Description
Book SynopsisData communication is the movement of encoded data by electronic means. This edition provides an overview of data communications, and a guide to its practical aspects. It also serves as a tutorial and a reference for the design and operation of data networks.
Trade Review"Among other valued contributions, the book will serve as a singlesource of this field s specialized acronyms, terminology, basicconcepts and practices." (Choice, Vol. 39, No. 5, January2002)
"...very well written in a style I found easy to read andunderstand
...an excellent reference.(CVU - The Journal of the ACCU)
Table of ContentsPreface.
The Enterprise Network Environment.
The OSI Model and the Data-Link Layer.
High-Level Data-Link Control (HDLC) Typical-Data Link LayerProtocol.
Data Network Operations.
Data Transmission I.
Data Transmission II.
The Telecommunications Network as a Vehicle for DataTransport.
The Transmission of Data Over the Analog Voice Channel.
Data Communications in the Office Environment -
Part 1.
Data Communications in the Office Environment -
Part 2.
Wide Area Networks (WANs).
Frame Relay.
Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs).
Building and Campus Wiring and Cabling for DataCommunications.
Broadband Data Transport Techniques.
Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) and the Asynchronous Transfer Mode(ATM).
Last-Mile Data Distribution Systems.
Network Management for Enterprise Networks.
Appendix I: Addressing Conventions.
Appendix II: Acronyms and Abbreviations.
Index.
