Stan Gelber, Santa Cruz, California

Published June, 1997 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1997, 465 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-864000-9

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Providing essential information on data communication in an interesting, simple, and straightforward way, this comprehensive overview examines the primary components which make up data communications networks, and helps students build a foundation for understanding the more technical aspects of the subject.




Introduces the basic concepts underlying all data communications, and considers the evolution of communications into data communications.
Includes a case study at the end of each chapter which provides a real-world example of the construction and implementation of a data communications network.
Explains the role of systems programs, communications programs and applications programs in data communications, with descriptions of how the various pieces of software interact to provide communications to the end user.
Shows how data is converted into analog and digital transmission signals and then transported via various types of communications facilities to its destinations.

• Discusses such areas as bandwidth, transmission methods, data transport formats and connections.
• Examines such carrier services as ISDN, Fractional T1, SMDS, xDSL, SONET, DDS and Switched 56.

Looks at the various types of communications hardware, transmission media and hardware, and logical interfaces used in a data communications network.

• Spans a range of topics, from terminals and controllers to routers, hubs, modems and multiplexers.

Considers the standards, architectural approaches, and procedures for implementing a data communications network.

• Reviews the role of international standard organizations, analyzes network design and selection rational, and presents significant coverage of the Internet and TCP/IP.

Explores local area networking, covers the ins and outs of managing a network, and helps students learn how to diagnose and repair a problematic network.
Forecasts future trends in data communications, with thought-provoking discussions of where the industry may be headed.



I. INTRODUCTION, OVERVIEW, AND A HISTORY OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS.

1. Introduction.
2. Evolution and Basic Communications Planning.

II. SOFTWARE REQUIRED FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS.

3. Communication Software.
4. Application Development.

III. DATA TRANSMISSION CONCEPT AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

5. Transmission Modes and Methods.
6. Transmission Concepts.

IV. HARDWARE, MEDIA, AND INTERFACES.

7. Hardware Links.
8. Data Transport Formats and Connections.
9. Communication Services.
10. Data Communications Hardware.
11. Communications Using Modems.
12. Hardware and Logical Interfaces.

V. STANDARDS, NETWORK ARCHITECTURES, TOPOLOGIES, AND PROTOCOLS.

13. Regulatory Agencies and Standards.
14. Network Configurations and Network Design.
15. Network Architectures.
16. Protocols.

VI. LANS, INTER- AND INTRANETS, TROUBLESHOOTING, NETWORK MANAGEMENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS.

17. Local Area Networks and Client-Server Networks.
18. Network Troubleshooting.
19. Network Management and Control.
20. Future Trends.
Appendix A: Terms and Definitions.
Appendix B: Exercises.
Appendix C: Standards.
Appendix D: Bibliography.
Appendix E: Review Question Answers.
Index.

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