Part 1: Key Concepts
1. The Telecommunications Industry
David G. Loomis
Illinois State University
2. Data Communications Basics
Hossein Bidgoli
California State University, Bakersfield
3. Data Link Layer Protocols
Stefan Joe-Yen
Essex Corporation
Chadwick Sessions
Essex Corporation
4. Network Layer Protocols
Muhannad Harrim
Western Michigan University
Mohamed El Wakil
Western Michigan University
Ala Al-Fuqaha
Western Michigan University
5. Transport Layer Protocols
Vassilis Tsaoussidis
Democritos University of Thrace, Greece
6. Session, Presentation and Application Layer Protocols
Chadwick Sessions
Essex Corporation
7. Digital Transmission
Marvi Teixeira
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
Viktor Zaharov
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
8. Analog Transmission
Hamidreza Saligheh Rad
Harvard University
Joonhyuk Kang
Information and Communications University (ICU), Republic of Korea
Jaehak Chung
Inha University, Republic of Korea
Vahid Tarokh
Harvard University
9. Voice Communications Systems: KTS, PBX, Centrex, and ACD
Hassan Ibrahim
The University of Maryland
10. Messaging Systems: Facsimile and Voice Processing
Albert K.S. Wong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Nan Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Xu Yan
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
11. Public Switched Telephone Network
Jingxuan Liu
Frostburg State University
Nirwan Ansari
New Jersey Institute of Technology
12. Information Theory
David Blockus
Independent Consultant
Mark Stamp
San Jose State University
13. Data Compression
Chang-Su Kim
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
C,-C. Jay Kuo
University of Southern California
14. Image Compression
Alfred Mertins
University of Lübeck, Germany
15. Video Compression
Immanuel Freedman
Dr. Immanuel Freedman, Inc.
16. Speech and Audio Compression
Peter Kroon
Agere Systems
17. Multimedia Streaming
Nabil J. Sarhan
Wayne State University
18. High Definition Television (HDTV)
Jim Krause
Indian University
Part 2: Hardware, Media, and Data Transmission
19. Modems
Darren B. Nicholson
Rowan University
Jennifer Nicholson
Rowan University
20. Conducted Communications Media
Thomas L. Pigg
Jackson State Community College
21. Wireless Channels
Okechukwu C. Ugweje
The University of Akron
22. Sources of Errors, Prevention, Detection and Correction
Syed H. Murshid
Florida Institute of Technology
Azhar M. Khayrattee
Florida Institute of Technology
23. Routers
Min Song
Old Dominion University
24. Switches
Min Song
Old Dominion University
25. Bridges
Zartash Afzal Uzmi
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
Tariq Jadoon
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
26. Pulse Amplitude Modulation
Muneo Fukaish
NEC Corporation, Japan
27. Frequency and Phase Modulation
Albert Lozano-Nieto
The Pennsylvania State University
28. Carrierless Amplitude Phase Modulation
Tim Collins
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
29. Minimum Shift Keying (MSK)
Tao Jiang
University of Michigan, Dearborn
30. Optical Differential Phase Shift Keying
Xiang Liu
Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Laboratories
31. DMT Modulation
Stephan Pfletschinger
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain
32. Pulse Position Modulation
Jon Hamkins
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology
33. Digital Phase Modulation and Demodulation
Zartash Afzal Uzmi
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
34. Line Coding
Asim Loan
University of Management and Technology, Pakistan
35. Spread Spectrum
Murad Hizlan
Cleveland State University
36. Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
Zhu Liu
AT&T Labs - Research
37. Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)
William A. Shay
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
38. Statistical Time Division Multiplexing (STDM)
Kavitha Chandra
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
39. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Shinsuke Hara
Osaka City University, Japan
40. Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
Yassine Khlifi
Carthage University, Tunisia
Noureddine Boudrig
Carthage University, Tunisia
Mohammad S. Obaidat
