Books

Average customer rating:

A Good Read
A Great Read
Best Communications Book I Have Read
This is not a technical book
Great Book!

Demystifying ATM/ADSL
Michael Busby
Manufacturer: Wordware Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

General | Software | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

General | Software Books | Custom Stores | Stores | Software
ASIN: 155622592X

Customer Reviews:

A Good Read.......2004-06-06

This book was a good read for me. I am not a communications engineer but am a businessman who wanted to understand modern communications technology. I was gratified to find a book that can explain to me what ATM and DSL are without overwhelming me with techncial jargon and formulas. A couple of people have written a negative amazon.com review of this book and I think they are wrong. The book is informative while written with easy to understand concepts liberally sprinkled with humor. Mr. Busby is an excellent writer - he can "gush" all he wants too!

A Great Read.......2003-09-17

Mr. Busby explains ATM and DSL in easy to understand terms. For the non-engineer, this book is a god-send. Additionally, the book is written with a certain humorous style that makes the otherwise dry technical information easy to digest. I think it is a great read and recommend it to anyone wanting or needing to understand these two technologies.

Best Communications Book I Have Read.......2001-08-30

This is the best communications book I have ever read. Written in a style that is understandable, the book is targeted to my level of understanding. I also enjoyed the ocassional bits of humor. This book is for people with little or no background in communications. I highly recommend it.

This is not a technical book.......2000-12-27

I bought the book searching for technical material that would help me understand the ATM/ADSL protocols.

What I found was an extremely superficial book that explains the very basics of telecommunications, digital transmission and the OSI layers. With 1 very short and practically irrelevant chapter reserved to ATM itself and another to ADSL, I wouldn't recommend anyone this book.

If you're the extreme beginner, search for a primer on networking or telecommunications. If you're not, get another book on ATM.

Great Book!.......2000-09-24

I work for a international telecommunications company in the internetworking division. I am the lead engineer for requirements on a project for an order entry system to bundle local loops with DSL. Thanks many times to Mr. Busby's book, and the knowledge I have gained from reading and studying it. Since purchasing "Demystifying ATM/ADSL" last year, I have been promoted twice and both promotions are the direct result of what I learned from Mr. Busby's book. I recommend the book to anyone wanting to learn what ATM and DSL are, how the two technologies are changing the world and how you can take advantage of that knowledge.

Books:

Books