Pratical data communicaton

Roger Freeman emphasizes generalized data networks and their protocols, rather than limiting the scope of the work by concentrating on proprietary systems. While most resources in the field forgo description of the underlying digital network, discussion of PSTN as well as SONET and SDH is included here in order to allow readers to better take advantage of services available from the public network. Other sections feature discussions of:

o Fiber-optic transmission

o ATM and IP

o Frame Relay

o LANs and WANs

o Last mi e broadband

o Gigabit Ethernet

Written to facilitate an understanding of data communications that emphasizes practical applications rather than theory, Practical Data Communications, Second Edition serves as an excellent tutorial for students or professionals with only basic understanding of the subject.

ROGER L FREEMAN is a veteran of more than forty-five years in telecommunication system design and operation. A senior life member of the IEEE, Mr Freeman is a frequent lecturer and prolific author with more than fifty articles published in international technical journals. His previous Wiley titles include Reference Manual for Télécommunications Engineering, Telecommunication Transmission Handbook, Telecommunication System Engineering, Radio System Design for Telecommunications and Fundamentals of Telecommunications.

Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1 The Entreprise Network Environment
• Chapter 2 The OSI Model and the Data-Link Layer
• Chapter 3 High-Level Data-Link Control (HDLC) Typical Data-Link Layer Protocol
• Chapter 4 Data Network Operations
• Chapter 5 Data Transmission I
• Chapter 6 Data Transmission II
• Chapter 7 The Telecommunications Network as a Vehicle for Data Transport
• Chapter 8 The Transmission of Data over the Analog Voice Channel
• Chapter 9 Data Communications in the Office Environment
• Chapter 10 Data Communications in the Office Environment,
• Chapter 11 Wide Area Networks (Wans)
• Chapter 12 Frame Relay
• Chapter 13 Intergrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs)
• Chapter 14 Building and Campus Wiring and Cabling for Data Communications
• Chapter 15 Broadband Data Transport Techniques
• Chapter 16 Broaband ISDN (B-ISDN) and the Asynchronous transfer Mode (ATM)
• Chapter 17 Last-Mile Data Distribution Systems
• Chapter 18 Network Management for Enterprise Networks
• Appendix
• Index