CHAPTER 1 Fundamentals of Telecommunications 1
1.1 History and Regulation of the Telephone Industry 1
1.2 A Communication System Model 3
1.3 Transmission Technology 4
1.4 Switching Technology 5
Notes 7
Words ＆ Phrases 8
Reading Material 9
CHAPTER 2 Multiple Access Techniques 12
2.1 Overview 12
2.2 The Digital Advantage 12
2.3 FDMA 13
2.4 How TDMA Works 13
2.5 Advanced TDMA 14
2.6 The Advantages of TDMA 15
2.7 The Disadvantages of TDMA 15
Notes 16
Words ＆ Phrases 17
Reading Material 18
CHAPTER 3 Telephone System 20
3.1 Public Switched Telephone Network(PSTN) 20
3.2 Motorola V50 Description 23
Notes 27
Words and Phrases 27
Reading Material 28
CHAPTER 4 Signaling System 7(SS7) 30
4.1 What Is Signaling 30
4.2 What Is Out-of-Band Signaling 30
4.3 Signaling Network Architecture 31
4.4 Basic Signaling Architecture 32
4.5 SS7 Link Types 33
Notes 34
Words and Phrases 35
Reading Material 35
CHAPTER 5 Fiber-optic Technology 38
5.1 From Theory to Practical Application:A Quick History 38
5.2 How Fiber Works 38
Notes 41
Words ＆ Phrases 41
Reading Material 42
CHAPTER 6 Global System for Mobile Communication(GSM) 45
6.1 Introduction：The Evolution of Mobile Telephone System 45
6.2 GSM 46
6.3 The GSM Network 47
6.4 GSM Network Areas 49
6.5 GSM Specification 50
Notes 51
Words ＆ Phrases 52
Reading Material 53
CHAPTER 7 Architecture and Protocols 55
7.1 Open System Interconnection Reference Model 55
7.2 Characteristics of the OSI Layers 55
7.3 Protocols 56
7.4 Interaction Between OSI Model Layers 56
7.5 OSI Layer Services 57
7.6 OSI Model Layers and Information Exchange 58
7.7 Information Exchange Process 58
7.8 The OSI Layers 59
7.9 TCP/IP Protocol Architectures 60
Notes 62
Words ＆ Phrases 63
Reading Material 64
CHAPTER 8 Local Area Networks 65
8.1 LAN Media-Access Methods 65
8.2 LAN Transmission Methods 66
8.3 LAN Topologies 66
8.4 LAN Devices 68
Notes 69
Words ＆ Phrases 69
Reading Material 70
CHAPTER 9 Wide Area Networks 71
9.1 Circuit Switching 71
9.2 Packet Switching 72
9.3 WAN Virtual Circuits 73
9.4 ATM 73
9.5 Frame Relay 75
Notes 77
Words ＆ Phrases 77
Reading Material 78
CHAPTER 10 Internetworking 80
10.1 Internetworking Devices：Bridges,Routers,and Gateways 80
10.2 IP Addresses 81
10.3 Address Masks 82
10.4 Subnet Masks 83
10.5 Reserved Addresses 83
Notes 84
Words ＆ Phrases 84
Reading Material 85
CHAPTER 11 Internet 86
11.1 History of the Internet 86
11.2 Services of Internet 88
Notes 89
Words ＆ Phrases 90
Reading Material 91
CHAPTER 12 Network Management and Security 93
12.1 Network Management 93
12.2 Network Management Architecture 93
12.3 ISO Network Management Model 94
12.4 Security of Network 96
Notes 98
Words ＆ Phases 99
Reading Material 100
参考文献 101