Basic Concepts for Managing Telecommunications Networks: Copper to Sand to Glass to Air (Network and Systems Management)

it Is Important To Understand What Came Before And How To Meld New Products With Legacy Systems. Network Managers Need To Understand The Context And Origins Of The Systems They Are Using. Programmers Need An Understanding Of The Reasons Behind The Interfaces They Must Satisfy And The Relationship Of The Software They Build To The Whole Network. And Finally, Sales Representatives Need To See The Context Into Which Their Products Must Fit. "Basic Concepts for Telecommunications Management: Copper to Sand to Glass to Air is intended to orient people working in telecommunications within a hugely complex and constantly evolving industry. Network managers need to understand the context and origins of the systems they use; programmers need to understand the reasons behind their interfaces they must satisfy, as well as the relationship of the software they build to the whole network."--BOOK JACKET. "It is important to understand what came before and how to meld new products with legacy systems. This book presents those issues and offers solutions."--Jacket Twisted copper pairs, silicon computer chips, fiber optics, and wireless transmission-copper to sand to glass to air-are the physical markers of the evolution of the telecommunications industry.