Computer Communications
2nd Edition
Published on 28. June 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-412-37070-0 (ISBN)
Description
This series is aimed primarily at final year undergraduate and postgraduate students of electronics and computer science, and aims to provide an introduction to research topics in information technology. The series aims to bridge the gap between foundation material covered in the first two years of undergraduate courses and the major research topics within the field of IT. This book covers the topic of computer communications and networking and aims to provide an overview and introduction to this subject. Each chapter is terminated by a summary itemizing the key points contained within, and problems and exercises are provided where appropriate to enable the student to test his knowledge. The book also contains a further reading list of texts and key reference papers covering the field, as well as giving an indication of those journals which publish within the area.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-37070-0 (9780412370700)
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Content
Part 1 Preliminaries: historical development; digital communication; telecommunication services; an outline of the book. Part 2 Carrier systems: the public switched telephone network; data on the telephone network; modulation methods; performance of digital modulation schemes; modem categories; other modem facilities; multiplexing. Part 3 Data transmission: transmission media; transmission waveform; transmission impairment; inter-symbol interference. Part 4 Coding and framing: pulse code modulation; source coding; synchronous and asynchronous transmission; error checking and control; interfacing; computer transmission. Part 5 Data switching: circuit switching; message switching; packet switching; event timing and speed changing; network control; routing; flow control; optimization. Part 6 Communication networks: network topology; point-to-point communication; switched exchanges; PSS exchanges; signalling; value added networks; traffic dimensions. Part 7 Local area networks: LAN technologies; simple handshake systems; linear network systems; ring systems; fibre optic networks; network servers; broadband systems; local area network performance. Part 8 Protocols: protocol layering; the communication layers; local area network protocols; IEEE 802 LAN standard protocols; the transport layer; the application layers. Part 9 Convergence of digital services: integrated services digital network; broadband ISDN; electronic messaging systems; computer integrated manufacture; technical and office protocol. Part 10 Recommended reading: communications literature; journals; conferences; standards committtees; chapter references.