Olifer, Natalia.

Computer networks : Principles, technologies, and protocols for network design / Natalia Olifer and Victor Olifer - West Sussex, England : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, c2006. - xxv, 973 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [941]-950) and index.

Evolution of computer networks --
General principles of network design --
Packet and circuit switching --
Network architecture and standardization --
Examples of networks --
Network characteristics --
Methods of ensuring quality of service --
Transmission links --
Data encoding and multiplexing --
Wireless transmission --
Transmission networks --
Ethernet --
High-speed ethernet --
Shared media lans --
Switched lan basics --
Advanced features of switched lans --
Addressing in TCP/IP networks --
Internet protocaol --
Core protocol of the TCP/IP stack --
Advanced features of IP routers --
Virtual circuit wan --
IP wans --
Remote access --
Secure transport services.

This book is a fundamental course on computer networks, which combines coverage of the main topics, problems, and technologies of this rapidly developing knowledge area with comprehensive consideration of the details of each technology and the specific features of the equipment used.


Translated from Russian by A-List Publishing, LLC.

0470869828 (hbk.) 9780470869826 (hbk.)

2005017401

GBA513492 bnb

013112282 Uk


Computer networks--Textbooks.
Computer networks--Design and construction.
Computer network protocols--Textbooks.

TK5105.5 / .O45 2006

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