Networking explained

Networking Explained 2E offers a comprehensive overview of computer networking, with new chapters and sections to cover the latest developments in the field, including voice and data wireless networking, multimedia networking, and network convergence.Gallo and Hancock provide a sophisticated introdu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gallo, Michael A. (-)
Otros Autores: Hancock, Bill, 1957-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Digital Press c2002.
Edición:2nd ed
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  • Front Cover; Networking Explained; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Fundamental Concepts of Computer Networks and Networking; Concepts and Related Issues of Computer Networking; Definition and Components of Computer Networks; Network Protocols; Network Media; Applications Versus Application Protocols; Interoperability; Internet, internet (Internetwork), Intranet, Extranet; LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN, GAN, SAN; Decentralized Versus Centralized Versus Distributed Systems; Client/Server, Peer-to-Peer, Servent, and WWW Network Models; Network Appliances; Serial and Parallel Communications
  • Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Isochronous CommunicationsSimplex, Half-Duplex, and Full-Duplex Communications; Network Standards; Chapter 2. Network Topologies, Architectures, and the OSI Model; Concept of Network Topologies; Point-to-Point Networks: Star, Loop, Tree; Broadcast Networks: Bus, Ring, Satellite; Multidrop Networks; Circuit- and Packet-Switched Networks; Network Architectures; The OSI Model; Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Services; The TCP/IP Model; Chapter 3. The Internet and TCP/IP; Definition of the Internet; Internet History; The Current Commodity Internet
  • Other Internet Initiatives: vBNS/vBNS+, Internet2, Next Generation InternetInternet Administration, Governance, and Standards; History of TCP/IP; TCP/IP Application Layer Protocols: SMTP, MIME, POP, IMAP, TELNET, FTP, and HTTP; TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocols: UDP and TCP; TCP/IP Network Layer Protocol: IP; IPv4 Addresses and Subnetting; IP Address Assignments; IP Name Resolution; IPv6; Internet Services, Resources, and Security; Chapter 4. Physical Layer Concepts; Physical Layer Issues; Analog Versus Digital Communications; Bandwidth Versus Throughput and Data Rate Versus Baud Rate; Noise
  • Shannon's LimitMultiplexers and Multiplexing Strategies; Switching Strategies; Physical and Electrical Characteristics of Wire; UTP, STP, and IBM Cable; Coaxial Cable; Fiber-Optic Cable; Wireless Media; Satellite Communications; Chapter 5. Data Link Layer Concepts and IEEE Standards; Data Link Layer Overview and IEEE's Framing Prespective; Framing; Ethernet/802.3 Frames; Flow Control and Flow Control Protocols; Error Control; MAC Sublayer; Random Access and Token Passing Protocols; Data Prioritization and Quality of Service (QoS); Chapter 6. Network Hardware Components (Layers 1 and 2)
  • ConnectorsTransceivers; Repeaters; Media Converters; Network Interface and PC Cards; Bridges; Switches; Chapter 7. WANS, Internetworking, and Network Layer Concepts and Components; The Concept of Internetworking; WAN Circuits; SONET; Layer 3 Concepts and Issues; Router Protocols and Routing Algorithms; Routing Versus Switching; Virtual Private Networks (VPNs); Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS); Chapter 8. Ethernet, Ethernet, and More Ethernet; History of Ethernet; Ethernet Versus IEEE 802.3; The Initial IEEE 802.3 Protocol: 10 Mbps Ethernet
  • 10-Mbps Ethernet Performance Issues: Network Diameter and Collision Domain