Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking / Edition 1

by Gurdeep S. Hura, Mukesh Singhal

Overview

The protocols and standards for networking are numerous and complex. Multivendor internetworking, crucial to present day users, requires a grasp of these protocols and standards. Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking, a comprehensive text/reference, brings clarity to all of the complex issues involved in networking activity, providing excellent instruction for students and an indispensable reference for practitioners.

This systematic work answers a vast array of questions about overall network architecture, design, protocols, and deployment issues. It offers a practical, thorough treatment of the applied concepts of data and computer communication systems, including signaling basics, transmission of digital signals, and layered architecture. The book features in-depth discussions of integrated digital networks, integrated services digital networks, and high-speed networks, including currently evolving technologies, such as ATM switching, and their applications in multimedia technology. It also presents the state-of-the-art in Internet technology, its services, and implementations.

The balance of old and new networking technologies presents an appealing set of topics for both undergraduate students and computer and networking professionals. This book presents all seven layers of OSI-based networks in great detail, covering services, functions, design issues, interfacing, and protocols. With its introduction to the basic concepts and practical aspects of the field, Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking helps you keep up with the rapidly growing and dominating computer networking technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849309281
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/28/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	1168
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gurdeep S. Hura, Mukesh Singhal

Table of Contents

Computer Networks and Standardization. Basic Concepts of Data Communications. Signal Transmission Basics. Modes of Communication Channel. Transmission Media. Telephone System. Local Area Networks (LANs). IEEE LANs. Nonstandard LANs and Internetworking. Physical Layer. Data Link Layer. Network Layer. Transport Layer. Session Layer. Presentation Layer. Application Layer. Internet: Services and Corrections. Integrated Digital Network Technology. High Speed Networks. Client-Server Computer Architecture. Acronyms. Glossary.

Editorial Reviews

This handbook/reference brings clarity to issues involved in networking activity and covers overall network architecture, design, protocols, and deployment issues. It offers practical treatment of applied concepts of data and computer communication systems, including signalling basics, transmission of digital signals, and layered architecture, and features in-depth discussions of integrated digital networks, integrated services, and high-speed networks, touching on currently evolving technologies and their applications in multimedia technology. It also discusses Internet technology, services, and implementations. Hura teaches at the University of Idaho. Singhal teaches at The Ohio State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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