Data and Computer Communications

Multiplexing 8.1 Frequency-Division Multiplexing 8.2 Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing 8.3 Statistical Time-Division Multiplexing 8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 8.5 xDSL 8.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 8.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 9. Spread Spectrum 9.1 The Concept of Spread Spectrum 9.2 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum 9.3 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 9.4 Code-Division Multiple Access 9.5 Recommended Reading and Web Site 9.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems III. WIDE AREA NETWORKS 10. Circuit Switching and Packet Switching 10.1 Switched Communications Networks 10.2 Circuit Switching Networks 10.3 Circuit Switching Concepts 10.4 Softswitch Architecture 10.5 Packet-Switching Principles 10.6 X.25 10.7 Frame Relay 10.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 10.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 11. Asynchronous Transfer Mode 11.1 Protocol Architecture 11.2 ATM Logical Connections 11.3 ATM Cells 11.4 Transmission of ATM Cells 11.5 ATM Service Categories 11.6 ATM Adaptation Layer 11.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 11.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 12. Routing in Switched Networks 12.1 Routing in Packet-Switching Networks 12.2 Examples: Routing in ARPANET 12.3 Least-Cost Algorithms 12.4 Recommended Reading 12.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 13. Congestion Control in Switched Data Networks 13.1 Effects of Congestion 13.2 Congestion Control 13.3 Traffic Management 13.4 Congestion Control in Packet-Switching Networks 13.5 Frame Relay Congestion Control 13.6 ATM Traffic Management 13.7 ATM-GFR Traffic Management 13.8 Recommended Reading 13.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 14. Cellular Wireless Networks 14.1 Principles of Cellular Networks 14.2 First Generation Analog 14.3 Second Generation CDMA 14.4 Third Generation Systems 14.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 14.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems IV. LOCAL AREA NETWORKS 15. Local Area Network Overview 15.1 Background 15.2 Topologies and Transmission Media 15.3 LAN Protocol Architecture 15.4 Bridges 15.5 Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switches 15.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 15.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 16. High-Speed LANs 16.1 The Emergence of High-Speed LANs 16.2 Ethernet 16.3 Fibre Channel 16.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 16.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 16A Digital Signal Encoding for LANs Appendix 16B Performance Issues Appendix 16C Scrambling 17. Wireless LANs 17.1 Overview 17.2 Wireless LAN Technology 17.3 IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services 17.4 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control 17.5 IEEE 802.11Physical Layer 17.6 IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations 17.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 17.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems V. INTERNET AND TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS 18. Internetwork Protocols 18.1 Basic Protocol Functions 18.2 Principles of Internetworking 18.3 Internet Protocol Operation 18.4 Internet Protocol 18.5 IPv6 18.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 18.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 19. Internetwork Operation 19.1 Multicasting 19.2 Routing Protocols 19.3 Integrated Services Architecture 19.4 Differentiated Services 19.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 19.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 20. Transport Protocols 20.1 Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol Mechanisms 20.2 TCP 20.3 TCP Congestion Control 20.4 UDP 20.5 Recommended Reading 20.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems VI. INTERNET APPLICATIONS 21. Network Security 21.1 Security Requirements and Attacks 21.2 Confidentiality with Conventional Encryption 21.3 Message Authentication and Hash Functions 21.4 Public-Key Encryption and Digital Signatures 21.5 Secure Socket Layer and Transport Layer Security 21.6 IPv4 and IPv6 Security 21.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 21.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 22. Internet Applications - Electronic Mail and Network Management 22.1 Electronic Mail: SMTP and MIME 22.2 Network Management: SNMP 22.3 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 22.4 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 23. Internet Applications - Internet Directory Service and World Wide Web 23.1 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) 23.2 Internet Directory Service: DNS 23.3 Web Access: HTTP 24. Internet Applications - Multimedia 24.1 Digital Audio and Video 24.2 Audio and Video Compression 24.3 Streaming Audio and Video 24.4 Voice Over IP 24.5 Session Initiation Protocol 24.6 Real-Time Transport Protocol APPENDICES Appendix A Fourier Analysis A.1 Fourier Series Representation of Periodic Signals A.2 Fourier Transform Representation of Aperiodic Signals A.3 Recommended Reading Appendix B Sockets Programming Appendix C Projects for Teaching Data and Computer Communications C.1 Simulation Projects C.2 Performance Modeling C.3 Research Projects C.4 Reading/Report Assignments Glossary References Index ONLINE APPENDICES Appendix D Standards Organizations D.1 The Importance of Standards D.2 Standards and Regulation D.3 Standards-Setting Organizations Appendix E The International Reference Alphabet Appendix F Proof of the Sampling Theorem Appendix G Physical-Layer Interfacing G.1 V.24/EIA-232-F G.2 ISDN Physical Interface Appendix H The OSI Model H.1 The Model H.2 The OSI Layers Appendix I Queuing Effects I.1 Queuing Models I.2 Queuing Results Appendix J Orthogonality, Correlation, and Autocorrelation J.1 Correlation and Autocorrelation J.2 Orthogonal Codes Appendix The TCP/IP Checksum Appendix Sockets: A Programmer's Introduction G.1 Versions of Sockets G.2 Sockets, Socket Descriptors, Ports, and Connections G.3 The Client/Server Model of Communication G.4 Sockets Elements G.5 Stream and Datagram Sockets G.6 Run-Time Program Control G.7 Remote Execution of a Windows Console Application Appendix Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) I.1 Uniform Resource Locator I.2 Uniform Resource Identifier I.3 To Learn More Appendix Augmented Backus-Naur Form