Forouzan, Behrouz A. <br/><br/>
Introduction to data communications and networking / 
 Data communications and networking 
Behrouz Forouzan, Catherine Coombs, Sophia Chung Fegan. 
 - Boston ;   Massachusetts :  WCB/McGraw-Hill,  c1998. 
 - xix, 714 p. :   ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Table of contents<br/><br/>Chapter 1: Introduction 1<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Basic concepts 17<br/><br/>Chapter 3: The OSI model 35<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Signals 55<br/><br/>Chapter 5: Encoding 79<br/><br/>Chapter 6: Transmission of digital data interfaces and modems 121<br/><br/>Chapter 7: Transmission media 163<br/><br/>Chapter 8: Multiplexing 197<br/><br/>Chapter 9: Error detection and collection 225<br/><br/>Chapter 10: Data link control 247<br/><br/>Chapter 11: Data link protocols 273<br/><br/>Chapter 12: Local Area Networks 307<br/><br/>Chapter 13: Metropolitan Area Network 343<br/><br/>Chapter 14: Switching: a network layer function 357<br/><br/>Chapter 15: Integrated services  digital net work (ISDN) 375<br/><br/>Chapter 16: X.25   409<br/><br/>Chapter 17: Frame relay 423<br/><br/>Chapter 18: ATM  443<br/><br/>Chapter 19: SONET/SDH   459<br/><br/>Chapter 20: Networking and internetworking devices 477<br/><br/>Chapter 21: Transport layer 507<br/><br/>Chapter 22: Upper OSI layers 525<br/><br/>Chapter 23: TCP/1P 549<br/><br/><br/>Summary:  581<br/><br/>Answers to selected problems:  643 <br/><br/>Glossary:  663<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 691-692) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0256230447 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Data transmission systems.<br/>Computer networks.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004.6  / FOR