Data and Network CommunicationsThis text provides a solid, thorough overview of the field of data communications and networking. Beginning with the basics of a two-point communications link, it includes hardware and protocol standards at all levels of the open systems (OSI) communications model. Each chapter features an explanation of acronyms, making it easy for students to learn the terms unique to this field. Complete network coverage begins with LANs like Ethernet and token ring. It goes on to include ATM, FDDI, TCP/IP, frame relay, satellite and wireless communications, Internet structure and use, and network security. This text is well suited for students at two-year associate and four-year bachelor's institutions with electronic engineering technology and electronic technician curriculums. |
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alternate mark inversion amplitude area networks ASCII bandwidth basic binary BISDN BISYNC bytes called carrier cell channel character circuit clock connection control field data bit data communications data rate data stream data-link protocol destination digital data EBCDIC encoding error detection Ethernet FDDI fiber cable fiber optic format frame relay frequency functions HDLC header Huffman code IEEE input interconnect interface Internet IPv6 ISDN layer local area networks logic Mbps media access control method mode modem multiplexing node OSI model output packets parity parity bit payload phase poll primary receiver refractive Review Questions routing sample satellite SDLC secondary station Section sent sequence serial shown in Figure signal specifications standard symbol synchronous telephone lines telephone system terminal tion token ring topology traffic transfer transmission transmitted UART unit voice voltage zero