Data Communications: From Basics to Broadband - Softcover

Beyda, William J.

9780132415712: Data Communications: From Basics to Broadband

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ISBN 10: 0132415712 ISBN 13: 9780132415712

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1995

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Focusing on fundamental concepts and practical applications, this text prepares students to make intelligent decisions on the appropriate design, purchase, integration and use of data communications equipment and systems. The book aims to demystify every aspect of data communications including relevant terminology, concepts, hardware, software, protocols, architectures and current and future products. Features new to this edition include discussions about a variety of protocols, including TCP/IP and related protocols, such as SNMP, FTP, Telnet, and SMTP. It also includes expanded coverage of internetworking with a thorough treatment of repeaters, bridges, routers, and gateways, client/server technology, higher speed LANs, and wireless LANs, frame relay, and other wide area networks, including the Internet.

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The scope, clarity, and readability of the latest edition of this widely used book make data communications accessible to the novice and yet at the same time challenging enough for the engineer or technical professional. By drawing on practical examples to explain technical concepts, this book demystifies data communications. It introduces the language of data communications, making the reader literate in relevant terminology, concepts, hardware, software, protocols, and architectures. The text begins with a thorough introduction to telecommunications. It then progresses logically from basic concepts to transmission and interface standards, data integrity, security, architectures, protocols, and networking. The third edition concludes with perspectives on current and future trends in digital telecommunications.

New features in third edition:

Provides enhanced coverage of the Internet: Access technologies, like Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable modems, and ISDN lines; Intranets versus the Internet, thin clients, and network computers
Includes expanded coverage of protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, MIME< HTTP, Telnet, Rlogin, FTP, UDP, SNMP, SLIP, and PPP
Describes the latest high-speed LAN environments: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, High-Speed Token Ring, and Layer 2-4 switching
Expands the coverage of network management: SNMP and RMON
Describes mechanisms used to enhance security: S/MIME, SSL, IPSec, and virtual private networks
Provides enhanced coverage of wireless networks: AMPS, ETACS, EDMA, TDMA, and GSM
Provides updates on interface and transmission technology: V.90-56 kbps modems versus traditional modems, USB and Firewire interfaces, and WDM
Explains changes in the telecommunications industry
Expands the glossary to include over 1,100 terms and acronyms
Offers a Companion Website with supplemental material

About the Author

WILLIAM BEYDA has taught data communications at the University of California, Berkeley Extension, for the last 15 years. He is currently director of an engineering group at Siemens, developing global communications and networking products. Throughout his career he has developed many patents in the communications field. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. in Engineering Management, both from Stanford University.

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