Computer Communication NetworksGill Waters This text covers many different aspects of both wide area and local area networks. It goes behind networking jargon to demonstrate why networking protocols have evolved as they have, and the need for standardization. The text also gives an insight into the challenges which still remain and some of the possibilities for the future. |
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access control access protocols active algorithm ALOHA application architecture area networks bandwidth bits block broadcast byte Cambridge ring CCITT channel Chapter cipher client collision computer communication computer networks computer system connection connectionless CSMA/CD data link data link layer datagram defined delay destination detection devices distributed system encryption error example facilities FDDI file system flow control frame functions gateway HDLC header host IEEE implemented interconnection interface Internet ISDN local area networks Mbit/s minipacket monitor network management network service node objects octets operating system OSI model packet switched performance procedure processor programs protocol data unit received remote request routing sequence numbers session layer shown in Figure slotted ring specific standards station subnetwork synchronization techniques terminal token passing token ring topology TPDU traffic transaction transfer transmission transmitted transport layer UNIX virtual circuit