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References

This page lists the bibliographic sources cited throughout the textbook.

1648.1 Knowledge Check

  1. The References section primarily exists to:

References make the textbook verifiable and help you follow citations to original sources for deeper study.

  1. If you see a claim in a chapter and want to check the original source, you should:

Citations connect specific statements in chapters to entries in this list, making it easy to validate claims and read original material.

  1. For technical protocol requirements (e.g., IEEE, IETF, ETSI, 3GPP), which type of source is typically the most authoritative?

Standards/specifications define normative behavior and terminology; secondary sources may simplify or omit important constraints.

  1. If two sources conflict (for example, a blog post vs. a cited standard), what should you treat as the primary reference for technical accuracy?

Use citations to trace claims to their primary sources; secondary summaries are useful, but the standard (or original paper) is the ground truth for definitions and requirements.