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Data and Computer Communications, 6/e
William Stallings
Coming October, 1999 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics
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THE standard work in the field, this book offers a clear and comprehensive survey of the whole field of data and computer communications technology--including an up-to-date report on leading-edge technologies. Emphasizing both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving protocol and network design, it explores in detail all the critical technical areas in data communications, wide-area networking, local area networking, and protocol design.
Protocols and Architecture. Data Transmission. Transmission Media. Data Encoding. The Datacommunication Interface. Data Link Control. Multiplexing. Circuit Switching. Packet Switching. ATM and Frame Relay. Congestion Control in Data Networks. LAN Technology. LAN Systems. Internetwork Protocols. Internetwork Operation. Transport Protocols. Network Security. Distributed Applications.
I. OVERVIEW.
1. Introduction.
2. Protocols and Architecture.
II. DATA COMMUNICATIONS.
3. Data Transmission.
III. WIDE-AREA NETWORKS.
4. Transmission Media.
5. Data Encoding.
6. The Datacommunication Interface.
7. Data Link Control.
8. Multiplexing.
9. Circuit Switching.
IV. LOCAL AREA NETWORKS.
10. Packet Switching.
11. ATM and Frame Relay.
12. Congestion Control in Data Networks.
13. LAN Technology.
V. COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE AND PROTOCOLS.
14. LAN Systems.
15. Internetwork Protocols.
16. Internetwork Operation.
17. Transport Protocols.
18. Network Security.
19. Distributed Applications.
Appendix A. ISDN and Broadband ISDN.
Appendix B. RFCs Cited in This Book.
Appendix C. Projects for Teaching Data and Computer Communications.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
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