Telecommunications Cables
Telecommunications Cables

Author: Harold Hughes

Publisher:

Published: 1997-06-26

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13:

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This book deals specifically with the design, manufacturing, installation and operational aspects. Where "pure" theory is used, for example in the account of transmission parameters it is dealt with fully and straight-forwardly. On the applications side the chapter on installation includes not only practical coverage of cable jointing and suspension, but also unique material about protecting cable from termites and rodents. A full account of the development and performance characteristics of optical fibres is also included in chapter 14.

The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications
The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications

Author: Fritz E. Froehlich

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1993-09-24

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9780824729059

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"The only continuing source that helps users analyze, plan, design, evaluate, and manage integrated telecommunications networks, systems, and services, The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications presents both basic and technologically advanced knowledge in the field. An ideal reference source for both newcomers as well as seasoned specialists, the Encyclopedia covers seven key areas--Terminals and Interfaces; Transmission; Switching, Routing, and Flow Control; Networks and Network Control; Communications Software and Protocols; Network and system Management; and Components and Processes."

Undersea Fiber Communication Systems
Undersea Fiber Communication Systems

Author: José Chesnoy

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2002-10-21

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 0080492371

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DescriptionThis book provides a detailed overview of the evolution of undersea communications systems, with emphasis on the most recent breakthroughs of optical submarine cable technologies based upon Wavelength Division Multiplexing, optical amplification, new-generation optical fibers, and high-speed digital electronics. The role played by submarine-communication systems in the development of high-speed networks and associated market demands for multiplying Internet and broadband services is also covered.Importance of This TopicThis book will fill the gap between highly specialized papers from large international conferences and broad-audience technology review updates. The book provides a full overview of the evolution in the field and conveys the dimension of the large undersea projects. In addition, the book uncovers the myths surrounding marine operations and installations in that domain, which have remained known so far to only very few specialists.

A Guide for Telecommunications Cable Splicing
A Guide for Telecommunications Cable Splicing

Author: John Highhouse

Publisher: Delmar

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781428360914

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Written by technicians, for technicians, A Guide for Telecommunications Cable Splicing, 2nd Edition is a valuable, easy-to-read guide. It covers all aspects of outside plant cables and splicing, from copper drops to FTTH, with a special emphasis on the "how-to" of setup, splicing, and troubleshooting. Updated to include the very latest industry trends and information, the second edition also features an all-new glossary of terms, as well as new and enhanced coverage of copper and fiber closures, 50 micron fiber, and both analog and digital carrier systems. Ideal for both novice and experienced technicians, this is an invaluable addition to any telecommunications library.

Power and Communication Cables
Power and Communication Cables

Author: R. Bartnikas

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 888

ISBN-13:

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-- A first-ever, comprehensive look at the convergence, design, manufacture, testing, evaluation, and installation of power and communication cables -- Full of up-to-date information on field-tested thermal, mechanical, and electrical behaviors of cables, and cable-aging characteristics -- Part of the McGraw-Hill/IEEE Power Series

The Undersea Network
The Undersea Network

Author: Nicole Starosielski

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2015-03-02

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 0822376229

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In our "wireless" world it is easy to take the importance of the undersea cable systems for granted, but the stakes of their successful operation are huge, as they are responsible for carrying almost all transoceanic Internet traffic. In The Undersea Network Nicole Starosielski follows these cables from the ocean depths to their landing zones on the sandy beaches of the South Pacific, bringing them to the surface of media scholarship and making visible the materiality of the wired network. In doing so, she charts the cable network's cultural, historical, geographic and environmental dimensions. Starosielski argues that the environments the cables occupy are historical and political realms, where the network and the connections it enables are made possible by the deliberate negotiation and manipulation of technology, culture, politics and geography. Accompanying the book is an interactive digital mapping project, where readers can trace cable routes, view photographs and archival materials, and read stories about the island cable hubs.

Cable Cowboy
Cable Cowboy

Author: Mark Robichaux

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-10-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0471434329

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An inside look at a cable titan and his industry John Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy. For more than twenty-five years, Malone has dominated the cable television industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with his cable company TCI and later with Liberty Media. Written with Malone's unprecedented cooperation, the engaging narrative brings this controversial capitalist and businessman to life. Cable Cowboy is at once a penetrating portrait of Malone's complex persona, and a captivating history of the cable TV industry. Told in a lively style with exclusive details, the book shows how an unassuming copper strand started as a backwoods antenna service and became the digital nervous system of the U.S., an evolution that gave U.S. consumers the fastest route to the Internet. Cable Cowboy reveals the forces that propelled this pioneer to such great heights, and captures the immovable conviction and quicksilver mind that have defined John Malone throughout his career.

Progress in Optical Fibers Research
Progress in Optical Fibers Research

Author: Zhijian Guo

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9781600218682

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This book presents new and important research on optical fibres. An optical fibre is a glass or plastic fibre designed to guide light along its length by confining as much light as possible in a propagating form. In fibres with large core diameter, the confinement is based on total internal reflection. In smaller diameter core fibres, (widely used for most communication links longer than 200 meters) the confinement relies on establishing a waveguide. Fibre optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with such optical fibres. Optical fibres are widely used in fibre-optic communication, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher data rates than other forms of wired and wireless communications. They are also used to form sensors, and in a variety of other applications. The term optical fibre covers a range of different designs including graded-index optical fibres, step-index optical fibres, birefringent polarisation-maintaining fibres and more recently photonic crystal fibres, with the design and the wavelength of the light propagating in the fiber dictating whether or not it will be multi-mode optical fibre or single-mode optical fibre. Because of the mechanical properties of the more common glass optical fibres, special methods of splicing fibres and of connecting them to other equipment are needed. Manufacture of optical fibres is based on partially melting a chemically doped preform and pulling the flowing material on a draw tower. Fibers are built into different kinds of cables depending on how they will be used.