Data communications : a users guide / Kenneth Sherman.

By: Sherman, Kenneth Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Reston, Va. : Reston Pub. Co., c1981. Description: xix, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0835912272Subject(s): Computer networks | Data transmission systemsDDC classification: 004.6 LOC classification: TK5105.5 | .S43Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

1. Background of Data Communications and Terminology. 2. Basics of Information Flow. 3. Carriers, Services, and Regulations. 4. Communications Media. 5. Interfaces. 6. Circuit Types and Their Uses. 7. Data Codes. 8. Synchronous and Asynchronous. 9. Protocols. 10. Modems and Modulation. 11. Multiplexers. 12. Other Network Hardware. 13. Data Transmission Integrity, Forward Error Correction, Compression, and Encryption. 14. Voice and Data Switching. 15. Local Area Networks — (LANs) Background and Overview. 16. The Digital World with ISDN. 17. Packet Switching. 18. Network Architectures. 19. Satellites, Video, Radio, Facsimile, and Microwave. 20. Communications System Transactions, Applications, and Formats. 21. Transmission Bandwidths and Impairments. 22. Network Management and Control. 23. Design Considerations. 24. System Implementation and Support. Appendices: Organization Addresses. Data Communications Reference Texts. Glossary. Index. TOC

Summary: This text has the right mix of depth and clarity necessary to explain the basics of data communication and to incorporate them with the concepts of new services such as local area networks, packet switching, network architectures, and satellites.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	004.6 SHD 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		2782

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Sherman, Kenneth.
Data communications.
Reston, Va. : Reston Pub. Co., c1981
(OCoLC)747651944

Includes index.

1. Background of Data Communications and Terminology.
2. Basics of Information Flow.
3. Carriers, Services, and Regulations.
4. Communications Media.
5. Interfaces.
6. Circuit Types and Their Uses.
7. Data Codes.
8. Synchronous and Asynchronous.
9. Protocols.
10. Modems and Modulation.
11. Multiplexers.
12. Other Network Hardware.
13. Data Transmission Integrity, Forward Error Correction, Compression, and Encryption.
14. Voice and Data Switching.
15. Local Area Networks — (LANs) Background and Overview.
16. The Digital World with ISDN.
17. Packet Switching.
18. Network Architectures.
19. Satellites, Video, Radio, Facsimile, and Microwave.
20. Communications System Transactions, Applications, and Formats.
21. Transmission Bandwidths and Impairments.
22. Network Management and Control.
23. Design Considerations.
24. System Implementation and Support.
Appendices: Organization Addresses.
Data Communications Reference Texts.
Glossary.
Index. TOC

This text has the right mix of depth and clarity necessary to explain the basics of data communication and to incorporate them with the concepts of new services such as local area networks, packet switching, network architectures, and satellites.

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