Chapter 0 Reader’s and Instructor’s Guide

0.1 Outline of the Book

0.2 A Roadmap for Readers and Instructors

0.3 Internet and Web Resources

0.4 Standards

PART ONE OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 Data Communications， Data Networks， and the Internet

1.1 Data Communications and Networking for Today’s Enterprise

1.2 A Communications Model

1.3 Data Communications

1.4 Networks

1.5 The Internet

1.6 An Example Configuration

Chapter 2 Protocol Architecture， TCP/IP， and Internet-Based Applications

2.1 The Need for a Protocol Architecture

2.2 A Simple Protocol Architecture

2.3 The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

2.4 Standardization within a Protocol Architecture

2.5 Traditional Internet-Based Applications

2.6 Multimedia

2.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

2.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Appendix 2A The Trivial File Transfer Protocol

PART TWO DATA COMMUNICATIONS

Chapter 3 Data Transmission

3.1 Concepts and Terminology

3.2 Analog and Digital Data Transmission

3.3 Transmission Impairments

3.4 Channel Capacity

3.5 Recommended Reading and Web Site

3.6 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Appendix 3A Decibels and Signal Strength

Chapter 4 Transmission Media

4.1 Guided Transmission Media

4.2 Wireless Transmission

4.3 Wireless Propagation

4.4 Line-of-Sight Transmission

4.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

4.6 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 5 Signal Encoding Techniques

5.1 Digital Data， Digital Signals

5.2 Digital Data， Analog Signals

5.3 Analog Data， Digital Signals

5.4 Analog Data， Analog Signals

5.5 Recommended Reading

5.6 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 6 Digital Data Communication Techniques

6.1 Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission

6.2 Types of Errors

6.3 Error Detection

6.4 Error Correction

6.5 Line Configurations

6.6 Recommended Reading

6.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 7 Data Link Control Protocols

7.1 Flow Control

7.2 Error Control

7.3 High-Level Data Link Control （HDLC）

7.4 Recommended Reading

7.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Appendix 7A Performance Issues

Chapter 8 Multiplexing

8.1 Frequency Division Multiplexing

8.2 Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing

8.3 Statistical Time Division Multiplexing

8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

8.5 xDSL

8.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

8.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 9 Spread Spectrum

9.1 The Concept of Spread Spectrum

9.2 Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum

9.3 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

9.4 Code Division Multiple Access

9.5 Recommended Reading and Web Site

9.6 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART THREE WIDE AREA NETWORKS

Chapter 10 Circuit Switching and Packet Switching

10.1 Switched Communications Networks

10.2 Circuit-Switching Networks

10.3 Circuit-Switching Concepts

10.4 Softswitch Architecture

10.5 Packet-Switching Principles

10.6 Recommended Reading

10.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 11 Asynchronous Transfer Mode

11.1 The Role of ATM

11.2 Protocol Architecture

11.3 ATM Logical Connections

11.4 ATM Cells

11.5 Transmission of ATM Cells

11.6 ATM Service Categories

11.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

11.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 12 Routing in Switched Data Networks

12.1 Routing in Packet-Switching Networks

12.2 Examples： Routing in ARPANET

12.3 Least-Cost Algorithms

12.4 Recommended Reading

12.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 13 Congestion Control in Data Networks

13.1 Effects of Congestion

13.2 Congestion Control

13.3 Traffic Management

13.4 Congestion Control in Packet-Switching Networks

13.5 ATM Traffic Management

13.6 ATM-GFR Traffic Management

13.7 Recommended Reading

13.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 14 Cellular Wireless Networks

14.1 Principles of Cellular Networks

14.2 First-Generation Analog

14.3 Second-Generation CDMA

14.4 Third-Generation Systems

14.5 Fourth-Generation Systems

14.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

14.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART FOUR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

Chapter 15 Local Area Network Overview

15.1 Topologies and Transmission Media

15.2 LAN Protocol Architecture

15.3 Bridges

15.4 Hubs and Switches

15.5 Virtual LANs

15.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

15.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 16 Ethernet

16.1 Traditional Ethernet

16.2 High-Speed Ethernet

16.3 IEEE 802.1QVLAN Standard

16.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

16.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Appendix 16A Digital Signal Encoding for LANs

Appendix 16B Scrambling

Chapter 17 Wireless LANs

17.1 Overview

17.2 Wireless LAN Technology

17.3 IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services

17.4 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control

17.5 IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer

17.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

17.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART FIVE INTERNET AND TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS

Chapter 18 Internet Protocols

18.1 Principles of Internetworking

18.2 Internet Protocol Operation

18.3 Internet Protocol

18.4 IPv6

18.5 Virtual Private Networks and IP Security

18.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

18.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 19 Internetwork Operation

19.1 Multicasting

19.2 Routing Protocols

19.3 Mobile IP

19.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

19.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 20 Internetwork Quality of Service

20.1 Integrated Services Architecture

20.2 Resource Reservation Protocol

20.3 Differentiated Services

20.4 Service Level Agreements

20.5 IP Performance Metrics

20.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

20.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 21 Multiprotocol Label Switching

21.1 The Role of MPLS

21.2 Backgrounds

21.3 MPLS Operation

21.4 Labels

21.5 FECs， LSPs， and Labels

21.6 Label Distribution

21.7 Traffic Engineering

21.8 Virtual Private Networks

21.9 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

21.10 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 22 Transport Protocols

22.1 Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol Mechanisms

22.2 TCP

22.3 TCP Congestion Control

22.4 UDP

22.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

22.6 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

APPENDICES

Appendix A Fourier Analysis

A.1 Fourier Series Representation of Periodic Signals

A.2 Fourier Transform Representation of Aperiodic Signals

A.3 Recommended Reading

Appendix B Projects and Other Student Exercises for Teaching Data and Computer Communications

B.1 Animations and Animation Projects

B.2 Practical Exercises

B.3 Sockets Projects

B.4 Wireshark Projects

B.5 Simulation and Modeling Projects

B.6 Performance Modeling

B.7 Research Projects

B.8 Reading/Report Assignments

B.9 Writing Assignments

B.10 Discussion Topics

References

Index