ISDN: How to Get a High-Speed Connection to the Internet [Paperback]

Charles Summers (Author), Bryant Dunetz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996 | ISBN-10: 0471133264 | ISBN-13: 978-0471133261

This invaluable resource, written especially for individual dial-up and small business users, explains in nontechnical language exactly what a high-speed connection can do for you. You'll learn about the background of ISDN, the ISDN architecture, as well as the hardware and software that are now available.

Analyze your needs and select the best type of ISDN connection for you
* Obtain the necessary telephone service
* Secure an ISDN connection from an Internet service provider
* Install ISDN hardware on your computer
* Set up your Internet software for ISDN
* Get the most out of the Internet and World Wide Web using your ISDN connection

The authors also provide lists of ISDN resources: ISDN carriers, ISDN service providers, and capability requirements.

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From the Publisher

This user-friendly, illustrated guide explains in plain English exactly what ISDN is, what it can do and enables readers to select the best type of ISDN connection ideally suited to their needs. Contains step-by-step instructions on contacting the phone company, ordering the service, installing the hardware and setting up the Internet software on computers.

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This invaluable resource, written especially for individual dial-up and small business users, explains in nontechnical language exactly what a high-speed connection can do for you. You'll learn about the background of ISDN, the ISDN architecture, as well as the hardware and software that are now available.

Analyze your needs and select the best type of ISDN connection for you
* Obtain the necessary telephone service
* Secure an ISDN connection from an Internet service provider
* Install ISDN hardware on your computer
* Set up your Internet software for ISDN
* Get the most out of the Internet and World Wide Web using your ISDN connection

The authors also provide lists of ISDN resources: ISDN carriers, ISDN service providers, and capability requirements.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471133264
• ISBN-13: 978-0471133261
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,502,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Has good basic information and great detail on ISDN protocol, October 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: ISDN: How to Get a High-Speed Connection to the Internet (Paperback)

This book has good basics on ISDN, and has a great section detailing BRI and PRI ISDN protocols for voice, data and video calls for call setup and teardown.

The book goes well beyond materiel related to "Internet Connectivity", the equipment list dates to 1996, and is dated, but the concepts section more than makes up for it. The book is a must have if you want to know more about what goes on "under the hood" when you place an ISDN call.