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020 _a9780132415712
020 _a0132415712
082 _a005.71
_bBEY
100 _aBeyda, William J. :
245 _aData communications : from basics to broadband
250 _a2nd Edition.
260 _aUpper Saddle River, New Jersey . :
_bPrentice-Hall international,
_c1996.
300 _axvii, 311 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncluded Index.
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aFocusing 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.
650 _aData transmission - Systems.
650 _aTelecommunications.
942 _cREF
999 _c11704
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