Telecommunication System Engineering, Third Edition presents a technical overview of telecommunication networks from a system viewpoint, with the aim of showing how one discipline can interact with another to reach a desired goal. As in previous editions, the author covers all the concepts necessary for a complete understanding of the design of practical telecommunication networks, whether they are meant to carry voice, data, facsimile, telemetry, video, or any combination of these. Both local and long distance (toll) switching and transmission are covered, all in great detail, and two entire chapters are devoted to the subject of signaling. Telecommunication System Engineering, Third Edition remains an ideal reference source for telecommunications managers, technicians, and other practicing professionals as well as advanced students in telecommunications.

Ch. 1 Basic telephony 1
Ch. 2 Local networks 41
Ch. 3 Switching in an analog environment 73
Ch. 4 Signaling for analog telephone networks 111
Ch. 5 Introduction to transmission for telephony 139
Ch. 6 Long-distance networks 157
Ch. 7 The design of long-distance links 185
Ch. 8 Digital transmission systems 261
Ch. 9 Digital switching and networks 317
Ch. 10 Introduction to data communications 365
Ch. 11 Data networks and their operation 409
Ch. 12 Voice-over IP 483
Ch. 13 Local area networks 501
Ch. 14 Integrated services digital networks 565
Ch. 15 Speeding things up with frame relay 603
Ch. 16 The asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and broadband ISDN 631
Ch. 17 CCITT signaling system no. 7 681
Ch. 18 Wireless and cellular/mobile radio 737
Ch. 19 Last-mile broadband connectivity and wireless local loop (WLL) 805
Ch. 20 Optical networking 835
Ch. 21 Network management 871