Ebook: Practical Data Communications, Second Edition

Data communication is the movement of encoded data by electronic means. It is the fastest growing segment of the telecommunications industry and is involved in almost every facet of life today. Written by bestselling telecommunications expert Roger Freeman, this updated edition provides a complete overview of data communications and a comprehensive guide to its practical aspects. Both a tutorial and a practical reference for the design and operation of data networks, this is the most comprehensive and detailed book available on data communications.

Content:
Chapter 1 The Enterprise Network Environment (pages 1–11):
Chapter 2 The OSI Model and the Data?Link Layer (pages 13–40):
Chapter 3 High?Level Data?Link Control (HDLC) Typical Data?Link Layer Protocol (pages 41–55):
Chapter 4 Data Network Operations (pages 57–71):
Chapter 5 Data Transmission I (pages 73–88):
Chapter 6 Data Transmission II (pages 89–119):
Chapter 7 The Telecommunications Network as a Vehicle for Data Transport (pages 121–153):
Chapter 8 The Transmission of Data over the Analog Voice Channel (pages 155–201):
Chapter 9 Data Communications in the Office Environment, Part 1 (pages 203–288):
Chapter 10 Data Communications in the Office Environment, Part 2 (pages 289–361):
Chapter 11 Wide Area Networks (WANs) (pages 363–432):
Chapter 12 Frame Relay (pages 433–481):
Chapter 13 Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) (pages 483–525):
Chapter 14 Building and Campus Wiring and Cabling for Data Communications (pages 527–549):
Chapter 15 Broadband Data Transport Techniques (pages 551–600):
Chapter 16 Broadband ISDN (B?ISDN) and the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (pages 601–679):
Chapter 17 Last?Mile Data Distribution Systems (pages 681–725):
Chapter 18 Network Management for Enterprise Networks (pages 727–756):