Monmouth University
Part 3: Digital and Optical Networks
41. Digital Communications Basics
Robert W. Heath
The University of Texas, Austin
Atul A. Salvekar
Intel Corporation
42. Digital Radio Broadcasting
Zhuojun Joyce Chen
University of Northern Iowa
43. Spread Spectrum Signals for Digital Communications
Filippo Giannetti
University of Pisa, Italy
Marco Luise
University of Pisa, Italy
44. Optical Fiber Communications
Habib Hamam
University of Moncton, Canada
Sghaier Guizani
University of Quebec, Canada
45. Optical Transmitters, Receivers, and Noise
Ken Pedrotti
University of California, Santa Cruz
46. Optical Signal Regeneration
Mingshan Zhao
Dalian University of Technology, P. R. China
47. Optical Sources
Tin Win
Monash University, Malaysia
Serge Demidenko
Massey University, New Zealand
48. Lambda and Sub-lambda Switching
Mario Baldi
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Yoram Ofek
University of Trento, Italy
49. Optical Crossconnects
Wen-De Zhong
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
50. Optical Memories
Paul W. Nutter
The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
51. Characterization of Optical Fibers
Liang Chen
University of Ottawa, Canada
John Cameron
University of Ottawa, Canada
Xiaoyi Bao
University of Ottawa, Canada
52. Optical Couplers and Splitters
Kais Dridi
University of Moncton, Canada
Mustapha Razzak
University of Moncton, Canada
Habib Hamam
University of Moncton, Canada
53. Fiberoptic Filters and Multiplexers
Hamid Hemmati
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology
54. Optical Solitons
Natalia M. Litchinitser
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
55. Synchronous Optical Code Division Multiplexing Systems
Hideyuki Sotobayashi
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
56. Free-Space Optics
Qingchong John Liu
Oakland University
Mark Schaefer
OnStar Corporation
57. Optical Switching Techniques in WDM Optical Networks
Amor Lazzez
CN&S Research Lab., University of the 7th of November at Carthage, Tunisia
Noureddine Boudriga
CN&S Research Lab., University of the 7th of November at Carthage, Tunisia
Mohammad S. Obaidat
Monmouth University
58. SONET / SDH Networks
M. Farooque Mesiya
Rensselaer at Hartford
59. Passive Optical Networks for Broadband Access
Nirwan Ansari
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Yuanqiu Luo
New Jersey Institute of Technology
1. The Telecommunications Industry
David G. Loomis
Illinois State University
2. Data Communications Basics
Hossein Bidgoli
California State University, Bakersfield
3. Data Link Layer Protocols
Stefan Joe-Yen
Essex Corporation
Chadwick Sessions
Essex Corporation
4. Network Layer Protocols
Muhannad Harrim
Western Michigan University
Mohamed El Wakil
Western Michigan University
Ala Al-Fuqaha
Western Michigan University
5. Transport Layer Protocols
Vassilis Tsaoussidis
Democritos University of Thrace, Greece
6. Session, Presentation and Application Layer Protocols
Chadwick Sessions
Essex Corporation
7. Digital Transmission
Marvi Teixeira
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
Viktor Zaharov
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
8. Analog Transmission
Hamidreza Saligheh Rad
Harvard University
Joonhyuk Kang
Information and Communications University (ICU), Republic of Korea
Jaehak Chung
Inha University, Republic of Korea
Vahid Tarokh
Harvard University
9. Voice Communications Systems: KTS, PBX, Centrex, and ACD
Hassan Ibrahim
The University of Maryland
10. Messaging Systems: Facsimile and Voice Processing
Albert K.S. Wong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Nan Zhang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Xu Yan
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
11. Public Switched Telephone Network
Jingxuan Liu
Frostburg State University
Nirwan Ansari
New Jersey Institute of Technology
12. Information Theory
David Blockus
Independent Consultant
Mark Stamp
San Jose State University
13. Data Compression
Chang-Su Kim
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
C,-C. Jay Kuo
University of Southern California
14. Image Compression
Alfred Mertins
University of Lübeck, Germany
15. Video Compression
Immanuel Freedman
Dr. Immanuel Freedman, Inc.
