Understanding Sonet Sdh: Standards & Applications [Hardcover]

Ming-Chwan Chow (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 504 pages
• Publisher: Andan Pub; 1st edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965044823
• ISBN-13: 978-0965044820
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, February 25, 2000

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Dorota Moscicka (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Sonet Sdh: Standards & Applications (Hardcover)

Very well written book. Excellent book for those who have a desire or need to learn SONET/SDH and applications in detail. All you need to do is to read it - author gives you everything you need to know to thoroughly understand presented material. The author takes a reader to a journey to explore SONET from every side.

One does not need to have background or experience in order to understand the concepts and details. Author presents the material in a very clear and comprehensive matter, giving detailed, step-by-step explanations and examples, yet providing necessary background for those who may have lack of it. The figures/pictures are well explained so that the reader is certain of their meaning.

The book is written in a very professional and structured way. Each chapter has a list of objectives that author sets for to reader to accomplish after completing the chapter. Then a brief outline is provided, followed by description of various concepts from high level to the very low level. Book is good for those who need to know things 5000 km above the Earth, and even better for those who need to explore the depths of the ocean. It is very informative. Readers from different backgrounds will find everything they need to know about SONET/SDH in a very easy to understand matter. Book is full of examples and detailed explanations. At the end of each chapter there is a list of review questions, so that the reader can check him/herself with the answer key included at the end of the book. Moreover the author includes the list of the abbreviations and acronyms, so the reader can have everything in one book. The author did an excellent job of putting together a very complex topic in a very easy to understand language.

In summary, I would highly recommend this book for any body who wishes to learn SONET/SDH. It is a great reference book as well. It would also serve very well as an excellent textbook for a SONET class.

Very well done.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding coverage of SONET/SDH applications, September 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Sonet Sdh: Standards & Applications (Hardcover)

"Understanding SONET/SDH : Standards and Applications" provides an in-depth coverage of this rapidly expanding field of telecommunications. The material is presented in a manner that is easy to follow, yet provides sufficient detail to serve as a reference for basic network design and implementation. Being involved in telecommunications system engineering activities, I frequently use this book to supplement documents published by ITU and other standards organizations. In addition to a comprehensive presentation of SONET/SDH theory, the author also provides numerous examples of how these concepts are applied in the field environment. If you are a network planner, design engineer, marketing representative, or student, this book should certainly be part of your personal telecommunications library.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Reference Text!, November 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Sonet Sdh: Standards & Applications (Hardcover)

GREAT technical reference text - the best on topic matter out there. Choppy reading due to poor editing, but overall, EXCELLENT content on SONET/SDH. Lots of technical details - most thorough text available.