Schaum's Outline of Computer Networking

by Ed Tittel, Mohamed Heydari, M. Hossain

Overview

Schaum's Outline of Computer Networking introduces the underlying concepts, principles, and terminology of computer networks. Covering the full scope of material taught in computer networking courses, this problem-solved approach presents the different components of a network and shows how these components fit together as well as explaining the varied harmonizing functions needed for the interconnection of many heterogeneous computer networks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071362856
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	06/24/2002
Series:	Schaum's Outline Series
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Ed Tittel is a 20-year computing industry veteran who also teaches networking and Web topics for Austin Community College and at Interop.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Data Communications	1
	Multiplexing	1
	Signaling	8
	Encoding and Decoding	10
	Error Detection and Recovery	18
	Flow Control	26
	Sliding Window	27
	Congestion Management	29
Chapter 2	Communications Networks	36
	Introduction to Networking	36
	Network Components	46
	Network Topologies	50
Chapter 3	Network Technologies	65
	Local Area Network Technologies	65
	Wide Area Network Technologies	79
	Wireless Networks	86
Chapter 4	Multiple Access	92
	Design Issues	92
	Implementation Issues	96
	Performance Considerations	97
	Base Technology	98
	Centralized Access	100
	Distributed Access	102
	Hardware Addressing	111
Chapter 5	Switching	120
	Circuit Switching	122
	Packet Switching	125
	Switching Fabric	129
	Bridges	130
	Switches	140
	Integrating Switches and Hubs	142
	Integrating Switches and Routers	142
Chapter 6	Naming and Addressing	147
	Hierarchical Naming	148
	Addressing	150
	Name Resolution	171
Chapter 7	Routing	183
	Routing Information	183
	Routing Protocols	186
	Hierarchical Routing	195
	Multicast Routing	201
Chapter 8	Services and Applications	215
	File Transfer Protocol	215
	TFTP	224
	Domain Name System	225
	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	231
	Simple Network Management Protocol	233
	Electronic Mail	235
	World Wide Web	241
	HTML	242
	HTTP	245
	RPC and Middleware	248
Chapter 9	Security	254
	Threats	255
	Encryption/Decryption	258
	Firewalls	267
	IP Security	271
	Web Security	273
	E-mail Security	276
	Threats (Revisited and Updated)	278
Appendix A	Glossary	284
Appendix B	Online Internet and Networking Standards	292
Appendix C	Binary Arithmetic and IP Address Calculation	293
Appendix D	Bibliography	309
	Index	311