Information Telecommunications by Robert K. Heldman (1993, Hardcover)

Key Details
Author:	Robert K. Heldman
Language:	English
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0070280401
ISBN-13:	9780070280403

Size
Thickness:	1 in
Weight:	24.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Aimed at both technical and marketing planners and thinkers who must match up internetworking technologies and applications. Focuses on which applications are best suited for each type of interconnection technology, addresses marketing and financial questions raised by the new technologies, and suggests how firms can use telecommunications now to position themselves for the future. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Here is a state-of-the-art telecommunications analysis for everyone who must match up internetworking technologies and applications ... written by one of the innovators and pacesetters of the industry. Robert K. Heldman provides a detailed overview of progress in the information networking arena. Focusing on which applications are best suited for each type of interconnection technology, he fully explores the potential of copper-wire and fiber-optic ISDN, plus T-1, T-3, X.25, frame relay, SMDS, ATM, STM, and other LAN interconnection options as applied to establishing new narrowband, wideband, and broadband public and private networks. A firm believer that technological development can't be separated from tactical implementation, Heldman addresses key marketing and financial questions raised by the new technologies. He also suggests how firms can use telecommunications now to position themselves for the twenty-first century.

Here's a valuable analysis of today's information choices providing a broad perspective on change and progress in the marketplace. . .a survey of how existing computer and communication (C&C) technologies meet current market needs. . .and clear identifications of those future technologies destined to play a major role in meeting tomorrow's challenges and opportunities. Readers will welcome this guide's clear description of ISDN and its public data networking capabilities, as well as the other telecommunications information handling technologies. Focusing on which applications are best suited for each type of interconnection technology, it explores the applications and services provided by copper-wire ISDN, fiber-optic ISDN, and the many LAN interconnect options available. The book features examinations of future trends by Dr. John Mayo, the president of AT&T Bell Laboratories, as well as IBM's chief information networking architects.

Industry Reviews
"Far-seeing look into the rapidly developing telecommunications arena. Provides a detailed overview focusing on which applications are best suited for each type of interconnection technology: ISDN, T1, T3, X.25; frame relay, SMDS, ATM, STM, and other interconnection options. Also addresses key marketing and financial questions raised by the new technologies. Suggest how firms can use telecommunications now to position themselves for the 21st century."
Computer Book Review (newstands, or 1-888-HICRAFT)