Communication networks : principles and practice /
Sumit Kasera, Nishit Narang and Sumita Narang.
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2007
- xxv, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Part 1: Building Blocks of Communications Networks -- Chapter 1: Network Services -- Chapter 2: Protocol Layering -- Chapter 3: Transfer Modes -- Chapter 4: Network Topology and Extent -- Part 2: Core Concepts of Communication Networks -- Chapter 5: Transmission and Multiple Access -- Chapter 6: Data Link Control -- Chapter 7: Bridging -- Chapter 8: Switching -- Chapter 9: Addressing -- Chapter 10: Signaling -- Chapter 11: Routing -- Part 3: Advanced Concepts of Communication Networks -- Chapter 12: Traffic Management -- Chapter 13: Network Management -- Chapter 14. Security Management
A guide to communication networks fundamentals which is organized around networking concepts. It starts with a concept like "routing," and explains each technology in terms of how it helps to perform that function. It is intended for communications engineers and technicians, as well as students.