Introduction to Data Communications and Networking

Tomasi, Wayne

ISBN 10: 0130138282 / ISBN 13: 9780130138286

Published by Pearson, 2005

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Title: Introduction to Data Communications and ...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: good

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Synopsis:

For introductory courses in electronic communications, data communications, and networking, as well as ECT, EET, and CET students.

Written to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of electronic communications systems, data systems, and networks, this text provides extensive coverage of a wide range of data communications and networking issues while offering preliminary information on basic electronic communications and telecommunications systems. Topics explored include wireless and wireline telecommunications systems, basic data communications networks and systems, local area networks, internetworks, and the Internet including TCP/IP protocol suite.

From the Back Cover:

This text provides a comprehensive coverage of data communications fundamentals, telephone system operation, local area networks, internetworking, and Internet communications. Each chapter contains numerous examples emphasizing the most important concepts presented. Questions and problems are included at the end of each chapter, and answers to selected problems are provided at the end of the book.

Significant material is provided on the following:

• Analog and digital electronic communications systems
• Metallic and optical fiber cable systems
• Digital transmission and multiplexing
• Wireless communications systems, including free-space electromagnetic wave preparation
• Wireline, cellular, and PCS telephone theory
• Codes, data formats, error detection and correction, modems, UARTs and USARTs, and serial interfaces
• Data-link protocols, including XMODEM, YMODEM, KERMIT, SDLC, and HDLC
• Transmission formats, LAN topologies, and basic internetworking devices
• IEEE 802 Project including access methodologies, and MAC and LLC sublayers
• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and DIX Ethernet II
• IP addressing, subnets, supernetworks, and IP classless and classful addressing hierarchies
• Layer 3 networking protocols, such as ARP, IPv4, and ICMP; and Layer 4 transport protocols, such as UDP and TCP
• Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and Internal Control Management Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6)
• Configuration and domain name protocols, including DHCP and DNS
• Application layer protocols, including Telnet, FTP TFTP, SMTP, POP, and HTTP
• Integrated Services Digital Network and Digital Subscriber Loop
• Broadband WAN access technologies such as X.25, Frame Relay, and ATM