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Networked Life

Networked Life

By: Mung Chiang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 10-SEP-2012

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How does Google sell ad space and rank webpages? How does Netflix recommend movies and Amazon rank products? How can you influence people on Facebook and Twitter and can you really reach anyone in six steps? Why doesn't the Internet collapse under congestion and does it have an Achilles' heel? Why are you charged per gigabyte for mobile data and how can Skype and BitTorrent be free? How are cloud services so scalable and why is WiFi slower at hotspots than at home? Driven by twenty real-world questions about our networked lives, this book explores the technology behind the multi-trillion...

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Asterisk: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition

Asterisk: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition

By: ; ;

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 21-MAY-2013

Insert Date: 15-MAR-2013

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Design a complete Voice over IP (VoIP) or traditional PBX system with Asterisk, even if you have only basic telecommunications knowledge. This bestselling guide makes it easy, with a detailed roadmap that shows you how to install and configure this open source software, whether you’re upgrading your existing phone system or starting from scratch....

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Les réseaux

Les réseaux

By: Guy Pujolle

Publisher: Eyrolles

Publication Date: 07-JUL-2011

Insert Date: 07-FEB-2013

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Présentation La référence des professionnels en réseaux et télécoms Avec près de 100 000 exemplaires vendus, Les Réseaux de Guy Pujolle s'est imposé comme la référence en langue française auprès des étudiants comme des professionnels en réseaux et télécoms. À l'occasion de cette 7 e édition, l'ouvrage a fait l'objet d'une refonte importante : réorganisation de la structure du livre, mise à jour des chapitres existants avec renvoi en annexes téléchargeables des technologies en perte de vitesse, ajout de nouveaux chapitres. Au total, plus de 40% de contenu nouveau ou profondément...

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Synchronization of Digital Telecommunications Networks

Synchronization of Digital Telecommunications Networks

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 15-JUN-2002

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Network synchronization deals with the distribution of time and frequency across a network of clocks often spread over a wide geographical area. The goal is to align (i.e. synchronize) the time and frequency scales of all clocks, by using the communication capacity of their interconnecting links. Network synchronization plays a central role in digital telecommunications as it determines the quality of most services offered by the network operator. However, the importance of network synchronization is often underestimated and how to solve quality-of-service degradation caused by...

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Building Smarter Planet Solutions with MQTT and IBM WebSphere MQ Telemetry

Building Smarter Planet Solutions with MQTT and IBM WebSphere MQ Telemetry

By: Valerie Lampkin; Weng Tat Leong; Leonardo Olivera; Sweta Rawat; Nagesh Subrahmanyam; Rong Xiang; Martin Keen

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Publication Date: 07-SEP-2012

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MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a messaging protocol that is lightweight enough to be supported by the smallest devices, yet robust enough to ensure that important messages get to their destinations every time. With MQTT devices such as smart energy meters, cars, trains, satellite receivers, and personal health care devices can communicate with each other and with other systems or applications. This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces MQTT and takes a scenario-based approach to demonstrate its capabilities. It provides a quick guide to getting started and then shows how to grow to an...

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Cognitive Radio Networking and Security

Cognitive Radio Networking and Security

By: K. J. Ray Liu; Beibei Wang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 28-OCT-2010

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With the rapid growth of new wireless devices and applications over the past decade, the demand for wireless radio spectrum is increasing relentlessly. The development of cognitive radio networking provides a framework for making the best possible use of limited spectrum resources, and it is revolutionising the telecommunications industry. This book presents the fundamentals of designing, implementing, and deploying cognitive radio communication and networking systems. Uniquely, it focuses on game theory and its applications to various aspects of cognitive networking. It covers in...

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Nanotechnologies for Future Mobile Devices

Nanotechnologies for Future Mobile Devices

By: Tapani Ryhänen; Mikko A. Uusitalo; Olli Ikkala; Asta Karkkainen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 11-FEB-2010

Insert Date: 28-AUG-2012

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Explore the potential for nanotechnologies to transform future mobile and Internet communications. Based on a research collaboration between Nokia, Helsinki University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge, here leading researchers review the current state-of-the art and future prospects for: • Novel multifunctional materials, dirt repellent, self-healing surface materials, and lightweight structural materials capable of adapting their shape • Portable energy storage using supercapacitor-battery hybrids based on new materials including carbon nanohorns and porous electrodes,...

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Building a VoIP Network with Nortel's Multimedia Communication Server 5100

Building a VoIP Network with Nortel's Multimedia Communication Server 5100

By: Larry Chaffin

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 01-OCT-2006

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The first book published on deploying Voice Over IP (VoIP) products from Nortel Networks, the largest supplier of voice products in the world. This book begins with a discussion of the current protocols used for transmitting converged data over IP as well as an overview of Nortel’s hardware and software solutions for converged networks. In this section, readers will learn how H.323 allows dissimilar communication devices to communicate with each other, and how SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is used to establish, modify, and terminate multimedia sessions including VOIP telephone calls....

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Video Conferencing over IP: Configure, Secure, and Troubleshoot

Video Conferencing over IP: Configure, Secure, and Troubleshoot

By: Michael Gough

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 28-MAR-2006

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* Budget conscious methods for deploying Video over IP in small to medium enterprises * Coverage of Cisco, Microsoft, Skype, AOL, Google, VidiTel and many other products * How to identify and resolve nagging quality of service issues such as transmission delays and out of synch video-to-voice feeds ...

