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Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The Annabel Dodd

Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The By Annabel Dodd

Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The by Annabel Dodd

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Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The Summary

Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The by Annabel Dodd

Annabel Dodd is a maestro when it comes to demystifying even the most complex telecommunications policies. She takes on the range of issues in the telecom world that shape how we learn, share information, conduct business, and enjoy entertainment. It's an illuminating, accessible account that provides a much-needed primer for anyone interested in communications policy. -Congressman Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection Annabel Dodd's book is a clear guide and big picture view of technologies and industries. It is an up-to-date guide for anyone who wants to be familiar with important innovations and key technologies. This is truly an industry bible for mobile, Internet, and networking services. -Hiawatha Bray, technology reporter, Boston Globe A Completely Revised Bestseller with an Updated Industry Overview and New Coverage of Mobile Networks, LTE, Spectrum, Cloud Computing, and More! The #1 Telecom Guide for Businesspeople and Nontechnical Professionals, Fully Updated for Cloud Services, Social Media, and Advanced Mobile Networks Completely updated for the newest trends and technologies, The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Fifth Edition, is the world's top-selling nontechnical guide to today's fast-changing telecommunications industry. More than 170,000 copies of previous editions are in print, and this indispensible resource has been translated into nine languages. Writing in plain language, Dodd demystifies today's most significant technologies, standards, and architectures. She introduces the industry-leading providers worldwide, explains where they fit in a fast-changing marketplace, and presents their key strategies. Coverage includes Assessing the massive business and technical implications of the cloud computing revolution How traffic from ubiquitous tools like Skype, Facebook, and smartphones are transforming networks Understanding recent radical changes in data centers How mobile carriers are balancing performance and cost in timing 4G upgrades How new concerns about regulation, security, and privacy are reshaping the industry This indispensable guide provides everything you need to know about telecommunications now-whether you're a salesperson, marketer, investor, or customer.

Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The Reviews

Praise for The Essential Guide to Telecommunications Dodd's The Essential Guide to Telecommunications provides the history and context that make a fundamental underpinning of modern business more accessible to technologists and businesspeople alike. This new edition of her primer is an essential reference in the continuously evolving communications landscape. -Tom Hopcroft, President and CEO, Mass Technology Leadership Council Annabel Dodd has created a mainstay resource in The Essential Guide to Telecommunications. All editions have been written in such a way that nonengineers and engineers alike will benefit from reading. She does the BEST job that I have seen in assimilating all of the changes that are constantly occurring in the telecommunications industry, both technical and regulatory, into one text. When I walk through telecommunications offices, I always see various editions of her book on multiple shelves. If you want one book that provides a concise and encompassing view of telecommunications, THIS is it! -Ronny Puckett, Southwest Region Director, National Exchange Carrier Association I have used previous editions of The Essential Guide to Telecommunications for some time in my introductory courses in our Information and Telecommunications Systems degree program. As this is a stand-alone IT degree program, we need a textbook with broad coverage of technical, management, and regulatory/policy topics. The Essential Guide to Telecommunications provides that coverage in an accessible and accurate manner. It is one of a very small number of books that I have been comfortable using as a required text in my courses. -Hans Kruse, Professor of Information and Telecommunications Systems, Ohio University Like many words in our 'high-tech,' 'hard sell,' 'order now' society today, the word 'essential' becomes worn and overused. However, in the case of Annabel Dodd's The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, there is no other word that describes the impact and critical importance of this definitive work. For everyone from laymen in IT and new technologists to experienced network and telecom engineers, this book is a must-have, and therefore essential. -Bob Warren, IT Infrastructure Analyst, Parsons The Essential Guide to Telecommunications is probably one of the most useful and well-written books on our telecom bookshelf. Annabel Z. Dodd does a great job of capturing a snapshot of the current telecom industry. Even those with little or no technical training should be able to understand the text. This is the perfect book for salespeople who want to learn more about the products and services they are selling, or for those who just want to keep up to date on the latest in telecom technology. -William Van Hefner, President, Vantek Communications, Inc. The Essential Guide to Telecommunications is a fine guide to the field, readable by anyone, useful to everyone. As a first guide to the field, as a reference, and as a commentary on the history and strategy of telecommunications, it is simply superb. -Andrew Allentuck, Columnist, Financial Post, Toronto Ms. Dodd continues to provide an excellent and thorough text on the telecommunications industry. As in her previous editions, she presents a good balance of technical and business-related information that is readily understandable by anyone with an interest in this key component of today's business environment. In her new edition, she has captured many of the recent changes in this dynamic field, which will affect every company in the years ahead. I strongly recommend her book to anyone who wants a better understanding of telecommunications. -Joe McGrath, SVP, Information Technologies, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dodd's work has been very helpful in the past in taking complex technical topics and translating them into actionable business items for my MBA students. Her book doesn't gloss over the details, but rather explains why they are important in the twenty-first century information age. -Andrew Urbaczewski, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Management Studies, Associate Professor of MIS, College of Business, University of Michigan-Dearborn

