TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beyda, William J. :
TI  - Data communications : from basics to broadband
SN  - 9780132415712
U1  - 005.71 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey . : 
PB  - Prentice-Hall international, 
KW  - Data transmission - Systems.
KW  - Telecommunications
N1  - Included Index; 1. Overview and Introduction --
2. Understanding Telecommunications --
3. Basic Data Communications Concepts --
4. Data Interfaces and Transmission --
5. Improving Data Communications Efficiency --
6. Data Integrity and Security --
7. Architectures and Protocols --
8. Data Transport Networks --
9. Network Management --
10. Digital Telecommunications
N2  - Focusing on fundamental concepts and practical applications, this text prepares students to make intelligent decisions on the appropriate design, purchase, integration and use of data communications equipment and systems. The book aims to demystify every aspect of data communications including relevant terminology, concepts, hardware, software, protocols, architectures and current and future products. Features new to this edition include discussions about a variety of protocols, including TCP/IP and related protocols, such as SNMP, FTP, Telnet, and SMTP. It also includes expanded coverage of internetworking with a thorough treatment of repeaters, bridges, routers, and gateways, client/server technology, higher speed LANs, and wireless LANs, frame relay, and other wide area networks, including the Internet
ER  -