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Data Communications and Networking

by: Forouzan, Behrouz A

ISBN: 9780073250328 | 0073250325

Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Pub. Date: 2/9/2006

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As one of the fastest growing technologies in our culture today, data communications and networking presents a unique challenge for instructors. As both the number and types of students are increasing, it is essential to have a textbook that provides coverage of the latest advances, while presenting the material in a way that is accessible to students with little or no background in the field. Using a bottom-up approach, Data Communications and Networking presents this highly technical subject matter without relying on complex formulas by using... MORE

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Part 1 Overview of Data Communications and Networking

1 Introduction

2 Network Models

Part 2 Physical Layer

3 Signals

4 Digital Transmission

5 Analog Transmission

6 Multiplexing

7 Transmission Media

8 Circuit Switching and Telephone Network

9 High-Speed Digital Access: DSL, Cable Modems, and SONET

Part 3 Data Link Layer

10 Error Detection and Correction

11 Data Link Control and Protocols

12 Point-to-Point Access: PPP

13 Multiple Access

15 Wireless LANs

16 Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs

17 Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks

18 Virtual Circuit Switching: Frame Relay and ATM

Part 4 Network Layer

19 Host-to-Host Delivery: Internetworking, Addressing, and Routing

20 Network Layer Protocols: ARP, IPv4, ICMP, IPv6, and ICMPv6

21 Unicast and Multicast Routing: Routing Protocols

Part 5 Transport Layer

22 Process-to-Process Delivery: UDP and TCP

23 Congestion Control and Quality of Service

Part 6 Application Layer

24 Client-Server Model: Socket Interface

25 Domain Name System (DNS)

26 Electronic Mail (SMTP) and File Transfer (FTP)

27 HTTP and WWW

28 Multimedia

Part 7 Security

29 Cryptography

30 Message Security, User Authentication, and Key Management

31 Security Protocols in the Internet

Appendix A ASCII Code

Appendix B Numbering Systems and Transformation

Appendix C The OSI Model

Appendix D 8B/6T Code

Appendix E Checksum Calculation

Appendix F Structure of a Router

Appendix G ATM LANs

Appendix H Client-Server Programs

Appendix I RFCs

Appendix J UDP and TCP Ports

Appendix K Contact Addresses

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