ABSTRACT

The protocols and standards for networking are numerous and complex. Multivendor internetworking, crucial to present day users, requires a grasp of these protocols and standards. Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking, a comprehensive text/reference, brings clarity to all of the complex issues involved in networking activi

part |2 pages

Part I Computer network applications and standardization

chapter 1|44 pages

Computer networks and standardization

part |2 pages

Part II Fundamentals of digital communication and signaling

chapter 3|68 pages

Signal transmission basics

chapter 4|34 pages

Modes of communication channel

chapter 5|34 pages

Transmission media

chapter 6|32 pages

Telephone systems

part |2 pages

Part III Local area networking and internetworking

chapter 7|58 pages

Introduction to local area networks (LANs)

chapter 8|66 pages

IEEE LANS

chapter 9|44 pages

Nonstandard LANS and internetworking

part |2 pages

Part IV The OSI-RM architecture and protocols

chapter 10|28 pages

Physical layer

chapter 11|62 pages

Data link layer

chapter 12|84 pages

Network layer

chapter 13|42 pages

Transport layer

chapter 4|30 pages

teen. Session layer

chapter 15|46 pages

Presentation layer

chapter 6|44 pages

teen. Application layer

chapter 17|64 pages

Internet: Services and connections

part |2 pages

Part V High-speed networking and internetworking

chapter 18|52 pages

Integrated digital network (IDN) technology

chapter 19|112 pages

High-speed networks

part |2 pages

Part VI Client–server LAN implementation

chapter 20|42 pages

Client–server computing architecture

chapter |8 pages

Acronyms