Data Communications and Transmission Principles: An Introduction
Andrew Simmonds · 1997
Preface - PART 1: BASIC DATA COMMUNICATIONS - Basic Concepts - Signal Characteristics - Data Communication over an Analogue Telephone Link - PART 2: TRANSMISSION PRINCIPLES - Transmission Lines - Propagation - Fibre Optics - PART 3: PROTOCOLS AND NETWORKS - Data Link Protocols - Wide Area Networks and Open Standards - Local Area Networks - Fast Packet Switching - Appendices - Answers to Questions - Bibliography - Glossary - Index