Cable and wireless networks : theory and practice /: theory and practice. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mário Marques da Silva.
• Authors: Silva, Mario Marques da
• Contents: Introduction to Data Communications and Networking; Fundamentals of Communications; Present and Future of Telecommunications; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Network Protocol Architectures; Introduction to the Network Architecture Concept; Open System Interconnection—Reference Model; Overview of the TCP/IP Architecture; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Channel Impairments; Shannon Capacity; Nyquist Sampling Theorem; Attenuation; Noise Sources; Influence of the Transmission Channel; Interference Sources; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Cable Transmission Mediums; Twisted Pairs; Coaxial Cables; Optical Fibers; Interference Parameters in Metallic Conductors; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Wireless Transmission Mediums; Wireless Propagation; Satellite Communication Systems; Terrestrial Microwave Systems; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Source Coding and Transmission Techniques; Source Coding; Differential and Nondifferential Transmission; Line Coding Schemes; Modulation Schemes; Coding Efficiency of a Symbol; Scrambling of Signals; Multiplexing; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Advanced Transmission Techniques to Support Current and Emergent Multimedia Services; Advances in Wireless Systems and Their Technical Demands; Spread-Spectrum Communications; Code Division Multiple Access; Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing; Single-Carrier–FDE; Diversity Combining Algorithms; RAKE Receiver; Multiple Input Multiple Output; Advanced MIMO Applications; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Services and Applications; Web Browsing; E-Mail; File Transfer; IP Telephony and IP Videoteleconference; Network Management; Names’ Resolution; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Transport Layer; Transmission Control Protocol; User Datagram Protocol; Integrated and Differentiated Services; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Internet Layer: Addressing and Configuration; IP Version 4; IP Version 6; Cisco Internetwork Operating System; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Internet Layer: Routing and Configuration; Administrative and Metric Distances; Route Summarization; Static Routing and Flooding; Adaptive Routing Algorithms and Protocols; Internet Control Message Protocol; Fragmentation and Reassembling; IPv6 Transition and Configuration; Cisco Discovery Protocol; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Data Link Layer; LAN Devices; LLC Sublayer; LLC Protocols; MAC Sublayer; MAC Protocols; Virtual Local Area Networks; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Structured Cabling System; Hierarchical Network Design; Structured Cabling Elements and Subsystems; Structured Cabling Standards and Specifications; Hardware and Accessories; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Transport Networks and Protocols; Circuit Switching Transport Networks; Packet Switching Transport Networks and Protocols; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Cellular Communications and Wireless Standards; Cellular Concept; Evolution of Cellular Systems and the New Paradigm of 4G; IEEE 802.11 Protocol (Wi-Fi); Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Network Security; Overview of Network Security; Information Gathering; Security Services and Attack Types; Malware; Physical and Environmental Security; Risk Management; Security Plan; Protective Measures; Security in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks; Cisco Switch Security; Network Architectures; Intrusion Detection System; Virtual Private Networks; Firewalls; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Lab Exercises; ; Appendices ; ; References
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 621.3821; Digital communications; Wireless communication systems; Telecommunication cables; Computer networks -- Security measures
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498751544; 9781498746830; 9781498751568
• Related ISBNs: 9781498746816
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