Basic Concepts for Managing Telecommunications Networks Copper to Sand to Glass to Air /

• Main Authors: Bernstein, Lawrence. (Author), Yuhas, C. M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Network and Systems Management,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Data structures (Computer science).; Multimedia information systems.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Electrical engineering.; Electrical Engineering.; Computer Communication Networks.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Multimedia Information Systems.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: XV, 184 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9780306469701
• ISSN: 1566-7812

It is important to understand what came before and how to meld new products with legacy systems. Network managers need to understand the context and origins of the systems they are using. Programmers need an understanding of the reasons behind the interfaces they must satisfy and the relationship of the software they build to the whole network. And finally, sales representatives need to see the context into which their products must fit.