Product Information
Designed for second- and third-year undergraduates in computer science and electrical engineering or computer science as well as network professionals, this book explains the operating principles of local networks, the Internet and Asynchronous Transfer Mode networks. It covers various aspects of networking, including applications, protocols, compression, security and transmission links, while solved problems help readers to understand the more quantitative aspects of the material. Features include: progression from concepts to details; a summary of the history of voice and data communications; topics such as ADSL, turbo codes, tag switching, SONET, ATM, timed automata, Fast Ethernet, as well as applications, such as the Internet and the MBONE; high-level descriptions of how networks operate; and no prior knowledge is assumed.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-139780256174045
eBay Product ID (ePID)86369321
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCommunication Networks: a First Course
Publication Year1998
SubjectComputer Science
TypeTextbook
AuthorJean Walrand
FormatMixed Media
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight705 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJean Walrand