Computer Networking and the Internet (5th Edition)

✍ Scribed by Fred Halsall

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 831
• Edition: 5
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A clear, current and comprehensive introduction to computer networking from a highly respected author whose previous editions have sold over 240,000 copies ? now supported by a rich set of resources in an online study guide.

✦ Table of Contents

Computer Networkingand the Interne......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 14
Guided Tour......Page 19
Acronyms......Page 22
1.1 Overview......Page 28
1.2 Application and networking terminology......Page 31
1.3 Digital communications basics......Page 48
1.4 Protocol basics......Page 78
1.5 Protocol stacks......Page 110
2.1 Introduction......Page 118
2.2 Transmission systems......Page 123
2.3 Access network signaling......Page 156
2.4 Trunk network signaling......Page 164
2.5 Broadband modems......Page 165
2.6 Internet service providers......Page 172
3.1 Introduction......Page 189
3.2 Ethernet/IEEE802.3......Page 192
3.3 LAN interconnection technologies......Page 201
3.4 High-speed LANs......Page 207
3.5 Virtual LANs......Page 222
3.6 LAN protocols......Page 226
3.7 Multisite LAN interconnection technologies......Page 233
4.1 Introduction......Page 249
4.2 Bluetooth......Page 252
4.3 Wireless LANs......Page 267
4.4 Cellular radio networks......Page 284
5.1 Introduction......Page 296
5.2 Cable television networks......Page 297
5.3 Satellite television networks......Page 330
6.1 Introduction......Page 345
6.2 IP datagrams......Page 349
6.3 Fragmentation and reassembly......Page 352
6.4 IP addresses......Page 354
6.5 Routing algorithms......Page 365
6.6 Routing in the Internet......Page 386
6.7 QoS support......Page 421
6.8 IPv6......Page 436
6.9 IPv6/IPv4 interoperability......Page 452
7.1 Introduction......Page 465
7.2 TCP/IP protocol suite......Page 466
7.3 TCP......Page 468
7.4 UDP......Page 511
7.5 RTP and RTCP......Page 516
7.6 Wireless TCP......Page 520
8.1 Introduction......Page 530
8.2 Domain name system......Page 531
8.3 Electronic mail......Page 542
8.4 FTP......Page 559
8.5 TFTP......Page 565
8.6 Internet telephony......Page 569
8.7 SNMP......Page 581
9.1 Introduction......Page 595
9.2 Overview......Page 596
9.3 URLs and HTTP......Page 604
9.4 HTML......Page 614
9.5 Java and JavaScript......Page 635
9.6 Audio and video......Page 642
9.7 Wireless Web......Page 648
9.8 Web operation......Page 651
10.1 Introduction......Page 660
10.2 Data encryption......Page 661
10.3 Nonrepudiation......Page 676
10.4 Authentication......Page 679
10.5 Public key certification authorities......Page 683
10.6 E-mail privacy......Page 684
10.7 Network security......Page 687
10.8 Web security......Page 695
A.1 Multimedia data representation......Page 704
A.2 Data compression......Page 717
B.1 Parity......Page 760
B.2 Block sum check......Page 762
B.3 Cyclic redundancy check......Page 764
B.4 CRC implementation......Page 769
C.2 Block codes......Page 773
C.3 Convolutional codes......Page 776
D.1 Radio propagation......Page 784
D.2 Transmission schemes......Page 787
E.1 Cell switching principles......Page 797
E.2 Cell format and switching principles......Page 799
E.3 ATM protocol stack......Page 802
Bibliography and further reading......Page 805
Index......Page 812