About Annabel Dodd

Annabel Z. Dodd is an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University's School of Professional Studies where she teaches courses on wireless mobile services and data communications in the master's degree program in informatics. She was previously an adjunct professor in the master of science program in technology management at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she taught in a joint program with The Institute of Industrial Policy Studies, Seoul, South Korea. In addition, the Fundacion de la Innovacion Bankinter selected her to participate in their Future Trends Forum in Madrid in 2004, 2005, and 2007. Formerly in marketing at New England Telephone (now Verizon) and then communications and telecommunications manager at Dennison Manufacturing Company (now Avery Dennison), she consults with major corporations and institutions and gives seminars to organizations worldwide. The Massachusetts Network Communications Council honored her as the Professor of the Year 2000. Since its first edition in 1997, The Essential Guide to Telecommunications has been translated into nine languages worldwide. More information can be found at her website, doddontheline.com.

Table of Contents

Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxv About the Author xxvii Part I: Enabling Technologies, Data Centers, and VoIP PBXs 1 Chapter 1: Computing and Enabling Technologies 3 Key Underlying Technologies 5 Sending Data in Packets 8 Deep Packet Inspection: Traffic Management and Monitoring 10 Compression 14 Increasing Network Capabilities via Multiplexing 18 Wide Area Network Acceleration and Optimization 20 Using Protocols to Establish a Common Set of Rules 22 Protocols and Layers 24 Cloud Computing 25 Single Servers Functioning as Multiple Servers via Virtualization 35 Network Cabling 38 Summary 44 Appendix 46 Chapter 2: Data Centers and IP Private Branch Exchanges 51 Introduction 52 Next-Generation Data Centers: Virtualization and Gigabit Speeds 53 Managing Virtualization 65 Backbone and Individual Local Area Network Structures 69 IP Private Branch Exchange Systems for Internal Use 72 The Technology behind IP Telephony 75 IP Private Branch Exchange Architecture 77 Value-Added Applications for Telephone Systems 87 Summary 100 Appendix 100 Part II: Industry Overview 105 Chapter 3: Competition, Industry Structures, and Regulations 107 Introduction 108 The 1984 Breakup of AT&T 110 Regulatory Issues 117 The State of the Industry 133 Nontraditional Competitors: Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix 150 Appendix 161 Part III: Wide Area Networks and the Internet 163 Chapter 4: Carrier Networks 165 The Public Network 167 Long-Haul Networks: The Core 168 Technologies Used in Carrier Networks 171 Convergence in Core and Metropolitan Networks 174 Transporting Movies and TV in the Core 186 Middle-Mile Networks 187 Last-Mile Access Networks 191 Access Networks in Cable Operators' Networks 201 Telecommunications Services in National Emergencies 205 Signaling 207 Summary 211 Appendix 213 Chapter 5: Broadband and Wide Area Network Services 215 Introduction 216 A Definition of Broadband 218 VoIP Calling Services over Broadband 219 Multi-Protocol Label Switching for Interoffice Connections 223 Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks over the Internet 229 Securing Transmissions Sent via the Internet 230 Managed Services 235 Using Digital Subscriber Line for Internet Access 239 High-Speed Access via Carrier Gigabit Ethernet 243 T1 and T3: The First Broadband Services for Businesses 246 Private Lines, Network Topology, and Frame Relay 250 Appendix 257 Chapter 6: The Internet 261 Introduction 262 The Growth of the Internet 264 The Structure of the Internet 267 Security Threats from Internal, External, and International Sources 274 Privacy 278 Video Streamed from the Internet to the Front Room 280 Electronic Commerce 286 Online Community Forums 290 Network Neutrality 292 The Digital Divide: Bandwidth, Skills, and Computers 297 Intranets and Extranets 298 Summary 301 Part IV: Mobile Networks and Mobile Carriers Worldwide 303 Chapter 7: Mobile and Wi-Fi Networks 305 Introduction 306 First-Generation Analog Technologies 308 Finite Spectrum for Wireless Networks 309 Second-, Third-, and Fourth-Generation Digital Networks 321 Fourth-Generation Advanced Mobile Services 332 The Streamlined Infrastructure of Long-Term Evolution Architecture 341 The Microcell Technology of Picocells and Femtocells 350 Handheld Devices and Tablet Computers 353 Applications and Services 360 Wi-Fi Standards, Architecture, and Use in Cellular Networks 365 Satellites 376 Summary 378 Appendix 379 Chapter 8: Mobile Carriers Worldwide 387 Introduction 388 The Largest Mobile Carriers Worldwide 390 The Asian Market 392 Latin America 401 Sub-Saharan Africa 405 Europe 412 Summary 421 Glossary 423 Index 449

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GOR008747777
9780137058914
0137058918
Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The by Annabel Dodd
Annabel Dodd
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Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
20120705
512
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