Advanced Data Communications And Networks

Advanced Data Communications and Networks

The use of data communications and computer networks is constantly increasing, bringing benefits to most of the countries and peoples of the world, and serving as the lifeline of industry. Now there is a textbook that discusses data communications and networking in a readable form that can be easily understood by students who will become the IS professionals of the future. Advanced Data Communications and Networks provides a comprehensive and practical treatment of rapidly evolving areas. The text is divided into seven main sections and appendices: "General data compression "Video, images, and sound "Error coding and encryption "TCP/IP and the Internet "Network operating systems "LANs/WANs "Cables and connectors Other topics include error detection/correction, image/video compression, digital video, digital audio, TCP/IP, HTTP, electronic mail, HTML, Windows NT, NetWare, UNIX, Fast Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, and much more. Written by a respected academician who is also an accomplished engineer, this textbook uses the author's wide practical experience in applying techniques and theory toward solving real engineering problems. It also includes an accompanying Web site that contains software, source code, and other supplemental information.

Advanced Data Communications and Networks

Advanced Data Communications and Networks

Data communication and networks are fast becoming the largest industry in the world. It is one area of work with which every virtual person has some involvement, whether it be using the telephone or connecting to the Internet. An IT specialist must know existing technologies, but must also know where the industry will go. This book is intended to cover the existing tech nologies and also the emerging technologies. I believe that the growth areas in the coming years will be in: • Windows NT networking and associated networking programs. • TCPIIP communications. • NetWare 4. • Data encryption. • Data compression. • Digitization of video, audio and images. • Fast Ethernet. • ATM. • FDDI. • HTML/Java/JavaScript. • Virtually anything to do with the Internet and especially Intranets. This book discusses each of these technologies in great detail and covers areas which are currently relevant, such as Ethernet, UNIX, RS-232 and electronic mail. The book splits into seven main sections and some appendices, such as: • General data compression (Chapters 2 and 3). • Video, images and sound (Chapters 4-10). • Error coding and encryption (Chapters 11-15). • TCPIIP and the Internet (Chapters 16-23). • Network operating systems (Chapters 24-26). • LANslW ANs (Chapters 27-33). • Cables and connectors (Appendix B).