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1-1.Overview
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The Scope of the book, Technological Advancement Driving Forces, Today's Data Communications and Networking, Convergence, A Communications Model, Communications tasks |
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1-2 Overview
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The need For Protocol Architecture, Protocol Architecture, Key Features of a Protocol, Network Access Layer, Transport Layer, Application Layer, Addressing, PDU, TCP/IP, |
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1-3 Overview
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Local Area Networks(LAN), LAN Configurations, Metropolitan Area Networks(MAN), The Internet, Internet Elements, Networking configuration, |
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2-1 Protocol Architecture
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The Need For Protocol Architecture, Protocol Architecture, Key Features of a Protocol, A Simple Protocol, Network Access Layer, Application Layer |
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2-2 Protocol Architecture
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Protocol Architecture and Networks, Addresing, PDU , TCP/IP Protocol Architecture, Physical Layer, Network Access Layer, Internet Layer, Adderesing level, PDUs in TCP/IP |
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2-3 Protocol Architecture
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TCP, PDUs in TCP/IP, TCP Header, UDP, IPv6, OSI, OSI Layers, The OSI Environment |
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2-4 Protocol Architecture
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Standardized Protocol Architectures, Service Primitives and Parameters, Timing Sequence for Service Primitives, Multimedia Taxonomy, |
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4-2 Transmission Media
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Optical Fiber-Benefits, Applications, Transmission Characteristics, Data Rate and Bandwidth, Channel Capacity, Attenuation, Delay Distortion, |
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4-1 Transmission Media
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Design Factors, Guided Transmission Media, Twisted Pair, Unshielded and Shielded TP, UTP, STP, Terminologies, Signal Power Relationships, Coaxial Cable, Optical Fiber |
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6-2 Digital Data Communication Techniques
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The Internet Checksum, Cyclic Redundancy Check(CRC), Implementation |
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6-3 Digital Data Communication Techniques
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CRC, Implementation, Error Correction, Error Correction Process Diagram, Working of Error Correction, Line Confuguration |
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7-1 Data Link Control Protocol
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Data Link Control Protocol, Flow Control, Model of Frame Transmission |
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7-1 Data Link Control Protocol
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Data Link Control Protocol, Flow Control, Model of Frame Transmission |
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7-2 Data Link Control Protocol
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Stop-and-Wait Flow Control, Stop and Wait Link Utillzation, Fragmentation, Sliding-Window Flow Control, Sliding Window Diagram, Example Sliding Window |
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7-3 Data Link Control Protocol
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Error Control, Automatic Repeat Request(ARQ), Go-Back-N ARQ, ARQ Utilization as a Function |
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9-1 WAN Technology and Protocols
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Packet Swiching Principles, Basic Operation, Use of Packets, Advantages, Switching Technique, Datagram, Virtual Circuit, Effect of Packet Size, Example |
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9-2 WAN Technology and Protocols
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Asynchronous Transger Mode(ATM), ATM Connection Relationships, Advantags of Virtual Paths, Call Establishment Using VPs, ATM Cells, Header Format, HEC, Effect of Error in Cell Header |
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11-1 LAN Overview
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Local Area Networks(LANs), LAN Topologies, Bus and Tree Topologies, Ring Topology, Frame Transmission of Ring LAN, Star Topology, LAN Protocol Architecture, Physical Layer, Logical Link Control, LCC Services |
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11-2 LAN Overview
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LCC Services, LCC Service Alternative, LCC Protocol, Key parameters in MAC, Asynchronous Systems, Bridges, |
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11-3 LAN Overview
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Bridge Design Aspects, Bridge Protocol Architecture, Connection of Two LANs, Hubs, Buses and Hubs, Swith Benefits |
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11-4 LAN Overview
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A LAN Configuration, A partitioned LAN, Virtual LANs(VLANs), A VLAN Configuration, Defining VLANs, Communicating VLAN Membership |
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12-1 Ethernet
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IEEE 802 Standards |
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12-3 Ethernet
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Collision Detection, IEEE 802.3 Mac Frame Format, 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet, Full-Duplex Operation, Gigabit Ethernet-MAC, Advantages |
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12-2 Ethernet
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Introduction, Characteristics of Some High-Speed LANs, Ethernet, ALOHA, CSMA or LBT, CSMA, Value of p, Collision Detection, Binary Exponential Backoff |
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12-4 Ethernet
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10-Gbps Ethernet, configurations, Multilane Distribution, Packet Fragmentation and Reassembly |
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