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ROGER L. FREEMAN is founder and principal of Roger Freeman Associates, independent consultants in telecommunications, specializing in system engineering in Hispanic America. In the course of over 45 years' experience in telecommunications operations, maintenance, and engineering, he has served as principal engineer for advanced system planning at the Raytheon Company, technical manager for ITT Marine Europe, and regional planning expert for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), among other positions. In addition to the two previous editions of Telecommunication System Engineering, Mr. Freeman has written four other books on the subject of telecommunications engineering: Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering, Second Edition; Radio System Design for Telecommunications; Practical Data Communications; and Telecommunication Transmission Handbook, Third Edition, all published by Wiley. A senior life member of the IEEE, Roger Freeman has lectured at numerous professional conferences and published widely in international telecommunication journals.

Partial table of contents:

Some Basics in Conventional Telephony.

Conventional Analog Switching in Telephony.

Signaling for Analog Telephone Networks.

Long-Distance Networks.

The Design of Long-Distance Links.

Digital Transmission Systems.

Digital Switching and Networks.

Introduction to Data Communications.

Data Networks and Their Operation.

Local Area Networks.

Integrated Services Digital Networks.

Emerging Broadband Data Technologies.

CCITT Signaling System No.

7.

Cellular/Mobile Radio and PCN/PCS.

Network Management.

Index.