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A Professional's Guide to Data Communication in a TCP/IP World

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This hands-on resource provides you with a comprehensive picture of the Internet protocol stack and the role of TCP/IP in data communication. It serves as a detailed guide to the protocols, networks, codes, signals, and equipment that make it possible to communicate using TCP/IP. You find complete bit-level descriptions of the functions performed by the headers and frames of the TCP/IP suite, making it easy for you to analyze individual data packets. The book offers you a through understanding of advanced LAN and WAN technologies, and gives you an integrated view of bridging, routing and tagging operations.

Moreover, this unique reference describes local looptechnologies that bridge the last mile,particularly the limitations of twisted pairs, the use of optical fibers andradio, and the potential of pervasive voice over IP. The book describes howlayer 2 and layer 3 switches relate to bridges and routers, and includes anin-depth discussion on ensuring privacy with virtual LAN. Supported with over90 illustrations, this practical volume is a one-stop reference to a wide rangeof topics that are critical to your work in the field.

Contents:

A TCP/IP World -- The Internet. Some Application LayerProtocols. User Datagram Protocol. Transmission Control Protocol. Creating aConnection. Internet Protocol. Network Interface Layer. TCP/IP Protocol Stack.

Data Communication -- Communications Equipment. Making aData Call. Open Systems Interconnection Model. Internet Model.

Local Area Networks - Ethernet. IEEE 802.5 Token-Ring LAN.Fiber Distributed Data Interface. Bit Ordering.

Wide Area Networks - Point-to-Point Links. Non-BroadcastMultiple Access Links. Quality of Service.

Connecting Networks Together - More than One Network.Bridging. Routing. Tagging.

Protecting Enterprise Catenets - Operating Environment.Combating Loss of Privacy. Virtual Private Networks.

Transmission Facilities - Twisted Pairs. Transport Based onTwisted Pairs. Optical Fibers. Transport Based on Optical Fibers.

The Last Mile - Local Loop. Radio. Voice over IP. FinalWord.

Suggestions for Further Reading. Appendixes. List ofAcronyms. Glossary.

E. Bryan Carne has extensive professional experience workingfor GTE Laboratories, where he directed the telecommunications programs Inaddition, he worked in key positions for contractors associated with militarycommunications and intelligence collection programs. More recently, Dr. Carneserved as a visiting professor of electrical engineering at NortheasternUniversity and a visiting professor of telecommunications and informationsystems at Christian Brothers University. He is a Life Senior Member of theIEEE and earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University ofLondon.

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