Optical Switching and Networking Handbook [Paperback]

Regis ìBudî Bates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2001 | ISBN-10: 007137356X | ISBN-13: 978-0071373562 | Edition: 1st

This resource provides the answers to help you make all needed decisions: financial, management, marketing, equipment, applications, and protocols. Written by best-selling author R.J. ìBudî Bates ñ whose earlier books are telecom classics, youíll find answers to these essential questions about optical switching and networking: 1) What is it? 2) What do I need to know about it? 3) Whatís it going to do for me? 4) How much is it going to cost?

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"Five Star Amazon Customer Review: Broadband Telecommunications HB Excellent resource! Very well written and thorough. Most of my customers are in the telecom/datacom field. I was very happy that I chanced upon this book. It goes through the end user's perspective, the IS/IT staff's perspective and what's the typical decision process to make sure the design is appropriate and excellent description of each technology. It helps in sounding more intelligent in front of my customers as well as better service.

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*****Excellent Resource!

Very well written and thorough...goes through the end user's perspective, the IS/IT staff's perspective, and the typical decision process to make sure the design is appropriate....excellent description of each technology...helps in sounding more intelligent in front of my customers. - Online customer review of the author's Broadband Telecommunications Handbook

INSTANT EXPERTISE ON THE HOTTEST NEW TECHNOLOGY

With patentable clarity, thoroughness, and foresight, expert Regis J. "Bud" Bates - whose earlier books are telecom classics - answers the essential questions about optical switching and networking -
1)What is it?
2)What do I need to know about it?
3)What's it going to do for me?
4)How much is it going to cost?

HOLD THE ACES IN THE NEW PARADIGM

Get the answers to help you make all needed decisions: financial, management, marketing, equipment, applications, and protocols

This one-of-a-kind volume gives you a practical approach to optical technologies and their applications. Heavily illustrated, and featuring a basics-up organization, the Handbook gives you a succinct analysis of systems and options without burying you in technical details.

JARGON-FREE

You get straightforward, jargon-free translations of techspeak into clear-eyed, business-based descriptions of products, applications, and standards - with emphasis on key comparisons and factors needed for decision-making. No matter where you work in telecom or convergence, this guide provides facts and insights you need on everything from basic to advanced issues. Look inside to learn what's new in:
*The optical networks that are reshaping the telecom/computing worlds
*SONET and SDH - dead or just getting started?
*DWDM - all the bandwidth in the world
*Copper vs. fiber (legacy vs. speed) - in-depth comparisons
*Cost and performance - optical vs. fixed-point wireless and other competitors

There's no other guide that tackles new and in-development fiberoptic protocols, products, and technologies like this one. For an unequaled overview of this rapidly advancing field - one that can help you make the most profitable business, technical, and career decisions - no guide but Optical Switching and Networking Handbook will do.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (February 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007137356X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071373562
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Optical Switching and Networking, July 1, 2001

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Paul Dickel (Collingswood, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Optical Switching and Networking Handbook (Paperback)

A topic that is comming of age. It is difficult to find much written material on the subject. If you have been looking for this type material, you have found a mother load! I am working in the telecommunication arena and am always trying to find material that discusses trends that are in their infancy.

Mr. Bates has gathered a lot of information and has presented it in an interesting, readable manner. I have read a lot of technical material that has babbled on and on but not told you anything of interest. This book is succinct and easily readable. If you are a person working in the communications networking field or just interested in it, this book is a MUST read.

Optical Switching is a major development in technology that you need to be familiar with to see where the industry is headed. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in this area.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oustanding!, June 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Optical Switching and Networking Handbook (Paperback)

I have been seeking information about optical switching and felt this to be one of the most informative books available. It is easy to understand for beginners and experts who work in a networking environment. I recomend this book to everyone who works in networking, and anyone who may have interest in networking.

Senior Telephony Analyst FirstUSA

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written and organized, October 20, 2004

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A. Resnick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Optical Switching and Networking Handbook (Paperback)

This book is poorly written and hard to follow. While the author manages to fill a few hundred pages, his writing is highly repetitive and his organization is largely incoherent.