Applied Data Communications
and Networks
The usage of data communications and computer networks are ever increasing.
It is one of the few technological areas which brings benefits to
most of the countries and the peoples of the world. Without it many
industries could not exist. It is the objective of this book to discuss
data communications in a readable form that students and professionals
all over the world can understand. As much as possible the text uses
diagrams to illustrate key points. Most currently available data communications
books take their view-point from either a computer scientists top-down
approach or from an electronic engineers bottom-up approach. This
book takes a practical approach and supports it with a theoretical
background to create a textbook which can be used by electronic engineers,
computer engineers, computer scientists and industry professionals.
It discusses most of the current and future key data communications
technologies, including:
Author:
Dr W.Buchanan,
Napier University,
Edinburgh.
Details:
 ISBN: 0-412-75430-4
Chapman & Hall |
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Data Communications Standards and Models;
Local Area Networks (Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI); |
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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP);
High-level Data Link Control (HDLC);
X.25 Packet-switching; |
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Asynchronous Communications (RS-232) and Modems;
Pulse Coded Modulation (PCM);
Tntegrated Digital Services Network (ISDN); · Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM)
Error Control
X-Windows. |
The chapters are ordered in a possible structure for the presentation
of the material and have not been sectioned into data communications
areas. There are six main areas covered and these can be linked with
the chapters to give the following:
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Introduction to communications systems (chapters 1 and 2); |
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LANs and internetworking (chapters 3, 4 and 5); |
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WANs (chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11);
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Current and future provision (chapters 12 and 17);
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Physical layer - signalling and media (chapters 15, 16 and
17);
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Related/ pervasive issues (chapters 6 and 13). |
One of the main objects of the book is to use practical examples
to illustrate key areas. These include:
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the analysis of a real-life university Ethernet and Token Ring
computer network, showing how interconnected networks communicate; |
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the analysis of state-of-the-art technologies such as FDDI
and ATM with reference to a practical Metropolitan Area Network; |
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practical data communications programs, in C, for serial communications;
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practical examples of communications over the Internet;
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the necessary information on how to set-up computers for TCP/IP
communications. ;
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The text also contains some multiple choice exercises which can be
used by a lecturer to revise the material presented or can be used
at the beginning of a tutorial session. |