16. Speech and Audio Compression
Peter Kroon
Agere Systems
17. Multimedia Streaming
Nabil J. Sarhan
Wayne State University
18. High Definition Television (HDTV)
Jim Krause
Indian University
Part 2: Hardware, Media, and Data Transmission
19. Modems
Darren B. Nicholson
Rowan University
Jennifer Nicholson
Rowan University
20. Conducted Communications Media
Thomas L. Pigg
Jackson State Community College
21. Wireless Channels
Okechukwu C. Ugweje
The University of Akron
22. Sources of Errors, Prevention, Detection and Correction
Syed H. Murshid
Florida Institute of Technology
Azhar M. Khayrattee
Florida Institute of Technology
23. Routers
Min Song
Old Dominion University
24. Switches
Min Song
Old Dominion University
25. Bridges
Zartash Afzal Uzmi
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
Tariq Jadoon
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
26. Pulse Amplitude Modulation
Muneo Fukaish
NEC Corporation, Japan
27. Frequency and Phase Modulation
Albert Lozano-Nieto
The Pennsylvania State University
28. Carrierless Amplitude Phase Modulation
Tim Collins
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
29. Minimum Shift Keying (MSK)
Tao Jiang
University of Michigan, Dearborn
30. Optical Differential Phase Shift Keying
Xiang Liu
Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Laboratories
31. DMT Modulation
Stephan Pfletschinger
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain
32. Pulse Position Modulation
Jon Hamkins
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology
33. Digital Phase Modulation and Demodulation
Zartash Afzal Uzmi
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
34. Line Coding
Asim Loan
University of Management and Technology, Pakistan
35. Spread Spectrum
Murad Hizlan
Cleveland State University
36. Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
Zhu Liu
AT&T Labs - Research
37. Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)
William A. Shay
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
38. Statistical Time Division Multiplexing (STDM)
Kavitha Chandra
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
39. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Shinsuke Hara
Osaka City University, Japan
40. Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
Yassine Khlifi
Carthage University, Tunisia
Noureddine Boudrig
Carthage University, Tunisia
Mohammad S. Obaidat
Monmouth University
Part 3: Digital and Optical Networks
41. Digital Communications Basics
Robert W. Heath
The University of Texas, Austin
Atul A. Salvekar
Intel Corporation
42. Digital Radio Broadcasting
Zhuojun Joyce Chen
University of Northern Iowa
43. Spread Spectrum Signals for Digital Communications
Filippo Giannetti
University of Pisa, Italy
Marco Luise
University of Pisa, Italy
44. Optical Fiber Communications
Habib Hamam
University of Moncton, Canada
Sghaier Guizani
University of Quebec, Canada
45. Optical Transmitters, Receivers, and Noise
Ken Pedrotti
University of California, Santa Cruz
46. Optical Signal Regeneration
Mingshan Zhao
Dalian University of Technology, P. R. China
47. Optical Sources
Tin Win
Monash University, Malaysia
Serge Demidenko
Massey University, New Zealand
48. Lambda and Sub-lambda Switching
Mario Baldi
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Yoram Ofek
University of Trento, Italy
49. Optical Crossconnects
Wen-De Zhong
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
50. Optical Memories
Paul W. Nutter
The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
51. Characterization of Optical Fibers
Liang Chen
University of Ottawa, Canada
John Cameron
University of Ottawa, Canada
Xiaoyi Bao
University of Ottawa, Canada
52. Optical Couplers and Splitters
Kais Dridi
University of Moncton, Canada
Mustapha Razzak
University of Moncton, Canada
Habib Hamam
University of Moncton, Canada
53. Fiberoptic Filters and Multiplexers
Hamid Hemmati
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology
54. Optical Solitons
Natalia M. Litchinitser
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
55. Synchronous Optical Code Division Multiplexing Systems
Hideyuki Sotobayashi
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
56. Free-Space Optics
Qingchong John Liu
Oakland University
Mark Schaefer
OnStar Corporation
57. Optical Switching Techniques in WDM Optical Networks
Amor Lazzez
CN&S Research Lab., University of the 7th of November at Carthage, Tunisia
Noureddine Boudriga
CN&S Research Lab., University of the 7th of November at Carthage, Tunisia
Mohammad S. Obaidat
Monmouth University
58. SONET / SDH Networks
M. Farooque Mesiya
Rensselaer at Hartford
59. Passive Optical Networks for Broadband Access
Nirwan Ansari
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Yuanqiu Luo
New Jersey Institute of Technology
