[sci.electronics] Telephone Theory

jons@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jon Scully) (10/05/88)

I've got a microprocessor system design that I need to interface with
phone systems (old styles and new).  I'm desperately looking for a good
book on the subject.  One that does talk in terms of real life stuff
(not how it could work or should work) with real "expected"
voltage/impedence/etc.  values.  I don't need to know about what goes
on at AT&T headquarters, just how to interface to the handset and/or
phone jack. Is there such a book out there? What do modem designers use?

I've got a RatShack book and it's worthless to use for real applications 
info.

Thanks in advance,

jons

cep4478@ritcv.UUCP (Christopher E. Piggott) (10/06/88)

For (further?) info on telephone theory, see Radio Shack catalog #62-1338
entitled "Understanding Telephone Electronics".  It is 256 pages long (or
2^8) pages long, and costs $3.49, not including tax (which is about 1.36
cents per page - a bargain).

Seriously, it's a decent book, especially if you want to build a telephone.
I used it to help a friend build a phone patch for his ham radio.

/Chris