About the author Martin Clark spent eight years in the international network planning department of British Telecom until he became Group Telecommunications Manager with Grand Metropolitan in 1989. Since 1991 he has worked in Germany, setting up: Cable & Wireless' pan-European Managed Data Network, Deutsche Bank's corporate network and the carrier network for Mannesmann, Germany's new public telecommunications transmission company. Recently he has been working with the wireless ATM company, Netro, and practising as a freelance consultant. He is also a Chartered European Engineer and a member of the IEE.

Die erste Ausgabe erwies sich als äußerst beliebtes Nachschlagewerk bei Managern im Technikbereich, die sich mit der Planung und dem Betrieb von Netzwerken befassen. Um diesen Erfolg fortzusetzen, hat Clark das Werk auf den neuesten Stand gebracht. Es reflektiert wichtige Neuentwicklungen auf diesem rasch wachsenden Gebiet. Die aktualisierten Kernkapitel behandeln die Grundlagen von Telekommunikationsnetzen, die Einrichtung und den Betrieb von Netzwerken und den Betrieb eines Unternehmens auf der Basis von Telekommunikation. Es enthält außerdem zwei neue, umfangreiche Kapitel über moderne Voice-Netzwerke und moderne Datennetze. Sie beschäftigen sich mit den neuesten Technologien, die von intelligenten Netzwerken, dem Signalisierungssystem 7 und mobilen Netzwerken bis hin zu Datenpaketvermittlung, frame relay und e-mail reichen.

Aus dem Inhalt:
SECTION 1: Fundamentals of Telecom Networks; Information and its Conveyance (Updated); Introduction to Signal Transmission and the Basic Line Circuit (Updated); Long-haul Communication (Updated); Data and the Binary Code System (Updated); Digital Transmission and Pulse Code Modulation; (New material added); The Principles of Circuit Switching (New material added); Setting Up and Clearing Calls (Updated); Transmission Systems (Updated); Data Networks and Protocols (New material added); SECTION 2: Modern Voice Networks (New); ISDN; Intelligent Networks; Signalling System 7; Mobile Networks; Radio in the Local Loop; Fibre to the Kerb; SECTION 3: Modern Data Networks (New);Packet Switching; Local Area Networks; Frame Relay; Campus and Metropolitan Area Networks; Electronic Mail; Internet; TCP/IP; The Message Handling System; SECTION 4: Emerging Technologies (New); Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and SONET; ATM; B-ISDN; The Telecommunications Network; SECTION 5: Running a Network; Teletraffic Theory; Traffic Monitoring and Forecasting; Network Traffic Control; Practical Network Transmission Planning; Network Routing and Numbering Plans; Operator Assistance and Manual Services; Quality and the Management of Service; Charging and Accounting for Network Use; Maintaining the Network; Containing Network Overload; Network Economy Measures; Technical Standards for Networks; SECTION 6: Setting Up Networks; Building, Extending and Replacing Networks; Selecting and Procuring Equipment; SECTION 7: Running a Business; Meeting Business Needs and Creating Competitive Edge; Company Telecommunications Management; Network Regulation and Deregulation; Marketing and Business Strategy for Public Telecommunications Operators; Glossary; Index.