TY - BOOK AU - Forouzan,Behrouz A. AU - Fegan,Sophia Chung TI - Data communications and networking / T2 - McGraw-Hill Forouzan networking series SN - 9780072967753 U1 - 004.6 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education, KW - Communications and Information Technology KW - Network Programming and Distributed Object Systems KW - Networks and Telecommunication KW - Data transmission systems KW - Computer networks N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 1107-1110) and index; DATA COMMUNICATIONS -- NETWORKS -- THE INTERNET -- PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS -- Network Models -- Signals -- Digital Transmission -- Analog Transmission -- Multiplexing -- Transmission Media -- Circuit Switching and Telephone Network -- High-Speed Digital Access -- Error Detection and Correction -- Data Link Control and Protocols -- Point-to-Point Access: Multiple Access -- Local Area Networks -- Wireless LANs -- Connecting LANs -- Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks -- Virtual Circuit Switching -- Host-to-Host Delivery -- Network Layer Protocols -- Unicast and Multicast Routing -- Process-to-Process Delivery -- Congestion Control and Quality of Service -- Client-Server Model -- Electronic Mail -- HTTP and WWW -- Multimedia -- Cryptography -- Message Security -- Security Protocols in the Internet N2 - As one of the fastest growing technologies in our culture today, data communications and networking presents a unique challenge for instructors. As both the number and types of students are increasing, it is essential to have a textbook that provides coverage of the latest advances, while presenting the material in a way that is accessible to students with little or no background in the field. Using a bottom-up approach, Data Communications and Networking presents this highly technical subject matter without relying on complex formulas by using a strong pedagogical approach supported by more than 700 figures ER -