7 -- Transmission Techniques 2717.1 Introduction 271; 7.2 Transmission Line Behavior 271; 7.3 Decibel Measurements 273; 7.4 Basic TDM Techniques and Digital Transmission Systems 274; 7.5 Plesiochronous Higher-Order Digital Multiplexing or PDH 279; 7.6 Synchronous Digital Multiplexing 281; 7.7 Optical Networks 287; 7.8 The Future 290; 8 -- Telecommunication Systems Testing 293; 8.1 Introduction 293; 8.2 Measurement Areas 293; 8.3 Measurement of Power Levels in Telecommunications Circuits 294; 8.4 High-Frequency Power Measurements 296.

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