Preface
. -- Preface To The
. --
. -- Introduction
. -- Evolution Of Telecommunications
. -- Switching Systems
. -- Switching Networks
. -- Communication Links
. -- Service Specific Networks
. -- Simple Telephone Communication
. -- Basics Of a Switching System
. -- Switching System Parameters
. -- Components Of a Switching System
. -- Manual Switching System
. -- Trends In Telecommunications
. -- Standardisation In Telecommunications
. -- Excercises
. -- Further Reading
. -- Appendix The Decibel
. -- Review Questions
. --
. -- Strowger Switching Systems
. -- Rotary Dial Telephone
. -- Signalling Tones
. -- Strowger Switching Components
. -- Step-By-Step Switching
. -- Control In Strowger Switch
. -- 100-Line Folded Switch
. -- Design 1: 100 Us-10 + 10 Us-10
. -- Design 2: 100 Us-10 + 100 Us-10
. -- Design 3: 100 Tms
. -- Design 4: 100 Us-24 + 24 Tms
. -- Design 5: 24 Tms + 24 Tms + 24 Tms
. -- 1000-Line Folded Switch
. -- 10,000-Line Exchange
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Crossbar Switching
. -- Principles Of Common Control
. -- Touch Tone Dial Telephone
. -- Design Considerations
. -- Principles Of Crossbar Switching
. -- Crossbar Switch Configurations
. -- Crosspoint Technology
. -- Crossbar Exchange Organisation
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Electronic Space Division Switching
. -- Stored Program Control
. -- Centralised Spc
. -- Modes Of Operation
. -- Availability Of Spc Systems
. -- Control In Centralised Spc
. -- Distributed Spc
. -- Level 3 Processing
. -- Level 2 Processing
. -- Level 1 Processing
. -- Software Architecture
. -- Operating System Aspects
. -- Software Production
. -- Language Aspects
. -- Modular Design
. -- Application Software
. -- Parameterised Design
. -- Exchange Environment Parameters
. -- Subscriber Line And Trunk Parameters
. -- Call Processing Parameters
. -- Processing Functions
. -- Enhanced Services
. -- Multi-Stage Switches
. -- Two-Stage Switches
. -- Three-Stage Switches
. -- N-Stage Switches
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Speech Digitisation And Transmission
. -- Sampling
. -- Quantisation And Binary Coding
. -- Quantisation Noise
. -- Companding
. -- Differential Coding
. -- Vocoders
. -- Pulse Transmission
. -- Line Coding
. -- Time Division Multiplexing
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Timedivision Switching
. -- Basic Time Division Space Switching
. -- Basic Time Division Time Switching
. -- Time Multiplexed Space Switching
. -- Time Multiplexed Time Switching
. -- Combination Switching
. -- Three-Stage Combination Switching
. -- N-Stage Combination Switching
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Optical Fibre Systems
. -- Types Of Optical Fibres
. -- Fibre Optic Transmission
. -- Optical Sources
. -- P-I-N Photodiode
. -- Avalanche Photodiode
. -- Power Budget Analysis
. -- Telecommunication Applications
. -- Synchronous Optical Network (Sonet)
. -- Sonet Signalling And Devices
. -- Payload Encapsulation And Frequency Justification
. -- Sts Multiplexing
. -- Sonet Networks
. -- Wavelength Division Multiplexing
. -- Dense Wdm
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Traffic Engineering
. -- Network Traffic Load And Parameters
. -- Grade Of Service And Blocking Probability
. -- Modelling Switching Systems
. -- Markov Processes
. -- Birth-Death Processes
. -- Incoming Traffic And Service Time Characterisation
. -- Blocking Models And Loss Estimates
. -- Lost Calls Cleared System With Infinite Sources
. -- Lost Calls Cleared System With Finite Subscribers
. -- Lost Calls Returned System
. -- Lost Calls Held System
. -- Delay Systems
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Telephone Networks
. -- Subscriber Loop Systems
. -- Switching Hierarchy And Routing
. -- Transmission Plan
. -- Transmission Systems
. -- Ionospheric Communication
. -- Microwave Communication
. -- Tropospheric Scatter Communications
. -- Coaxial Cable Transmission
. -- Numbering Plan
. -- Charging Plan
. -- Signalling Techniques
. -- Inchannel Signaling
. -- Common Channel Signalling
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Data Networks
. -- Data Transmission In Pstns
. -- Data Rates In Pstns
. -- Modems
. -- Switching Techniques For Data Transmission
. -- Circuit Switching
. -- Store And Forward Switching
. -- Data Communication Architecture
. -- Iso-Osi Reference Model
. -- Link-To-Link Layers
. -- Physical Layer
. -- Data Link Layer
. -- Network Layer
. -- End-To-End Layers
. -- Transport Layer
. -- Session Layer
. -- Presentation Layer
. -- Application Layer
. -- Satellite Based Data Networks
. -- Local Area Networks
. -- Lan Technologies
. -- Multiple Access Bus Lan
. -- Token Passing Ring Lan
. -- Token Passing Bus Lan
. -- Metropolitan Area Networks
. -- Fibre Optic Networks
. -- Data Network Standards
. -- Protocol Stacks
. -- Manufacturing Automation Protocol (Map)
. -- Technical And Office Protocol (Top)
. -- Library Automation Protocol (Lap)
. -- Internetworking
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Integrated Services Digital Network
. -- Motivation For Isdn
. -- Isdn Services
. -- Videotex
. -- Electronic
. -- Digital Facsimile
. -- Teletex
. -- Database Access
. -- Network And Protocol Architecture
. -- Transmission Channels
. -- User-Network Interfaces
. -- Functional Grouping And Reference Points
. -- Signalling
. -- User Level Signalling
. -- Network Level Signalling
. -- Numbering And Addressing
. -- Address Structure
. -- Service Characterisation
. -- Interworking
. -- Numbering Interworking
. -- Isdn Standards
. -- Expert Systems In Isdn
. -- Components Of An Expert System
. -- Example Of An Expert System
. -- Broadband Isdn
. -- Bisdn Architecture
. -- Voice Data Integration
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Mobile Communication
. -- Wireless Channel
. -- Two-Ray Model
. -- Fading
. -- Multiple Access Techniques
. -- Cellular Communications
. -- Frequency Reuse
. -- Handoff
. -- Co-Channel Reuse Ratio And Signal To Interference
. -- Cell Spitting
. -- Cell Sectoring
. -- Microcell Zone Concept
. -- Trunking And Grade Of Service
. -- Fade Margin Analysis
. -- Review Of Generations Of Mobile Communication
. -- Global System For Mobile (Gsm)
. -- Exercises
. -- Further Reading
. --
. -- Satellite Communication
. -- Orbital Theory
. -- Inclination And Elevation Angles
. -- Satellite Antennas
. -- Microwave Bands
. -- Satellite Link Design
. -- Link Budget
. -- Very Small Aperture Terminal (Vsat) Networks
. -- Exercises
. --
. -- Answers To Selected Exercises
. -- Index