Introduction to communications technologies : a guide for non-engineers.: a guide for non-engineers. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Jones, Stephan; Kovac, Ron; Groom, Frank M
• Contents: Systems and Models of Communications Technologies: Shannon–Weaver, von Neumann, and the Open System Interconnection Model; Computing Model; Open System Interconnection Model; Summary; Review Questions; ; Basic Concepts of Electricity; Common Units of Technical Measurement; Signals; Current; Resistance; Voltage; Capacitance; Inductance; Power; Electrical Circuits; Filters; AC-to-DC Conversion; Summary; Review Questions; Multiple Choice; Matching Questions; Short Essay Questions ; ; Modulation Schemes; Spectrum; Amplitude Modulation; Frequency Modulation; Phase Modulation; Pulse-Amplitude Modulation; Pulse-Code Modulation; Amplitude Shift Keying; Adaptive Differential Pulse-Code Modulation; Phase-Shift Keying; Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing; Quadrature Amplitude Modulation; Multiple-Frequency Shift Keying; Summary; Review Questions; Multiple Choice; Matching Questions; Short Essay Questions ; ; Signaling Formats, Multiplexing, and Digital Transmissions; Digital Formats; Multiplexing; Frequency-Division Multiplexing; Time-Division Multiplexing; Digital Circuits; Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum; Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Legacy to Current-Day Telephone Networks; Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching; Legacy of the Circuit-Switching Network; Packet Switching; Asynchronous Transfer Mode; Legacy Public Switched Telephone Network; The Telephone; Network Access; Trunks and Lines; Customer Premise Equipment; Voice Processing; Voice over Internet Protocol; VoIP Benefits; VoIP Challenges; Protocols Used in VoIP Environments; Session Initiation Protocol; Components of SIP; Real-Time Transfer Protocol; Multiprotocol Label Switching; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Basics of Multiprotocol Label Switching Networking; Introduction; What Is MPLS?; Motivation behind MPLS; Some Attractive Features of MPLS; Principal Components of an MPLS Network; Operation with Edge and Core Label-Switched Routers; Labels and Label-Switched Routers; Forwarding Packets with MPLS Labels; Example of MPLS Label Swapping; Label Switching; Labels; Labels and Label Edge Routers; Labels and Shims; Signaling and Label Distribution Protocols; Network Topology Discovery; Reservation Protocol; Label Distribution Protocol; Forwarding Equivalence Classes and LDP Paths; Conclusion; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Matching Questions; Short Essay Questions ; ; Local Area Network Technology; Business and Human Factors; Costs of a LAN; Initial Costs; Ongoing Costs; Technical Factors; Working Parts of a LAN; Common LAN Types; Regulatory and Legal Factors; Use and Function of Standards; Process of Standardization; Standard-Setting Bodies; Legal Aspects; Other Networks; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; The Language of the Internet: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); Business and Human Factors; Technical Factors; Message Casting; Message Addressing; Network Routing; Language of the Network: Routed Protocols; IPv6; Regulatory and Legal Factors; Summary; Review Questions; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Wireless Local Area Networks; Business and Human Factors; Technical Factors; Basics of Radio Frequency; Wireless Protocols; What Is a WLAN?; Aspects to Consider; Access Technology; Frequency Range; Antennas; Range and Bandwidth; Interference; Security; Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks; Regulatory and Legal Factors; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Mobile Wireless Technologies; Advanced Mobile Phone Service; Multiple-Access Technologies; Mobile Switching; Fourth-Generation Wireless (4G); Fifth-Generation Wireless (5G); Time-Division Synchronous Code-Division Multiple Access; Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Environment (EDGE); General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); High-Speed Downlink Packet Access; Antennas; Smart Antennas; Microwave Signals; Engineering Issues for Microwave Signaling; Summary; Review Questions; Multiple Choice; Matching Questions; Short Essay Questions ; ; Virtualization; Compute Virtualization; Hypervisor; Kernel Module; Virtual Machine Monitor; Virtualized Storage; Virtual Machine–Based Storage Options; Virtual Provisioning and Automated Storage Tiering; Thin Pools and Thin Logical Units; Virtualizing the Workstation; Benefits of Desktop Virtualization; Desktop Virtualization Techniques; Virtualizing the Application; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Analyzing Big Data; Introduction to Big Data; The Structure of Big Data; The Four Types of Data Structures; Analyzing Big Data; Analyzing the Four Data Types; Analyzing Structured Data; Analyzing Unstructured and Semistructured Data; The Corpus or Body of Work; Reviewing Results; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; ; The Cloud and Cloud Computing; Introduction; The History of Cloud Computing; What Is the Cloud?; Virtualization; Delivery Models for Cloud Computing; Deployment Models for Cloud Computing; Public Cloud Deployment; Private Cloud Deployment; Hybrid Cloud Deployment; Community Cloud Deployment; Risks of the Cloud; Future Predictions; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Video Basics; The Business and Human Factors; High-Quality VC; Medium-Quality VC; Low-Quality VC; The Technical Factors; Image Scanning; Color; Transmission of Video; High-Definition Television; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Digital Media; Introduction; Digital Media; Convergence; Digital Photography; Advantages of the Digital Form over Analog Form; Technical Differences between Digital and Analog Forms; Printing; Advanced Darkroom Technique; New Opportunities; Digital Video; Digital Video: Genesis and Advantages over Analog Video; Technical Differences between the Digital and Analog Forms; New Opportunities; Digital Audio; Advantages over Analog Version; Technical Differences between Digital and Analog Forms; New Opportunities; 3-D Digital Gaming; Advantages over the Analog Version; Technical Differences between the Digital and Analog Forms; New Opportunities; Summary; Review Questions; True/False; Multiple Choice; Short Essay Questions ; ; Network Security and Management; Introduction; Network Security Threats; Who Are the Bad Guys?; Hackers; Types of Network and Computer Attacks; Social Engineering Attacks; DOS Attacks; Malware Attacks
• Edition: 3rd edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 621.382; Telecommunication
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498702966; 9781498702942; 9781498702959
• Related ISBNs: 9781498702935
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