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RECORD NUMBER: 951 OF 1056Main Title | Telecommunications and the computer / | |||||||||||
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Author | Martin, James, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Prentice-Hall, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1976 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 01863543 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0139024948; 9780139024948 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Telecommunication ; Data transmission systems ; Kommunikationstechnik ; Nachrichtentechnik ; Telekommunikation ; Telekommunikationsnetz ; Télcommunications ; Donnes--Transmission | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Telecommunication ; Data transmission systems | |||||||||||
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Edition | 2d ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xviii, 670 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Part 1: Introduction -- The future -- Organizations involved in telecommunications -- Terminals and codes -- Systems which use data transmission -- Man-computer dialogue -- Part 2: Transmission -- The structure of telecommunication networks -- DC signaling -- AC signaling and bandwidth -- Transmission media -- Attenuation and repeaters -- Modulation and demodulation -- Multiplexing -- Trunks and wideband facilities -- PCM: a revolution begins -- Communication satellites -- The maximum capacity of a channel -- Line termination equipment for data transmission -- Tariffs -- Part 3: Switching -- Telephone switching -- Computer-controlled circuit switching -- Control signaling -- Private branch exchanges -- Message switching -- Packet switching -- Time-division switching -- Concentration and demand assignment -- Part 4: Imperfections -- Noise and distortion -- Line failures -- Data errors -- The treatment of errors -- Delays and blocking. |