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Data communications and networking / Behrouz A. Forouzan.

By: Forouzan, Behrouz A.
Contributor(s): Fegan, Sophia Chung.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: McGraw-Hill Forouzan networking series.Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007Edition: 4th edition.Description: xxxiv, 1134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780071254427 ; 0071254420 .Subject(s): Data transmission systems | Computer networksDDC classification: 004.6
Contents:
Part 1: Overview -- Introduction -- Network Models -- Part 2: Physical layer and media -- Data and signals -- Digital Transmission -- Analog Transmission -- Bandwidth Utilization: Multiplexing and Spreading -- Transmission Media -- Switching -- Using telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission -- Part 3: Data link layer -- Error Detection and Correction -- Data link control -- Multiple Access -- Wired LANs: Ethernet -- Wireless LANs -- Connecting LANs, Backbone networks and Virtual LANs -- Wireless WANs: Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks -- SONET/SDH -- Virtual-Circuit Networks: Frame Relay and ATM -- Part 4: Network layer -- Network layer: logical addressing -- Network layer: Internet protocol -- Network layer: Address mapping, error reporting and multicasting -- Network layer: Delivery, forwarding and routing -- Part 5: Transport layer -- Process-to-process Delivery: UDP, TCP and SCTP -- Congestion Control and Quality of Service -- Part 6: Application layer -- Domain Name system -- Remote logging, Electronic mail and file transfer -- WWW and HTTP -- Network Management: SNMP -- Multimedia -- Part 7: Security -- Crytography -- Network Security -- Security in the Internet: IPsec, SSL/TLS, PGP, VPN and Firewalls.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This text provides a comprehensive and current introduction to networking technologies. It is accessible to students from all backgrounds and uses hundreds of figures to visually represent concepts.

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1107-1110) and index.

Part 1: Overview -- Introduction -- Network Models -- Part 2: Physical layer and media -- Data and signals -- Digital Transmission -- Analog Transmission -- Bandwidth Utilization: Multiplexing and Spreading -- Transmission Media -- Switching -- Using telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission -- Part 3: Data link layer -- Error Detection and Correction -- Data link control -- Multiple Access -- Wired LANs: Ethernet -- Wireless LANs -- Connecting LANs, Backbone networks and Virtual LANs -- Wireless WANs: Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks -- SONET/SDH -- Virtual-Circuit Networks: Frame Relay and ATM -- Part 4: Network layer -- Network layer: logical addressing -- Network layer: Internet protocol -- Network layer: Address mapping, error reporting and multicasting -- Network layer: Delivery, forwarding and routing -- Part 5: Transport layer -- Process-to-process Delivery: UDP, TCP and SCTP -- Congestion Control and Quality of Service -- Part 6: Application layer -- Domain Name system -- Remote logging, Electronic mail and file transfer -- WWW and HTTP -- Network Management: SNMP -- Multimedia -- Part 7: Security -- Crytography -- Network Security -- Security in the Internet: IPsec, SSL/TLS, PGP, VPN and Firewalls.

CIT Module PHYS 6006 - Core reading

CIT Module CTEC 6001 - Core reading

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 Overview of Data Communications and Networking
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Network Models
  • Part 2 Physical Layer
  • 3 Signals
  • 4 Digital Transmission
  • 5 Analog Transmission
  • 6 Multiplexing
  • 7 Transmission Media
  • 8 Circuit Switching and Telephone Network
  • 9 High-Speed Digital Access: DSL, Cable Modems, and SONET
  • Part 3 Data Link Layer
  • 10 Error Detection and Correction
  • 11 Data Link Control and Protocols
  • 12 Point-to-Point Access: PPP
  • 13 Multiple Access
  • 14 Local Area Networks: Ethernet
  • 15 Wireless LANs
  • 16 Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs
  • 17 Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks
  • 18 Virtual Circuit Switching: Frame Relay and ATM
  • Part 4 Network Layer
  • 19 Host-to-Host Delivery: Internetworking, Addressing, and Routing
  • 20 Network Layer Protocols: ARP, IPv4, ICMP, IPv6, and ICMPv6
  • 21 Unicast and Multicast Routing: Routing Protocols
  • Part 5 Transport Layer
  • 22 Process-to-Process Delivery: UDP and TCP
  • 23 Congestion Control and Quality of Service
  • Part 6 Application Layer
  • 24 Client-Server Model: Socket Interface
  • 25 Domain Name System (DNS)
  • 26 Electronic Mail (SMTP) and File Transfer (FTP)
  • 27 HTTP and WWW
  • 28 Multimedia
  • Part 7 Security
  • 29 Cryptography
  • 30 Message Security, User Authentication, and Key Management
  • 31 Security Protocols in the Internet
  • Appendix A ASCII Code
  • Appendix B Numbering Systems and Transformation
  • Appendix C The OSI Model
  • Appendix D 8B/6T Code
  • Appendix E Checksum Calculation
  • Appendix F Structure of a Router
  • Appendix G ATM LANs
  • Appendix H Client-Server Programs
  • Appendix I RFCs
  • Appendix J UDP and TCP Ports
  • Appendix K Contact Addresses