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The new text on networking adopts a consistent approach to covering both the theory of basic networking technologies as well as practical solutions to networking problems. The structure of the book helps students to form a picture of the network as a whole. Essential and supplemental material to help both instructors and students will be made available from the booksite which will include visualisations of networking problems and solutions.
Preface. Part I: Networking Basics. Chapter 1: Evolution of Computer Networks. Chapter 2: General Principles of Network Design. Chapter 3: Packet and Circuit Switching. Chapter 4: Network Architecture and Standardization. Chapter 5: Examples of Networks. Chapter 6: Network Characteristics. Chapter 7: Methods of Ensuring Quality of Service. Part II: Physical Layer Technologies. Chapter 8: Transmission Links. Chapter 9: Data Encoding and Multiplexing. Chapter 10: Wireless Transmission. Chapter 11: Transmission Networks. Part III: Local Area Networks. Chapter 12: Ethernet. Chapter 13: High-Speed Ethernet. Chapter 14: Shared Media LANs. Chapter 15: Switched LAN Basics. Chapter 16: Advanced Features of Switched LANs. Part IV: TCP/IP Internet-working. Chapter 17: Addressing in TCP/IP Networks. Chapter 18: Internet Protocol. Chapter 19: Core Protocols of the TCP/IP Stack. Chapter 20: Advanced Features of IP Routers. Part V: Wide-Area Networks. Chapter 21: Virtual Circuit WAN. Chapter 22: IP WANs. Chapter 23: Remote Access. Chapter 24: Secure Transport Services. Summary. Review questions. Problems. Conclusion. References and recommended reading. Index.
