Telecommunication
Introduction to Telecommunications
Network Engineering
Second Edition
For a listing of recent titles in the Artech House Telecommunications Library, turn to the back of this book.
Introduction to Telecommunications
Network Engineering
Second Edition
Tarmo Anttalainen
Artech House
Boston • London www.artechhouse.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anttalainen, Tarmo.
Introduction to telecommunications network engineering/Tarmo Anttalainen.—2nd ed.
p. cm. — (Artech House telecommunications library)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-58053-500-3 (alk. paper)
1. Telecommunication systems. I. Title. II. Series
TK5105 .A55 2003
004.6—dc21
2002044067
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Anttalainen, Tarmo
Introduction to telecommunications network engineering.—2nd ed.
(Artech House telecommunications library)
1. Telecommunication systems
2. Telecommunication systems—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Title
621.3’82
ISBN 1-58053-500-3
Cover design by Gary Ragaglia
© 2003 ARTECH HOUSE, INC.
685 Canton Street
Norwood, MA 02062
All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Artech House cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
International Standard Book Number: 1-58053-500-3
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002044067
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents xv Preface
Acknowledgments
xix
1
Introduction to Telecommunications
1
1.1
What Is
Network Engineering
Second Edition
For a listing of recent titles in the Artech House Telecommunications Library, turn to the back of this book.
Introduction to Telecommunications
Network Engineering
Second Edition
Tarmo Anttalainen
Artech House
Boston • London www.artechhouse.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anttalainen, Tarmo.
Introduction to telecommunications network engineering/Tarmo Anttalainen.—2nd ed.
p. cm. — (Artech House telecommunications library)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-58053-500-3 (alk. paper)
1. Telecommunication systems. I. Title. II. Series
TK5105 .A55 2003
004.6—dc21
2002044067
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Anttalainen, Tarmo
Introduction to telecommunications network engineering.—2nd ed.
(Artech House telecommunications library)
1. Telecommunication systems
2. Telecommunication systems—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Title
621.3’82
ISBN 1-58053-500-3
Cover design by Gary Ragaglia
© 2003 ARTECH HOUSE, INC.
685 Canton Street
Norwood, MA 02062
All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Artech House cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
International Standard Book Number: 1-58053-500-3
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002044067
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents xv Preface
Acknowledgments
xix
1
Introduction to Telecommunications
1
1.1
What Is
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