Description: IN-DEPTH ARTICLES, not just definitionsWant detailed, illustrated articles on telecom topics that interest you, not merely 2- or 3-sentence definitions? This new edition of Nathan Muller's "Desktop Encyclopedia of Telecommunications explains telecom technologies, terms, and architectures in everyday English, with clear diagrams.NEW IN THIS EDITION--the complete Encyclopedia on CD-ROM, in searchable, printable format!"Desktop Encyclopedia of Telecommunications is the ideal vehicle for getting and staying up to speed with the rapid changes in telecom. Written by a recognized expert and author, it's the most comprehensive telecom encyclopedia available!Open the Desktop Encyclopedia of Telecommunications and find: * Over 300 readable, up-to-date articles, 3 to 5 pages long, on topics from access charges and network restoral to thin client architecture and VPNs* More than 50 completely new entries on subjects such as content delivery networks, extranets, and performance baselining* Over 200 diagrams and illustrations* Details on LANs, WANs, voice, data, management, planning, regulations, and standards* Easy-to-use alphabetical organization and thoroughly indexed* Alternative Exchange Points* Analog Line Impairment Testing* Announcement Services* Application Service Providers* Asset Management* Asynchronous Transfer Mode* Automatic Number Identification* Bandwidth Management Systems* Bluetooth* Cable Telephony* Call Centers* Calling Cards* Carnivore* Cellular Telephones* Contingency Planning* Cyber Crime* Digital Divide* Domain Name Service* Electronic Publishing*Firewalls* Frame Relay* Home Phoneline Networking* I-Mode* Interactive Television* International Callback ServiceInternational Interexchange Services* Internet Service Providers* Local Loop* Multiprotocol

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