Data and computer communications: networking and internetworking

Gurdeep S. Hura, Mukesh Singhal084930928X, 9780849309281, 9781420041316

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 activity, providing excellent instruction for students and an indispensable reference for practitioners.This systematic work answers a vast array of questions about overall network architecture, design, protocols, and deployment issues. It offers a practical, thorough treatment of the applied concepts of data and computer communication systems, including signaling basics, transmission of digital signals, and layered architecture. The book features in-depth discussions of integrated digital networks, integrated services digital networks, and high-speed networks, including currently evolving technologies, such as ATM switching, and their applications in multimedia technology. It also presents the state-of-the-art in Internet technology, its services, and implementations.The balance of old and new networking technologies presents an appealing set of topics for both undergraduate students and computer and networking professionals. This book presents all seven layers of OSI-based networks in great detail, covering services, functions, design issues, interfacing, and protocols. With its introduction to the basic concepts and practical aspects of the field, Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking helps you keep up with the rapidly growing and dominating computer networking technology.

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Table of contents :
Front cover……Page 1
Dedication……Page 4
About the Authors……Page 6
Preface……Page 8
Contents……Page 14
part I: Computer network applications and standardization……Page 30
chapter one. Computer networks and standardization……Page 32
part II: Fundamentals of digital communication and signaling……Page 76
chapter two. Basic concepts of digital communication and signaling……Page 78
chapter three. Signal transmission basics……Page 102
chapter four. Modes of communication channel……Page 170
chapter five. Transmission media……Page 204
chapter six. Telephone systems……Page 238
part III: Local area networking and internetworking……Page 270
chapter seven. Introduction to local area networks (LANs)……Page 272
chapter eight. IEEE LANS……Page 330
chapter nine. Nonstandard LANS and internetworking……Page 396
part IV: The OSI-RM architecture and protocols……Page 440
chapter ten. Physical layer……Page 442
chapter eleven. Data link layer……Page 470
chapter twelve. Network layer……Page 532
chapter thirteen. Transport layer……Page 616
chapter fourteen. Session layer……Page 658
chapter fifteen. Presentation layer……Page 688
chapter sixteen. Application layer……Page 734
chapter seventeen. Internet: Services and connections……Page 778
Part V: High-speed networking and internetworking……Page 842
chapter eighteen. Intergrated digital network (IDN) technology……Page 844
chapter nineteen. High-speed networks……Page 896
Part VI: Client-server LAN implementation……Page 1008
chapter twenty. Client-server computing architecture……Page 1010
Acronyms……Page 1052
Glossary……Page 1060
Index……Page 1140
Back cover……Page 1170