For more than six years, The Communications Handbook stood as the definitive, one-stop reference for the entire field. With new chapters and extensive revisions that reflect recent technological advances, the second edition is now poised to take its place on the desks of engineers, researchers, and students around the world.From fundamental theory to state-of-the-art applications, The Communications Handbook covers more areas of specialty with greater depth that any other handbook available.TelephonyCommunication networksOptical communicationsSatellite communicationsWireless communicationsSource compressionData recordingExpertly written, skillfully presented, and masterfully compiled, The Communications Handbook provides a perfect balance of essential information, background material, technical details, and international telecommunications standards. Whether you design, implement, buy, or sell communications systems, components, or services, you'll find this to be the one resource you can turn to for fast, reliable, answers.

The bestselling first edition of The Communications Handbook provided the most comprehensive reference ever published for this rapidly advancing field. The Second Edition goes even further and has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the many key developments of the last three years. The revisions include new chapters, significant expansion of the Wireless section, and updates of more than 40 percent of the remaining chapters. Expertly written, skillfully presented, and masterfully compiled, this edition provides a perfect balance of essential information, background material, technical details, and international telecommunications standards.