Data and Computer Communications: Pearson New International Edition

TABLE OF CONTENTS





Preface

Chapter 0 Reader's and Instructor's Guide 0.1 Outline of the Book

0.2 A Roadmap for Readers and Instructors

0.3 Internet and Web Resources

0.4 Standards

PART ONE OVERVIEW



Chapter 1 Data Communications, Data Networking, and the Internet 1.1 Data Communications and Networking for Today's Enterprise

1.2 A Communications Model

1.3 Data Communications

1.4 Networks

1.5 The Internet

1.6 An Example Configuration



Chapter 2 Protocol Architecture, TCP/IP, and Internet-Based Applications

2.1 The Need for a Protocol Architecture

2.2 A Simple Protocol Architecture

2.3 The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

2.4 Standardization within a Protocol Architecture

2.5 Traditional Internet-Based Applications

2.6 Multimedia

2.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

2.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Appendix 2A The Trivial File Transfer Protocol



PART TWO DATA COMMUNICATIONS Chapter 3 Data Transmission

3.1 Concepts and Terminology

3.2 Analog and Digital Data Transmission

3.3 Transmission Impairments

3.4 Channel Capacity

3.5 Recommended Reading and Web Site

3.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Appendix 3A Decibels and Signal Strength



Chapter 4 Transmission Media 4.1 Guided Transmission Media

4.2 Wireless Transmission

4.3 Wireless Propagation

4.4 Line-of-Sight Transmission

4.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

4.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 5 Signal Encoding Techniques 5.1 Digital Data, Digital Signals

5.2 Digital Data, Analog Signals

5.3 Analog Data, Digital Signals

5.4 Analog Data, Analog Signals

5.5 Recommended Reading

5.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 6 Digital Data Communication Techniques 6.1 Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission

6.2 Types of Errors

6.3 Error Detection

6.4 Error Correction

6.5 Line Configurations

6.6 Recommended Reading

6.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 7 Data Link Control Protocols 7.1 Flow Control

7.2 Error Control

7.3 High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)

7.4 Recommended Reading

7.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Appendix 7A Performance Issues



Chapter 8 Multiplexing 8.1 Frequency-Division Multiplexing

8.2 Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing

8.3 Statistical Time-Division Multiplexing

8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

8.5 xDSL

8.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

8.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 9 Spread Spectrum 9.1 The Concept of Spread Spectrum

9.2 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

9.3 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

9.4 Code-Division Multiple Access

9.5 Recommended Reading and Web Site

9.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



PART THREE WIDE AREA NETWORKS Chapter 10 Circuit Switching and Packet Switching

10.1 Switched Communications Networks

10.2 Circuit Switching Networks

10.3 Circuit Switching Concepts

10.4 Softswitch Architecture

10.5 Packet-Switching Principles

10.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

10.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 11 Asynchronous Transfer Mode 11.1 The Role of ATM

11.2 Protocol Architecture

11.3 ATM Logical Connections

11.4 ATM Cells

11.5 Transmission of ATM Cells

11.6 ATM Service Categories

11.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

11.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 12 Routing in Switched Networks 12.1 Routing in Packet-Switching Networks

12.2 Examples: Routing in ARPANET

12.3 Least-Cost Algorithms

12.4 Recommended Reading

12.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 13 Congestion Control in Data Networks 13.1 Effects of Congestion

13.2 Congestion Control

13.3 Traffic Management

13.4 Congestion Control in Packet-Switching Networks

13.5 ATM Traffic Management

13.6 ATM-GFR Traffic Management

13.7 Recommended Reading

13.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 14 Cellular Wireless Networks 14.1 Principles of Cellular Networks

14.2 First-Generation Analog

14.3 Second-Generation CDMA

14.4 Third-Generation Systems

14.4 Fourth-Generation Systems

14.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

14.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



PART FOUR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS Chapter 15 Local Area Network Overview

15.1 Background

15.2 Topologies and Transmission Media

15.3 LAN Protocol Architecture

15.4 Bridges

15.5 Hubs and Switches

15.6 Virtual LANs

15.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

15.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



Chapter 16 Ethernet 16.1 Traditional Ethernet

16.2 High-Speed Ethernet

16.3 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Standard

16.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

16.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Appendix 16A Digital Signal Encoding for LANs

Appendix 16B Scrambling



Chapter 17 Wireless LANs 17.1 Overview

17.2 Wireless LAN Technology

17.3 IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services

17.4 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control

17.5 IEEE 802.11Physical Layer

17.6 IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations

17.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

17.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems



PART FIVE INTERNET AND TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS Chapter 18 Internetwork Protocols

18.1 Principles of Internetworking

18.2 Internet Protocol Operation

18.3 Internet Protocol

18.4 IPv6

18.5 Virtual Private Networks and IP Security

18.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

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