In early 2002, when the idea for this book was born and initial drafting began, the outlook for the telecommunications industry, including the wireless world, was beginning to look bleak, especially in comparison to the growth days of the late 1990s. Certain wireless telecommunications companies, such as Winstar and Metricom, began to face...

* Understand the basics of PSTN services and IP signaling protocols, including SS7
* Learn how VoIP can run the same applications as the existing telephony system, but in a more cost-efficient and scalable manner
* Delve into such VoIP topics as jitter, latency,...

Plan, design, and create enthralling game environments complete with richly animated characters and objects by applying the expert techniques described in this one-of-a-kind resource. Veteran game developer...

This exciting publication makes it easy for readers to enter into and deepen their knowledge of the new and emerging field of broadband circuits for optical fiber communication. The author's selection and organization of material have been...

In this unique book, expert author Richard Lynch reveals hidden functionality in Photoshop Elements—advanced features concealed in the code that dramatically extend the power of the software. First you'll learn high-level image editing from this...

Uncertainty and Information: Foundations of Generalized Information Theory contains comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of results that have emerged from a research program begun by the author in the early 1990s under the...