Networking in the Internet age / Alan Dennis.

Table of content

Chapter 1 Introduction to data communications
Introduction
Data communications networks
Network models
Network standards
Future trends
Summary

Chapter 2 Application layer
Introduction
World Wide Web
Other applications
Summary

Chapter 3 Internetwork layers
Introduction
Internetwork protocols
Transport layer functions
Addressing
Routing etc.

Chapter 4 Hardware layers : Local Area Networks
Introduction
Topology
Media Access control
Error control
Message Delineation etc.

Chapter 5 Hardware layers : Backbone networks
Introduction
Backbone Architectures
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
The best practice backbone design

Chapter 6 Hardware layers : metropolitan and wide area network
Introduction
The public Switched Telephone Network
Circuit-Switched
Dedicated-Circuit Networks
Packet-Switched Networks etc.

Chapter 7 The Internet
Introduction
How the internet works
Internet Access Technologies
Internet Governance
Internet 2 etc.

Chapter 8 Hardware layers : Wireless local area network
Introduction
IEEE 802.11B
IEEE 802.11A
IEEE 802.11G
Bluetooth etc.

Chapter 9 Network Design
Introduction
The traditional network design process
Needs analysis
Technology design
Cost assessment etc.

Chapter 10 Network Security
Introduction
Risk assessment
Controlling disruption, destruction, and disaster
Controlling unauthorized access
Summary

Chapter 11 Network management
Introduction
Organizing the network management function
Configuration management
Performance and fault management
End-user support etc.

Glossary : p. 379 - 402 . -- Index : p. 403 - 413