Title:
Computer networks and internets : with Internet applications
Author:
Comer, Douglas.
ISBN:
9780130935816
9780130914491
Personal Author:
Edition:
3rd ed., International edition.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©2001.
Physical Description:
xxix, 683 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
General Note:
Accompanying disc contains supplemental materials including HTML documents, photos and multimedia materials.
Contents:
Introduction -- Motivation And Tools -- Network Programming And Applications -- Transmission Media -- Local Asynchronous Communication (RS-232) -- Long-Distance Communication (Carriers, Modulation, And Modems) -- Packets, Frames, And Error Detection -- LAN Technologies And Network Topology -- Hardware Addressing And Frame Type Identification -- LAN Wiring, Physical Topology, And Interface Hardware -- Extending LANs: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Switches -- Long-Distance Digital Connection Technologies -- WAN Technologies And Routing -- Connection-Oriented Networking And ATM -- Network Characteristics: Ownership, Service Paradigm, And Performance -- Protocols And Layering -- Internetworking: Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols --
Abstract:
CD-ROM contains: Animations -- Packet traces -- Photos -- E-mail list.