ations Library, turn to the back of this book. Introduction to Telecommunications Network Engineering Second Edition Tarmo Anttalainen Artech House Boston London www.artechhouse.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Anttalainen, Tarmo. Introduction to telecommunications network engineering/Tarmo Anttalainen.-2nd ed. p. cm. - (Artech House telecommunications library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58053-500-3 (alk. paper) 1. Telecommunication systems. I. Title. II. Series TK5105 .A55 2003 004.6-dc21 2002044067 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Anttalainen, Tarmo Introduction to telecommunications network engineering.-2nd ed. (Artech House telecommunications library) 1. Telecommunication systems 2. Telecommunication systems-Handbooks, manu- als, etc. I. Title 621.3'82 ISBN 1-58053-500-3 Cover design by Gary Ragaglia © 2003 ARTECH HOUSE, INC. 685 Canton Street Norwood, MA 02062 All rights reserved. Printed and bound in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, in- cluding photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, with- out permission in writing from the publisher. All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Artech House cannot attest to the accuracy of this informa- tion. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trade- mark or service mark. International Standard Book Number: 1-58053-500-3 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002044067 10987654321 Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction to Telecommunications What Is Telecommunications? Significance of Telecommunications Historical Perspective Standardization Standards Organizations 1.5.1 Interested Parties 1.5.2 National Standardization Authorities 1.5.3 European Organizations 1.5.4 American Organizations 1.5.5 Global Organizations 1.5.6 Other Organizations Dev