Data and Computer Communications

The Physical Layer Details Of The Transmission Media, The Main Internet Protocols For E-mail And Www Usage, The Latest Security Methods For Data Protection And Transmission, All These And More Are Covered In This Very Detailed Handbook. Introduction -- Data Communications. Data Transmission ; Transmission Media ; Data Encoding ; The Data Communication Interface ; Data Link Control ; Multiplexing -- Wide-area Networks. Circuit Switching ; Packet Switching ; Frame Relay ; Asynchronous Transfer Mode (atm) -- Local Area Networks. Lan Technology ; Lan Systems ; Bridges -- Communications Architecture And Protocols. Protocols And Architecture ; Internetworking ; Transport Protocols ; Network Security ; Distributed Applications -- Isdn And Broadband Isdn -- Rfcs Cited In This Book. William Stallings. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [785]-790) And Index.