Telecommunications network design and operation is now widely regarded as an issue of business management as well as electrical engineering. In this updated edition, Martin Clark, a pioneer of this perspective, applies it to the increasingly complex and diverse realm of voice, data and multimedia networks. Written in an accessible style and clearly illustrated throughout, this is a basic, practical and intuitive insight into modern network engineering with sections including:* Technical accounts of modern voice, data and multimedia networks* Coverage of ATM, B-ISDN, SDH, mobile radio and satellite networks, Internet and TCP/IP* Practical aspects of running and setting-up networks* Running a business based on telecommunicationsA text specifically for readers new to the whole subject of telecommunications, and professional telecommunications managers who need an introduction and reference work on all aspects of |