The telecommunications industry has seen a rapid boost within the last decade. New realities
and visions of functionalities in various telecommunications networks have brought forward the
concept of next-generation networks (NGNs). The competitions among operators for support-
ing various services, ...
Many times I have been asked to explain “ briefl y ” how SDH, SONET, and the
OTN “ exactly ” work. The questions came mainly from new colleagues, stu-
dents, and users of these technologies, personally or via the usenet newsgroup
comp.dcom.sdh - sonet. I could have referred them to the standards ...
In the preparation of this book, our objective was to provide an advanced understanding of emerging
telecommunications systems, their significance, and the anticipated role these systems will play in the
future. With the help of our talented associated editors and contributors, we believe we have ac ...
The objective of this book is to allow the reader to predict the received
signal power produced by a particular radio transmitter. The first two
chapters examine propagation in free space for point-to-point and
point-to-area transmission, respectively. This is combined with a dis-
cussion regarding ...
This paper covers the keynote address delivered by the
Chairman of the COST Action 285 at the Symposium. It outlines the
studies undertaken by the members of the Action with the objective of
enhancing existing modeling and simulation tools and to develop new ones
for research in emerging multiservic ...
The telecommunications industry has seen a rapid boost within the last decade. New realities
and visions of functionalities in various telecommunications networks have brought forward the
concept of next-generation networks (NGNs). The competitions among operators for support-
ing various services, ...
Modern day large power systems are essentially dynamic systems with stringent
requirements of high reliability for the continuous availability of electricity.
Reliability is contingent on the power system retaining stable operation during
steady-state operation and also following disturbances. The s ...
The chief objective of Electric Machinery continues to be to build a strong
foundation in the basic principles of electromechanics and electric machinery.
Through all of its editions, the emphasis of Electric Machinery has been
on both physical insight and analytical techniqu ...
