1 INTRODUCTION = 1
1.1 USES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS = 3
1.2 NETWORK HARDWARE = 7
1.3 NETWORK SOFTWARE = 16
1.4 REFERENCE MODELS = 28
1.5 EXAMPLE NETWORKS = 44
1.6 EXAMPLE DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICES = 56
1.7 NETWORK STANDARDIZATION = 66
1.8 OUTLINE OF THE REST OF THE BOOK = 72
1.9 SUMMARY = 73
2 THE PHYSICAL LAYER = 77
2.1 THE THEPRETICAL BASIS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION = 77
2.2 TRANSMISSION MEDIA = 82
2.3 WIRELESS TRANSMISSION = 94
2.4 THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM = 102
2.5 NARROWBAND ISDN = 139
2.6 BROADBAND ISDN AND ATM = 144
2.7 CELLULAR RADIO = 155
2.8 COMMUNICATION SATELLITES = 163
2.9 SUMMARY = 170
3 THE DATA LINK LAYER = 175
3.1 DATA LINK LAYER DESIGN ISSUES = 176
3.2 ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION = 183
3.3 ELEMENTARY DATA LINK PROTOCOLS = 190
3.4 SLIDING WINDOW PROTOCOLS = 202
3.5 PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION AND VERIFICATION = 219
3.6 EXAMPLE DATA LINK PROTOCOLS = 225
3.7 SUMMARY = 239
4 THE MEDIUM ACCESS SUBLAYER = 243
4.1 THE CHANNEL ALLOCATION PROBLEM = 244
4.2 MULTIPLE ACCESS PROTOCOLS = 246
4.3 IEEE STANDARD 802 FOR LANS AND MANS = 275
4.4 BRIDGES = 304
4.5 HIGH-SPEED LANS = 318
4.6 SATELLITE NETWORKS = 327
4.7 SUMMARY = 333
5 THE NETWORK LAYER = 339
5.1 NETWORK LAYER DESIGN ISSUES = 339
5.2 ROUTING ALGORITHMS = 345
5.3 CONGESTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS = 374
5.4 INTERNETWORKING = 396
5.5 THE NETWORK LAYER IN THE INTERNET = 412
5.6 THE NETWORK LAYER IN ATM NETWORKS = 449
5.7 SUMMARY = 473
6 THE TRANSPORT LAYER = 479
6.1 THE TRANSPORT SERVICE = 479
6.2 ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS = 488
6.3 A SIMPLE TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS = 510
6.4 THE INTERNET TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS (TCP AND UDP) = 521
6.5 THE ATM AAL LAYER PROTOCOLS = 545
6.6 PERFORMANCE ISSUES = 555
6.7 SUMMARY = 572
7 THE APPLICATION LAYER = 577
7.1 NETWORK SECURITY = 577
7.2 DNS-DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM = 622
7.3 SNMP-SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL = 630
7.4 ELECTRONIC MAIL = 643
7.5 USENET NEWS = 669
7.6 THE WORLD WIDE WEB = 681
7.7 MULTIMEDIA = 723
7.8 SUMMARY = 760
8 READING LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY = 767
8.1 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING = 767
8.2 ALPHABETICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY = 775
INDEX = 795
1.1 USES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS = 3
1.2 NETWORK HARDWARE = 7
1.3 NETWORK SOFTWARE = 16
1.4 REFERENCE MODELS = 28
1.5 EXAMPLE NETWORKS = 44
1.6 EXAMPLE DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICES = 56
1.7 NETWORK STANDARDIZATION = 66
1.8 OUTLINE OF THE REST OF THE BOOK = 72
1.9 SUMMARY = 73
2 THE PHYSICAL LAYER = 77
2.1 THE THEPRETICAL BASIS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION = 77
2.2 TRANSMISSION MEDIA = 82
2.3 WIRELESS TRANSMISSION = 94
2.4 THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM = 102
2.5 NARROWBAND ISDN = 139
2.6 BROADBAND ISDN AND ATM = 144
2.7 CELLULAR RADIO = 155
2.8 COMMUNICATION SATELLITES = 163
2.9 SUMMARY = 170
3 THE DATA LINK LAYER = 175
3.1 DATA LINK LAYER DESIGN ISSUES = 176
3.2 ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION = 183
3.3 ELEMENTARY DATA LINK PROTOCOLS = 190
3.4 SLIDING WINDOW PROTOCOLS = 202
3.5 PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION AND VERIFICATION = 219
3.6 EXAMPLE DATA LINK PROTOCOLS = 225
3.7 SUMMARY = 239
4 THE MEDIUM ACCESS SUBLAYER = 243
4.1 THE CHANNEL ALLOCATION PROBLEM = 244
4.2 MULTIPLE ACCESS PROTOCOLS = 246
4.3 IEEE STANDARD 802 FOR LANS AND MANS = 275
4.4 BRIDGES = 304
4.5 HIGH-SPEED LANS = 318
4.6 SATELLITE NETWORKS = 327
4.7 SUMMARY = 333
5 THE NETWORK LAYER = 339
5.1 NETWORK LAYER DESIGN ISSUES = 339
5.2 ROUTING ALGORITHMS = 345
5.3 CONGESTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS = 374
5.4 INTERNETWORKING = 396
5.5 THE NETWORK LAYER IN THE INTERNET = 412
5.6 THE NETWORK LAYER IN ATM NETWORKS = 449
5.7 SUMMARY = 473
6 THE TRANSPORT LAYER = 479
6.1 THE TRANSPORT SERVICE = 479
6.2 ELEMENTS OF TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS = 488
6.3 A SIMPLE TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS = 510
6.4 THE INTERNET TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS (TCP AND UDP) = 521
6.5 THE ATM AAL LAYER PROTOCOLS = 545
6.6 PERFORMANCE ISSUES = 555
6.7 SUMMARY = 572
7 THE APPLICATION LAYER = 577
7.1 NETWORK SECURITY = 577
7.2 DNS-DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM = 622
7.3 SNMP-SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL = 630
7.4 ELECTRONIC MAIL = 643
7.5 USENET NEWS = 669
7.6 THE WORLD WIDE WEB = 681
7.7 MULTIMEDIA = 723
7.8 SUMMARY = 760
8 READING LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY = 767
8.1 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING = 767
8.2 ALPHABETICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY = 775
INDEX = 795