Understanding data communications : from fundamentals to networking
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Understanding data communications : from fundamentals to networking
John Wiley & Sons, c1996
2nd ed
Available at 12 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In an expanded and completely updated edition "Understanding Data Communications" reflects the major changes to communications technology since 1990. The revisions will include: an update of the topical networks and information utilities chapter to include ATM and frame relay; the LAN chapter will include Ethernet and Token-Ring networks, the use of switching hubs to overcome bandwidth constraints, and ATM LAN versus WAN evolution. Other important changes include expanded coverage of satellite communications; a discussion of serial and parallel interfaces; and a fully updated chapter on the standards-making organizations illustrating what shapes the industry today. The book includes review questions and problems at the end of each chapter and covers the whole spectrum of data communications from first principles. It assumes little prior knowledge of networking.
Table of Contents
Communications in a Modern Society. Telegraph and Telephone Operations. Basic Circuit Parameters: Measurement Units and Media Overview. Fundamental Data Transmission Concepts. Terminals, Workstations and WAN and LAN Network Overview. Standards Organizations: Activities and the OSI Reference Model. The Physical Layer: Cables, Connectors, Plugs and Jacks. Basic Transmission Devices: Line Drivers, Modems, Couplers and Service Units. Regulators and Carriers. Transmission Errors: Causes, Measurements and Methods of Correction. The WAN Data Link Layer. Increasing WAN Line Utilization. Local Area Networks. Basic LAN Internetworking. Digital Transmission Systems and Equipment. Network Architecture. Packet Networks and Information Utilities. Communications Software. Fiber-Optic and Satellite Communications. LAN and WAN Convergence with ATM. Index.
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