TY - BOOK AU - Gburzyński,Paweł TI - Protocol design for local and metropolitan area networks SN - 0135542707 U1 - 004.65 PY - 1996/// CY - Englewood Cliffs, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - Computer network protocols KW - Local area networks (Computer networks) KW - Metropolitan area networks (Computer networks) N1 - Included Index; Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. SMURPH Types, Names, and Operations. 3. Building the Network. 4. Processes. 5. The Client. 6. The Port AI. 7. Seeing Things Happen. 8. Collision Protocols. 9. Collision-Free Bus Protocols. 10. Ring Protocols. 11. Switched Networks. Appendix A. DSD: The Dynamic Status Display Program. Appendix B. SMURPH Under UNIX. Appendix C. SERDEL: Organizing Multiple Experiments. Appendix D. SMURPH on the Mac. References. Index N2 - Provides an algorithmic approach to medium-access control protocols for local and metropolitan area networks (LANs and MANs). This book introduces a programming language (SMURPH) for demonstrating these protocols in high-level terms. It is appropriate for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in local and metropolitan area networks ER -