From the review of the Third Edition: "A must for anyone in volved in the practical aspects of the telecommunications industry."—CHOICE Outlines the expertise essential to the successful operation and design of every type of telecommunications networks in use todayNew edition is fully revised and expanded to present authoritative coverage of the important developments that have taken place since the previous edition was publishedIncludes new chapters on hot topics such as cellular radio, asynchronous transfer mode, broadband technologies, and network management