Advanced Data Communications and Networks
eBook - ePub

Advanced Data Communications and Networks

  1. 638 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Advanced Data Communications and Networks

About this book

The use of data communications and computer networks is constantly increasing, bringing benefits to most of the countries and peoples of the world, and serving as the lifeline of industry. Now there is a textbook that discusses data communications and networking in a readable form that can be easily understood by students who will become the IS professionals of the future. Advanced Data Communications and Networks provides a comprehensive and practical treatment of rapidly evolving areas. The text is divided into seven main sections and appendices: "General data compression "Video, images, and sound "Error coding and encryption "TCP/IP and the Internet "Network operating systems "LANs/WANs "Cables and connectors Other topics include error detection/correction, image/video compression, digital video, digital audio, TCP/IP, HTTP, electronic mail, HTML, Windows NT, NetWare, UNIX, Fast Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, and much more. Written by a respected academician who is also an accomplished engineer, this textbook uses the author's wide practical experience in applying techniques and theory toward solving real engineering problems. It also includes an accompanying Web site that contains software, source code, and other supplemental information.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES
  10. HUFFMAN/LEMPEL-ZIV COMPRESSION METHODS
  11. IMAGE COMPRESSION (GIF/TIFF/ PCX)
  12. IMAGE COMPRESSION (JPEG)
  13. VIDEO SIGNALS
  14. MOTION VIDEO COMPRESSION
  15. SPEECH AND AUDIO SIGNALS
  16. AUDIO SIGNALS
  17. AUDIO COMPRESSION (MPEG-AUDIO AND DOLBY AC-3)
  18. ERROR CODING PRINCIPLES
  19. ERROR CODING (DETECTION)
  20. ERROR CODING (CORRECTION)
  21. DATA ENCRYPTION PRINCIPLES
  22. DATA ENCRYPTION
  23. TCP/IP
  24. TCP/IP II
  25. ELECTRONIC MAIL
  26. THE WORLD WIDE WEB
  27. HTTP
  28. HTML (INTRODUCTION)
  29. HTML (TABLES, FORMS AND HELPERS)
  30. JAVA/JAVASCRIPT
  31. WINDOWS NT
  32. NETWARE
  33. UNIX
  34. NETWORKING ELEMENTS
  35. ETHERNET
  36. TOKEN RING
  37. FDDI
  38. ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM)
  39. INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK (ISDN)
  40. MODEMS
  41. ASCII CODING
  42. CABLE SPECIFICATIONS
  43. RLE PROGRAM
  44. SNR FOR PCM
  45. RFC STANDARDS
  46. UNIX NETWORK STARTUP FILES
  47. ETHERNET MONITORING SYSTEM
  48. ENCRYPTION
  49. DIGITAL LINE GROUP CODES
  50. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
  51. Index