The second edition of this book appeared five years ago, and much in the fields of data communications and computer networks has changed since then.
- Web-based software has become commonplace.
- The need for secure connections to Web sites is widespread.
- Security concerns and tools for dealing with security threats
have increased. Compromised.
- Quality-of-service issues have spawned the need for new
protocols to run alongside existing ones.
- New connection technologies such as DSL, USB, and Fire Wire
have become common.
- Ethernet networks have evolved to gigabit rates.
- Audio compression schemes such as MP3 and gaming have
changed forever how people use the Internet.
- Protocols that were once common or thought to have promise
for the future ar rarely used.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Communications, standards, And
Protocols
Chapter 2 Transmission Media and Codes
Chapter 3 Analog and Digital Signals
Chapter 4 making Connections
Chapter 5 data Compression
Chapter 6 Data Integrity
Chapter 7 Data Security
Chapter 8 Flow Control
Chapter 9 Local Area Networks
Chapter 10 Conecting Networks
Chapter 11 Internet Protocols and application
Chapter 12 Internet Programming
Chapter 13 Circuit Technologies