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Interdisciplinary and Multidimensional Perspectives in Telecommunications and Networking

Interdisciplinary and Multidimensional Perspectives in Telecommunications and Networking

By: Michael Bartolacci; Steven Powell

Publisher: IGI Global

Publication Date: 30-APR-2011

Insert Date: 08-JUN-2012

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Telecommunications plays a significant role in shaping modern information sharing and economic growth, as the global exchange of information and data has revolutionized modern business practices and social interaction. <strong>Interdisciplinary and Multidimensional Perspectives in Telecommunications and Networking: Emerging Findings</strong> offers research on new technologies, models, security issues, and telecommunications and networking applications that are informed by disciplines including electrical engineering, computer science, and information technology. Offering interdisciplinary...

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Making Telecoms Work: From Technical Innovation to Commercial Success

Making Telecoms Work: From Technical Innovation to Commercial Success

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 08-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 21-APR-2012

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Bridging the industry divide between the technical expertise of engineers and the aims of market and business planners, Making Telecoms Work provides a basis for more effective interdisciplinary analysis of technology, engineering, market and business investment risk and opportunity. Since fixed and mobile broadband has become a dominant deliverable, multiple areas of transition and transformation have occurred; the book places these changes in the context of the political, social and economic dynamics of the global telecommunications industry. Drawing on 25 years of participative...

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The LTE/SAE Deployment Handbook

The LTE/SAE Deployment Handbook

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 17-JAN-2012

Insert Date: 06-APR-2012

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Describing the essential aspects that need to be considered during the deployment and operational phases of 3GPP LTE/SAE networks, this book gives a complete picture of LTE systems, as well as providing many examples from operational networks. It demystifies the structure, functioning, planning and measurements of both the radio and core aspects of the evolved 3G system. The content includes an overview of the LTE/SAE environment, architectural and functional descriptions of the radio and core network, functionality of the LTE applications, international roaming principles, security...

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The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Fifth Edition

The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Fifth Edition

By: Annabel Z. Dodd

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 21-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 31-JAN-2012

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“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...

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4G: LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband

4G: LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband

By: Erik Dahlman; Stefan Parkvall; Johan Skold

Publisher: Academic Press

Publication Date: 26-APR-2011

Insert Date: 18-JAN-2012

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Based on the bestseller "3G Evolution - HSPA and LTE for mobile broadband" and reflecting the ongoing success of LTE throughout the world, this book focuses on LTE with full updates including LTE-Advanced to provide a complete picture of the LTE system. Overview and detailed explanations are given for the latest LTE standards for radio interface architecture, the physical layer, access procedures, broadcast, relaying, spectrum and RF characteristics, and system performance. Key technologies presented include multi-carrier transmission, advanced single-carrier transmission, advanced...

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Broadband Cable Access Networks: The HFC Plant

Broadband Cable Access Networks: The HFC Plant

By: David Large; James Farmer

Publisher: MORGAN KAUFMANN

Publication Date: 17-OCT-2008

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This book focuses on broadband distribution and systems architecture and concentrates on practical concepts that will allow the reader to do their own design, improvement, and troubleshooting work. ...

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Telecommunications Essentials, Second Edition: The Complete Global Source

Telecommunications Essentials, Second Edition: The Complete Global Source

By: Lillian Goleniewski; Kitty Wilson Jarrett

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 10-OCT-2006

Insert Date: 29-OCT-2006

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“In this updated and expanded edition of her excellent telecommunications primer, Lili explains in just the right detail everything you need to know to become fluent in this most important and fascinating industry. Besides including a satisfying amount of expert technical detail, the book also discusses equally crucial aspects of how communications technology affects society, culture, and politics. Electronic communications is changing the world for the better; learn from Lili’s expertise how you, too, can participate in the revolution.” —Steve Riley, senior security strategist,...

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Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The, Third Edition

Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The, Third Edition

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 12-SEP-2001

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2003

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The completely updated nontechnical telecom guide for business people and other professionals. Advanced cellular networks Optical technologies Globalization Convergence The Internet Cable modems and DSL In the past two years, the telecommunications industry has undergone major changes. The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Third Edition, is your complete guide to the new realities of telecommunications. This new edition reflects all of today's most critical issues, trends and technologies. In addition to providing crucial insights into the...

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Telecommunications Essentials

Telecommunications Essentials

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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 26-DEC-2001

Insert Date: 27-SEP-2002

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Praise for Telecommunications Essentials “In Telecommunications Essentials, Goleniewski guides us through the ever-changing world of telecommunications with much sense and a great deal of style. Her wide ranging and in-depth study into this complex field is superbly researched and written. Its emphasis on learning and technology is thought-provoking and never fails to be relevant to the field today. It is essential reading.” —Chris Barclay, Director, Strategy & Planning, Retail, Telstra “Lillian Goleniewski has a gift in presenting the complexity of telecommunications to her audiences....

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Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Second Edition, The

Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Second Edition, The

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 15-JUL-1999

Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002

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1429E-0 Your complete, up-to-the-minute telecom/Internet briefing! Whatever your role in telecom or Internet services, you'll be more effective if you understand the basics of telecommunications technology and the realities of the fast-changing telecom business. With The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Second Edition, you will get this understanding-even if you have no technical background at all. In this book, leading consultant Annabel Z. Dodd teaches you everything you must know to understand the telecommunications industry. You'll find up-to-the-minute coverage of today's...