| Edition |
2007
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| Publication |
India, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2005.
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| Description |
xx, 892pBlue Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
This book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the newest and the most important network technologies with a special emphasis on wireless networking, including 802.11, Bluetooth, broadband wireless, ad hoc networks, i-mode, and WAP.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction
- Uses of computer networks
- Network Hardware
- Network Software
- Reference Models
- Example Networks
- Network Standardization
- Metric Units
- Outline of the rest of the book
- Summary
2. The Physical Layer
- Theoretical basis for Data Communication
- Guided Transmission Media
- Wireless Transmission
- Communication Satellites
- The Public Switched Telephone Network
- The Mobile Telephone System
- Cable Television
- Summary
3. The Data Link Layer
- Data Link Layer Design Issues
- Error Detection and Correction
- Elementary Data Link Protocols
- Sliding Window Protocols
- Protocol Verification
- Example Data Link Protocols
- Summary
4. The Medium Access Control Sublayer
- The Channel Allocation Problem
- Multiple Access Protocols
- Ethernet
- Wireless LANS
- Broadband Wireless
- Bluetooth
- Data Link Layer Switching
- Summary
5. The Network Layer
- Network Layer Design Issues
- Routing Algorithms
- Congestion Control Algorithms
- Quality of Service
- Internetworking
- The network layer in the Internet
- Summary
6. The Transport Layer
- The Transport Service
- Elements of Transport Protocols
- A Simple Transport Protocol
- The Internet Transport Protocols: UDP
- The Internet Transport Protocols: TCP
- Performance Issues
- Summary
7. The Application Layer
- DNS - The Domain Name System
- Electronic Mail
- The World Wide Web
- Multimedia
- Summary
8. Network Security
- Cryptography
- Symmetric-Key Algorithms
- Public-Key Algorithms
- Digital Signatures
- Management of Public Keys
- Communication Security
- Authentication Protocols
- E-Mail Security
- Web Security
- Social Issues
- Summary
9. Reading List and Bibliography
- Suggestions for further reading
- Alphabetical Bibliography
Index
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| Standard Number |
8177581651 Pb.
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