Preface to the Third Edition
Pt. 1 Overview of Data Communications and Networking
Ch. 1 Introduction
Ch. 2 Network Models
Pt. 2 Physical Layer
Ch. 3 Signals
Ch. 4 Digital Transmission
Ch. 5 Analog Transmission
Ch. 6 Multiplexing
Ch. 7 Transmission Media
Ch. 8 Circuit Switching and Telephone Network
Ch. 9 High-Speed Digital Access: DSL, Cable Modems, and SONET
Pt. 3 Data Link Layer
Ch. 10 Error Detection and Correction
Ch. 11 Data Link Control and Protocols
Ch. 12 Point-to-Point Access: PPP
Ch. 13 Multiple Access
Ch. 14 Local Area Networks: Ethernet
Ch. 15 Wireless LANs
Ch. 16 Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs
Ch. 17 Cellular Telephone and Satellite Networks
Ch. 18 Virtual Circuit Switching: Frame Relay and ATM
Pt. 4 Network Layer
Ch. 19 Host-to-Host Delivery: Internetworking, Addressing, and Routing
Ch. 20 Network Layer Protocols: ARP, IPv4, ICMP, IPv6, and ICMPv6
Ch. 21 Unicast and Multicast Routing: Routing Protocols
Pt. 5 Transport Layer
Ch. 22 Process-to-Process Delivery: UDP and TCP
Ch. 23 Congestion Control and Quality of Service
Pt. 6 Application Layer
Ch. 24 Client-Server Model: Socket Interface
Ch. 25 Domain Name System (DNS)
Ch. 26 Electronic Mail (SMTP) and File Transfer (FTP)
Ch. 27 HTTP and WWW
Ch. 28 Multimedia
Pt. 7 Security
Ch. 29 Cryptography
Ch. 30 Message Security, User Authentication, and Key Management
Ch. 31 Security Protocols in the Internet
App. A ASCII Code
App. B Numbering Systems and Transformation
App. C The OSI Model
App. D 8B/6T Code
App. E Checksum Calculation
App. F Structure of a Router
App. G ATM LANs
App. H Client-Server Programs
App. I RFCs
App. J UDP and TCP Ports
App. K Contact Addresses
Acronyms
Glossary
Index