1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996391235403316

Autore

Newcastle William Cavendish, Duke of, <1592-1676.>

Titolo

An answer of the Right Honourable Earle of Newcastle, his excellency &c. to the six groundless aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Fairefax in his late warrant (here inserted) bearing date Feb. 2, 1642 [[electronic resource] /] / by the Earl himselfe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Shrewsbury], : Printed at Oxford and reprinted at Shrewsbury, 1642

Descrizione fisica

[1], 14 p

Altri autori (Persone)

FairfaxFerdinando Fairfax, Baron,  <1584-1648.>

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0062



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830779803321

Autore

Freeman Roger L

Titolo

Fundamentals of Telecommunications [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2005

ISBN

1-280-27581-2

9786610275816

0-471-72094-1

0-470-32442-2

0-471-72093-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (704 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing ; ; v.92

Disciplina

621.382

Soggetti

Telecommunication

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Telecommunications

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Fundamentals of Telecommunications; CONTENTS; Preface; Chapter 1 Introductory Concepts; 1.1 What Is Telecommunication?; 1.2 Telecommunication Will Touch Everybody; 1.3 Introductory Topics in Telecommunications; 1.3.1 End-Users, Nodes, and Connectivities; 1.3.2 Telephone Numbering and Routing; 1.3.3 The Use of Tandem Switches in a Local Area Connectivity; 1.3.4 Introduction to the Busy Hour and Grade of Service; 1.3.5 Simplex, Half-Duplex, and Full Duplex; 1.3.6 One-Way and Two-Way Circuits; 1.3.7 Network Topologies; 1.3.8 Variations in Traffic Flow; 1.4 Quality of Service

1.5 Standardization in Telecommunications1.6 The Organization of the PSTN in the United States; 1.6.1 Points of Presence; Review Exercises; References; Chapter 2 Signals Convey Intelligence; 2.1 Chapter Objective; 2.2 Signals in Everyday Life; 2.3 Basic Concepts of Electricity for Communications; 2.3.1 Early Sources of Electrical Current; 2.3.2 The Electrical Telegraph: An Early Form of Long-Distance Communications; 2.3.3 What Is Frequency?; 2.4 Electrical Signals; 2.4.1 Introduction to Transmission; 2.4.2 Modulation; 2.4.3 Binary Digital Signals



2.5 Introduction to Transporting Electrical Signals2.5.1 Wire Pair; 2.5.2 Coaxial Cable Transmission; 2.5.3 Fiber-Optic Cable; 2.5.4 Radio Transmission; Review Exercises; References; Chapter 3 Quality of Service and Telecommunication Impairments; 3.1 Objective; 3.2 Quality of Service: Voice, Data, and Image; 3.2.1 Signal-to-Noise Ratio; 3.2.2 Voice Transmission; 3.2.3 Data Circuits; 3.2.4 Video (Television); 3.3 The Three Basic Impairments and How They Affect the End-User; 3.3.1 Amplitude Distortion; 3.3.2 Phase Distortion; 3.3.3 Noise; 3.4 Level; 3.4.1 Typical Levels; 3.5 Echo and Singing

Review ExercisesReferences; Chapter 4 Transmission and Switching: Cornerstones of a Network; 4.1 Transmission and Switching Defined; 4.2 Traffic Intensity Defines the Size of Switches and the Capacity of Transmission Links; 4.2.1 Traffic Studies; 4.2.2 Discussion of the Erlang and Poisson Traffic Formulas; 4.2.3 Waiting Systems (Queueing); 4.2.4 Dimensioning and Efficiency; 4.2.5 Quantifying Data Traffic; 4.3 Introduction to Switching; 4.3.1 Basic Switching Requirements; 4.3.2 Concentration and Expansion; 4.3.3 The Essential Functions of a Local Switch; 4.3.4 Introductory Switching Concepts

4.3.5 Early Automatic Switching Systems4.3.6 Common Control (Hard-Wired); 4.3.7 Stored Program Control; 4.3.8 Concentrators and Remote Switching; 4.4 Essential Concepts in Transmission; 4.4.1 Introduction; 4.4.2 Two-Wire and Four-Wire Transmission; 4.5 Introduction to Multiplexing; 4.5.1 Definition; 4.5.2 Frequency Division Multiplex; 4.5.3 Pilot Tones; 4.5.4 Comments on the Employment and Disadvantages of FDM Systems; Review Exercises; References; Chapter 5 Transmission Aspects of Voice Telephony; 5.1 Chapter Objective; 5.2 Definition of the Voice Channel; 5.2.1 The Human Voice

5.3 Operation of the Telephone Subset

Sommario/riassunto

The Second Edition of this critically-acclaimed text continues the standard of excellence set in the first edition by providing a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of telecommunication networks without bogging you down in complex technical jargon or math. Although focusing on the basics, the book has been thoroughly updated with the latest advances in the field, including a new chapter on metropolitan area networks (MANs) and new sections on Mobile Fi, ZigBee and ultrawideband. You'll learn which choices are now available to an organization, how to evaluate them and how to devel



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694342703321

Titolo

The regional impact of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, May 31, 2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 49 p.)

Soggetti

International travel regulations - United States

Passports - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia