Advances in Telecommunications Networks (Artech House Telecommunications Library)

This text provides an overview of network technology and services, presenting the underlying principles involved in the operation of equipment and systems and providing the reader with an informed outlook on their future evolution. The book reviews digital multiplexing and transmission systems, and describes digital cross-connect systems and their use in numerous applications including traffic survivability. The operations aspect of networks, including surveillance, control and collection of performance data, is also covered.