Chapter 0 Guide for Readers and Instructors

0.1 Outline of the Book

0.2 A Roadmap for Readers and Instructors

0.3 Internet and Web Resources

0.4 Standards

UNIT ONE FUNDAMENTALS

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 Sockets Programming

2.8 Recommended Reading and Animation

2.9 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

2.10 Sockets Programming Assignments

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

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

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 Recommended Reading and Animations

5.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 6 Error Detection and Correction

6.1 Types of Errors

6.2 Error Detection

6.3 Parity Check

6.4 The Internet Checksum

6.5 Cyclic Redundancy Check （CRC）

6.6 Forward Error Correction

6.7 Recommended Reading and Animations

6.8 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 and Animations

7.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 8 Multiplexing

8.1 Frequency-Division Multiplexing

8.2 Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing

8.3 Cable Modem

8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

8.5 xDSL

8.6 Multiple Channel Access

8.7 Recommended Reading and Animations

8.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART THREE WIDE AREA NETWORKS

Chapter 9 WAN Technology and Protocols

9.1 Switched Communications Networks

9.2 Circuit-Switching Networks

9.3 Circuit-Switching Concepts

9.4 Softswitch Architecture

9.5 Packet-Switching Principles

9.6 Asynchronous Transfer Mode

9.7 Recommended Reading

9.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 10 Cellular Wireless Networks

10.1 Principles of Cellular Networks

10.2 Cellular Network Generations

10.3 LTE-Advanced

10.4 Recommended Reading

10.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART FOUR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

Chapter 11 Local Area Network Overview

11.1 Bus and Star Topologies

11.2 LAN Protocol Architecture

11.3 Bridges

11.4 Hubs and Switches

11.5 Virtual LANs

11.6 Recommended Reading and Animations

11.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 12 Ethernet

12.1 Traditional Ethernet

12.2 High-Speed Ethernet

12.3 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Standard

12.4 Recommended Reading and Animations

12.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Appendix 12A Digital Signal Encoding for LANs

Appendix 12B Scrambling

Chapter 13 Wireless LANs

13.1 Overview

13.2 IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services

13.3 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control

13.4 IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer

13.5 Gigabit Wi-Fi

13.6 IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations

13.7 Recommended Reading

13.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART FIVE INTERNET AND TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS

Chapter 14 The Internet Protocol

14.1 Principles of Internetworking

14.2 Internet Protocol Operation

14.3 Internet Protocol

14.4 IPv6

14.5 Virtual Private Networks and IP Security

14.6 Recommended Reading and Animations

14.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 15 Transport Protocols

15.1 Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol Mechanisms

15.2 TCP

15.3 UDP

15.4 Recommended Reading and Animations

15.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

UNIT TWO ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING

PART SIX DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND WIRELESS NETWORKS

Chapter 16 Advanced Data Communications Topics

16.1 Analog Data， Analog Signals

16.2 Forward Error-Correcting Codes

16.3 ARQ Performance Issues

16.4 Recommended Reading and Animations

16.5 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 17 Wireless Transmission Techniques

17.1 MIMO Antennas

17.2 OFDM， OFDMA， and SC-FDMA

17.3 Spread Spectrum

17.4 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

17.5 Code Division Multiple Access

17.6 Recommended Reading

17.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 18 Wireless Networks

18.1 Fixed Broadband Wireless Access

18.2 WiMAX/IEEE 802.16

18.3 Bluetooth Overview

18.4 Bluetooth Radio Specification

18.5 Bluetooth Baseband Specification

18.6 Bluetooth Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol

18.7 Recommended Reading

18.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

PART SEVEN INTERNETWORKING

Chapter 19 Routing

19.1 Routing in Packet-Switching Networks

19.2 Examples： Routing in ARPANET

19.3 Internet Routing Protocols

19.4 Least-Cost Algorithms

19.5 Recommended Reading and Animations

19.6 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 20 Congestion Control

20.1 Effects of Congestion

20.2 Congestion Control

20.3 Traffic Management

20.4 Congestion Control in Packet-Switching Networks

20.5 TCP Congestion Control

20.6 Datagram Congestion Control Protocol

20.7 Recommended Reading and Animations

20.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 21 Internetwork Operation

21.1 Multicasting

21.2 Software-Defined Networks

21.3 OpenFlow

21.4 Mobile IP

21.5 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

21.6 Recommended Reading and Animations

21.7 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 22 Internetwork Quality of Service

22.1 QOS Architectural Framework

22.2 Integrated Services Architecture

22.3 Resource Reservation Protocol

22.4 Differentiated Services

22.5 Service Level Agreements

22.6 IP Performance Metrics

22.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

22.8 Key Terms， Review Questions， and Problems

Chapter 23 Multiprotocol Label Switching

23.1 The Role of MPLS

23.2 Background

23.3 MPLS Operation

23.4 Labels

23.5 FECs， LSPs， and Labels

23.6 Label Distribution

23.7 Traffic Engineering

23.8 Virtual Private Networks

23.9 Recommended Reading

23.10 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 Assignments

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