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The complete modem reference : the technician's guide to installation, testing, and trouble-free communications / Gilbert Held.

By: Held, Gilbert, 1943-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : J. Wiley, c1997Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xx, 474 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0471154571 .Subject(s): Modems | Computer interfaces -- Standards | Telecommunication -- Equipment and suppliesDDC classification: 004.64
Contents:
Introduction -- Switched Network Connection and Modem Operation -- Modulation Methods -- Modulation Standards -- Intelligent Modems -- Fax Modems -- Broadband modems -- Modern Features to consider -- Testing and Problem Resolution -- Modem Productivity Software.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Revised and updated to reflect the many technological advances that have occurred since the publication of the successful first and second editions, this book is an indispensable resource for the technicians who buy, test, install, and troubleshoot modems. Designed to be an integral part of every technician's everyday toolkit, it features clear, concise technical discussions and point-by-point guidelines, along with dozens of handy tables checklists and summaries. The updated material includes two new chapters on Cable Modems and Digital Modems, as well as remote access and PCMCIA.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Switched Network Connection and Modem Operation -- Modulation Methods -- Modulation Standards -- Intelligent Modems -- Fax Modems -- Broadband modems -- Modern Features to consider -- Testing and Problem Resolution -- Modem Productivity Software.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Switched Network Connection and Modem Operation
  • Modulation Methods
  • Modulation Standards
  • Intelligent Modems
  • Fax Modems
  • Broadband Modems
  • Modem Features to Consider
  • Testing and Problem Resolution
  • Modem Productivity Software
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

GILBERT HELD is Chief of Data Communications for a U.S. government agency's 4,000-station network. He is the author of more than 10 computing books, including Internetworking LANs and WANs; Data Compression, Third Edition; Ethernet Networks, Second Edition; and LAN Management with SNMP and RMON, all from Wiley.