The new edition of this bestselling guide contains all the information needed to master the evergrowing complexities of contemporary digital transmission equipment. Encompassing the full scope of the field, this book has the answers for engineers seeking to design and implement high-performance telecommunications. It covers multiplexing, microwave radio, fiber optics, satellite, state of the art digital cellular, and PCS systems, Internet and intranet transmission systems, and more, all with a professional rather than theoretical focus. A volume in the McGraw-Hill Series on Telecommunications.