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Telecommunications: Protocols and Design, 1/e

John D. Spragins, Clemson University
Joseph Hammond, Clemson University
Krzysztof Pawlikowski, University of Canterbury, U.K.

Published July, 1991 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics

Copyright 1991, 716 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-201-09290-5


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Summary

This book explores a wide variety of problems encountered in designing computer communications networks and presents the common techniques to solve them. The emphasis is on basic principles and motivations for design. To demonstrate the practical application of the concepts, eight telecommunication architectures are considered at length.

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Table of Contents

    1. Introduction To Telecommunications.

      Introduction. Motivations for Growth. Evolution of Telecommunication Systems. Major Design Problems. Summary. Preview of Later Chapters. Problems.

    2. Fundamental Limits.

      Introduction. Physical Constraints. Common Communication Channels. Accommodating Signals to Channels. Fundamental Limits on Transmission Rates. Computing Power Limitations. Summary. Problems.

    3. Introduction To Networks.

      Introduction. Switching Techniques. Classes of Networks. Naming and Addressing Conventions. The Structure of Telecommunication Networks. The DoD Reference Model. Vendor Architectures. Comparison of Architectures. Summary. Problems.

    4. Computer Equipment-Communications Equipment Interface Design.

      Introduction. Overview of Physical Layer Protocols. EIA-232D/RS-121C/V.24. X.21. I.430 and I.431 ISDN Interfaces. Physical Layer in DNA and SNA. Physical Layer in IEEE 802 and MAP/TOP. Invoking Physical Layer Services. Computer Equipment Interface. Interface to Communications Channel. Impact to Interfaces on Performance. Summary. Appendix 4A: Details of EIA-232D/RS-232C/V.24 Interface. Problems.

    5. Medium Access Control.

      Introduction. Modes of Accessing Communications Media. Performance Modeling. Assessment of Medium Access Protocols. Summary. Problems.

    6. Synchronization And Error Control.

      Introduction. Types of Synchronization. Control of Transmission Errors. ARQ Protocols. Optimum Frame or Packet Sizes. Flow Control for DLCs. Summary. Problems

    7. Data Link Layer Protocols.

      Introduction. Asynchronous or Start-Stop Data Link Controls. ARPANET DLP. Byte-Count-Oriented Protocols-DDCMP. Bit-Oriented Protocols-HDLC. Local Area Network and MAP/TOP DLC Protocols. Overhead in Synchronous DLC Protocols. Invoking Data Link Layer Services. Summary. Appendix 7A: Listing of Bisync Control State Frames. Problems.

    8. Routing And Flow Control.

      Introduction. Classification of Routing Algorithms. Routing Tables. Shortest-Path Routing. Stability Problems in Shortest-Path Routing. Optimal Routing. Other Routing Algorithms. Introduction to Flow Control. Sliding Window Flow Control. Buffer Allocation Approaches to Flow Control. Other Approaches to Flow Control. Combined Optimal Routing and Flow Control. Summary. Problems.

    9. Network Layer Protocols.

      Introductions. X.25. Circuit-Switched Network Layer. OSI Network Layer. ARPANET CSNP-CSNP Network Layer Protocols. DNA Routing Layer. SNA Path Control Layer. The Network Layer in IEEE 802 and MAP/TOP. ISDN Network Layer. Summary. Appendix 9A: Descriptions of Four Packet-Switching Networks. Problems.

    10. Internetworking.

      Introduction. Bridges. Routers and Gateways. Problems in Large Internetworks. Summary. Appendix 10A: The ISO Checksum Algorithm. Problems.

    11. Transport Layer Protocols.

      Introduction. DoD Transport Layer Protocols. OSI Transport Layer Protocols. The End Communications Layer in DNA. Transmission Control Layer in SNA. Transport Layer in IEEE 802 Networks and MAP/TOP. Summary. Problems.

    12. Integrated Services Digital Networks.

      Introduction. Evolution of Telephone Networks. ISDN Overview. ISDN Reference Model. Common Channel Signaling. Evolution Toward ISDN. Growth in ISDN Applications. Evolution Toward Broadband ISDN. Summary. Problems.

    Glossary.
    Bibliography.
    Index.

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