X25 Explained : Protocols for Packet Switching Networks (Computers and Their Applications Ser.)

Deasington, R. J.

ISBN 10: 0470207310 / ISBN 13: 9780470207314

Published by Prentice Hall PTR, Paramus, NJ, U.S.A., 1986

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Publisher: Halsted Press Edition, 1986, Good, HB, ISBN: 0-470-20731-0, cover rubbed/scuffed.

Seller Inventory # 008953

Bibliographic Details

• Title: X25 Explained : Protocols for Packet Switching Networks (Computers and Their Applications Ser.)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, Paramus, NJ, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470207310
• ISBN 13: 9780470207314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computer Science

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Synopsis

An interesting story in the development of networking. The idea of a heterogeneous network was a breakthrough. In addition to describing the lower 4 levels of the ISO (International Standards Organization) model for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) the preface reminds us what the situation was then. Every device or application was a unique problem. Digital Equipment Corporation and IBM dominated the market with two "standards", DECnet and SNA, respectively. Other manufacturers implemented one or the other. In 1977 ISO started a project to develop protocols the cover a range of requirements regarding error control, file access, job transfer, terminal control, and other functions.the book recalls an attempt by UK Telecom and IBM to set up a Value Added Network based on SNA, but the government refused them a license because they did not comply with OSI. It was an historic moment.