Data and Computer Communications

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With a focus on the most current technology and a convenient modular format, this best-selling text offers a clear and comprehensive survey of the entire data and computer communications field. 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. Features A modular format–This structure allows instructors to easily design a course to meet their individual needs. For students, it breaks this massive subject into comprehensible parts. Unifying principles–The text repeatedly emphasizes such principles as multiplexing, flow control, and error control, and contrasts their application in specific areas of technology. Table Of Contents Part I: Overview Data Communications, Data Networking, And The Internet Protocol Architecture, Tcp/Ip, And Internet-Based Applications Data Transmission Guided And Wireless Transmission Signal Encoding Techniques Digital Data Communication Techniques Data Link Control Multiplexing Spread Spectrum Part II: Wide Area Networks Circuit Switching And Packet Switching Asynchronous Transfer Mode Routing In Switched Networks Congestion Control In Switched Data Networks Cellular Wireless Networks Part III: Local Area Networks Local Area Network Overview High-Speed Lans Wireless Lans Part IV: Internet And Transport Protocols Internetwork Protocols Internetwork Operation Transport Protocols Part VII: Internet Applications Network Security Internet Applications - Electronic Mail And Network Management Internet Applications - Internet Directory Service And World Wide Web Internet Applications - Multimedia