Technologies and Systems for Accessand Transport Networks -- Contents v -- Preface xv -- Chapter 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 Evolution of Telecommunications -- 1.2 What Is Important Knowledge: Generic Technologies or DetailedSystem Overviews? -- 1.3 Composition of the Text -- Chapter 2 Networks and Services -- 2.1 Access, Transport, and Platform 9 -- 2.1 Access, Transport, and Platform -- 2.2 Types of Networks -- 2.3 Stupid and Intelligent Networks -- 2.4 Overlay Access -- 2.5 Domains and Interworking -- 2.6 Heterogeneity -- 2.7 Real-Time and Nonreal-Time Systems -- 2.8 Backward Compatibility -- 2.9 Standards -- 2.10 Access to the Common: Regulation of the Utilization of theFrequency Spectrum -- Chapter 3 Synchronization 37 -- 3.1 Definitions -- 3.2 Reality Is Not So Simple: Bits, Words, Envelopes, and Frames -- 3.3 How to Acquire Synchronism: Phase-Locked Loop -- 3.4 Synchronization in Synchronous Networks -- 3.5 Interconnection of Plesiochronous Networks: Application of ElasticStore -- 3.6 Synchronization of Envelopes of Constant Length -- 3.7 Synchronization of Radio Systems -- Chapter 4 Multiplexing 73 -- 4.1 Multiplex Structures -- 4.2 Static Multiplexing: Frequency Division Multiplexing -- 4.3 Static Multiplexing: Time Division Multiplexing -- 4.4 Static Multiplexing: Synchronous Digital Hierarchy -- 4.5 Statistical Multiplexing -- Chapter 5 Multiple Access 101 -- 5.1 Multiple Access Techniques -- 5.2 Frequency Division Multiple Access -- 5.3 Time Division Multiple Access -- 5.4 Slow Frequency Hopping Code Division Multiple Access -- 5.5 Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access -- 5.6 Fast Frequency Hopping CDMA -- 5.7 Comparison of FDMA, TDMA, and DS-CDMA -- 5.8 Space Division Multiple Access -- 5.9 Random Access: Basic Theory and Applications -- 5.10 Random Access: Stochastic Behavior and Dynamic ControlProcedures.

Chapter 6 Switching 135 -- 6.1 Switched Networks -- 6.2 Switching Technologies -- Chapter 7 Elements of Protocol Theory 171 -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Purpose of the Protocol -- 7.3 Layer Services and Protocol Data Units -- 7.4 Specification of Primitives -- 7.5 Layering -- 7.6 Hardcoding or Softcoding of the Protocol Data Unit -- 7.7 Example 1: Layering and Encapsulation in the Internet -- 7.8 Example 2: Protocol Structure of SS7 -- 7.9 Example 3: Protocol Structure of the Mobile Network -- Chapter 8 Cellular Land Mobile Systems 203 -- 8.1 What Is a Cellular Network? -- 8.2 A Brief History of Public Land Mobile Telecommunications -- 8.3 Radio Propagation in Land Mobile Systems -- 8.4 The PLMN Architecture -- 8.5 Composition of the Radio Interface -- 8.6 Handover -- 8.7 Subscriber Identity Module -- 8.8 Adaptive Access -- 8.9 Smartphones and Information Security -- Chapter 9 Line-of-Sight Systems: Fixed Radio Access, Radio Relays, and Satellites 247 -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Fixed Radio Access Networks -- 9.3 Radio Relays -- 9.4 Telecommunications Satellite Services -- 9.5 Architecture of Communication Satellite Networks -- 9.6 Telecommunications Components of a Satellite -- 9.7 Propagation Characteristics, Noise, and Link Budgets -- 9.8 Tradeoffs -- 9.9 Mobile Satellite Communication -- Chapter 10 Optical Communication Systems 281 -- 10.1 Why Optical Systems? -- 10.2 Composition of Optical Networks -- 10.3 Optical Transmission Components -- 10.4 Optical Switching -- Appendix: Loop Mathematics and Loop Components 299 -- A.1 Loop Mathematics -- A.2 Loop Components -- A.3 Acquisition Devices -- A.4 Numerical Example: Satellite System -- Acronyms 311 -- Bibliography 317 -- About the Author 319.