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 | | ATM Volume I: Foundation for Broadband Networks by Uyless Black ISBN-10: 9780132971782 ISBN-10: 0-13-297178-X ISBN-13: 9780132971782 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-297178-2 Hardcover 1995-05-24 Prentice Hall Find Lowest Price |
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Hard to learn from and hard to look up anything Any valuable content in this book is totally overshadowed by a lack of organization and a very poor typographic presentation. Although the book was published in 1999, the diagrams appear to be created an DOS 3.0 drawing program. This book needs an editor and a designer. The book is over 400 pages, yet the index is only 2 pages and omits dozens of terms one would need when using the book as a reference. Apart from the index there are close to 5 pages of abbreviations, but with no page numbers referenced, they're not too much help. No amount of useful information (which I am still looking for) or good writing within it can make up for the fact that this book is poorly *made*. If you are looking for a book to teach or learn from, this is not it. | ||
A broad but disorganised coverage The preceding panalopy of one star anonymous reviews for this book seem somewhat false to me. In truth, while there is little order or sense to the content of this book, it does contain useful information, and is not wholely indecipherable. Having worked with ATM during the period when forum White Papers were nearly the only real informational resource available, this book does represent a step foward in that it forms a viable shortening of the information load needed to comprehend ATM networking. While I cannot regard it as a masterfully crafted book, it has its place in my library. Better to read this tome to begin with than to attempt to face that tower of White Papers without guide again. | ||
A Hard to read book This the most hard to read book I've ever met. The new people to the ATM will get lost in a short time in the words, and experts of ATM can not find any useful information in a short time. The writer never explain the new concept and abbreviation clearly. It seems that he is not writing this book to let readers read, but murmuring to himself. Don't wast time on this book like the victim as me. | ||
worst author in telecom This author is notorious for his skillfulness in copying standards. I really doubt he ever understand the technology he is writing on. Almost any book he wrote and I have read is a big confusion. Reader can buy a ITU standard instead of his expensive book to get the question answered. Advice to novice: avoid this author at all. I just admire his speed in rolling out these books, without violating copyright. | ||
Not Recommended I think this book is not suitable for the beginner nor for the advanced reader, while reading this book you will be totally lost, and many of the questions that arise while reading will not have an asnwer, no in depth coverage for important topics like ATM switching (26 pages) is avaiable. By reading this book, you will feel that you didn't acheive much and that you should read another book. | ||