalization and standardization, special attention has been paid-both topically and authorially--to ensure the broad applicability and relevance of this material. * EXHAUSTIVE: A thorough reference covering the structure of the telecommunications industry, telephony networks and services, and equipment.

✦ Table of Contents

The Cable and Telecommunications Professionals’ Reference......Page 2
Copyright page......Page 3
Table of contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 12
Contributors......Page 14
Part One: Standards and Regulation......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
Standards Body Types......Page 23
Benefits Arising from Standards......Page 24
Participation in Standards......Page 26
Challenges and Major Considerations......Page 28
Intellectual Property Rights......Page 29
Introduction......Page 30
Regulation and Competition......Page 31
The Rules of Regulation: Principles......Page 33
Regulation in the European Union......Page 34
Regulation in the United States......Page 38
Telecommunications Regulation in Practice......Page 41
Interconnection......Page 44
Access and Transit......Page 45
Telecommunications Numbering......Page 46
Number Portability......Page 47
Local Loop Unbundling......Page 48
Universal Service Obligations......Page 50
New Technologies, Radio Spectrum, and Voice over IP......Page 51
Introduction......Page 53
OSI Environment......Page 54
Layered Architecture......Page 55
Additional Layer Elements......Page 63
Specific OSI Layers......Page 64
Appendix: International Standards......Page 67
Part Two: Circuit-switched Networks and Digital Switching Systems......Page 70
Introduction......Page 72
Network Services......Page 74
Transmission......Page 75
Switching......Page 78
Signaling......Page 80
Network Architecture......Page 85
Numbering......Page 97
Routing......Page 101
Charging......Page 104
Dimensioning......Page 105
Network Planning......Page 109
Network Management......Page 110
References......Page 111
Introduction......Page 114
Switching......Page 117
Control......Page 122
Signaling......Page 126
Resources......Page 136
Part Three: The Internet and Data Networks......Page 138
Introduction......Page 140
IP and the Network Layer......Page 147
Transport Protocols......Page 160
Internet Routing......Page 172
The Application Layer......Page 185
Conclusions......Page 187
Resources......Page 188
Introduction......Page 189
IP Phones and the Voice Data Path......Page 193
Signaling and Control Using H.323 or SIP......Page 204
Next Generation Networks and the IP Multimedia Subsystem......Page 211
Network Layer Support for VoIP......Page 216
Conclusions......Page 224
References......Page 225
Introduction......Page 226
NGN Features......Page 227
NGN Architecture......Page 228
NGN Management Architecture......Page 229
IP Multimedia Subsystem......Page 230
Service Oriented Architecture......Page 234
NGN Management and TMN......Page 235
Additional Remarks......Page 242
References......Page 243
Introduction to Local Area Networks......Page 244
Transporting IP......Page 250
Network Address Translation and Firewalls......Page 251
Modems......Page 253
Conclusions......Page 255
Resources......Page 256
Part Four: Cellular Telephone Networks......Page 258
Introduction......Page 260
Generations of Cellular Systems......Page 261
Evolution of Cellular Markets......Page 265
Cellular Systems Multiple Access Techniques......Page 269
References......Page 273
Introduction......Page 274
Principles of First- and Second-generation Cellular Systems......Page 275
First- and Second-generation Services......Page 287
Useful 3GPP Documents......Page 291
References......Page 292
First-generation Systems......Page 293
Global System for Mobile Communications......Page 297
Code Division Multiple Access System......Page 309
Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System......Page 316
Comparison of GSM, CDMAOne, and D-AMPS Parameters......Page 319
Appendix 12.1: Simple Explanation of CDMA......Page 320
Appendix 12.2: Average Data Rate for Each User......Page 321
Introduction......Page 322
Evolution from Second Generation to Third Generation......Page 323
Two-and-a-half-generation Systems......Page 324
Third-generation Systems......Page 326
Fourth-generation Systems......Page 328
References......Page 329
Introduction......Page 330
Bluetooth Physical Layer......Page 332
Hop Selection Scheme......Page 337
Types of Connection......Page 341
Bluetooth 2......Page 342
Networking......Page 344
Interference between Bluetooth and 802.11......Page 346
Power Consumption......Page 351
References......Page 352
Part Five: Analytical and Simulation Modeling......Page 354
Data Presentation......Page 356
Approximation and Errors......Page 357
Averages......Page 359
Dispersion from the Average......Page 360
Combinations and Permutations......Page 362
Regression and Correlation......Page 363
Probability......Page 365
Sampling......Page 370
Tests of Significance......Page 372
Computer Simulation of Communications Networks......Page 375
Programming Simulations......Page 380
Resources......Page 383
Introduction......Page 384
Models......Page 388
Transform Methods......Page 394
The M/G/1 Queue in Equilibrium......Page 395
Queuing Networks......Page 401
Multiaccess Channels......Page 408
References......Page 412
Introduction......Page 413
Single-link Models......Page 414
Network Models......Page 419
Dynamic Routing Strategies......Page 427
References......Page 432
Part Six: Mathematical Techniques......Page 434
Introduction......Page 436
Bayesian Filtering......Page 437
Sequential Monte Carlo......Page 439
Applications to Digital Communications......Page 447
Conclusion......Page 451
References......Page 452
Mathematical Signs and Symbols......Page 454
Trigonometric Formulae......Page 456
Method of Least Squares......Page 467
Derivative......Page 470
Derivatives and Integrals......Page 471
Reduction Formulae......Page 474
Numerical Integration......Page 475
Vector Calculus......Page 476
Series......Page 477
Transforms......Page 481
Linear Simultaneous Equations......Page 485
Matrix Arithmetic......Page 486
Coordinate Transformation......Page 487
Properties of Determinants......Page 488
Numerical Solution of Linear Equations......Page 489
Introduction......Page 491
Generalized Fourier Expansion......Page 495
Fourier Transforms......Page 499
Discrete Sequences......Page 500
The Discrete Fourier Transform......Page 501
The Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform......Page 503
The Fast Fourier Transform......Page 504
Linear Time-invariant Digital Systems......Page 506
The Inverse z-transform......Page 513
Data Truncation......Page 514
References......Page 517
Introduction......Page 518
Information Capacity of a Store......Page 521
Information and Thermodynamics......Page 522
Mutual and Self Information......Page 523
Discrete Memoryless Channels......Page 525
Discrete Channels with Memory......Page 532
Continuous Channels......Page 535
References......Page 537
List of Acronyms......Page 538
Index......Page 546