Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking

by Hura; Gurdeep S.

• ISBN13: 9780849309281
• ISBN10: 084930928X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781040168608
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-28
• Publisher: CRC Press
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Summary

The protocols and standards for networking are numerous and complex. Multivendor internetworking, crucial to present day users, requires a grasp of these protocols and standards. Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking, a comprehensive text/reference, brings clarity to all of the complex issues involved in networking activity, providing excellent instruction for students and an indispensable reference for practitioners.This systematic work answers a vast array of questions about overall network architecture, design, protocols, and deployment issues. It offers a practical, thorough treatment of the applied concepts of data and computer communication systems, including signaling basics, transmission of digital signals, and layered architecture. The book features in-depth discussions of integrated digital networks, integrated services digital networks, and high-speed networks, including currently evolving technologies, such as ATM switching, and their applications in multimedia technology. It also presents the state-of-the-art in Internet technology, its services, and implementations.The balance of old and new networking technologies presents an appealing set of topics for both undergraduate students and computer and networking professionals. This book presents all seven layers of OSI-based networks in great detail, covering services, functions, design issues, interfacing, and protocols. With its introduction to the basic concepts and practical aspects of the field, Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking helps you keep up with the rapidly growing and dominating computer networking technology.

Table of Contents

Part I Computer network applications and standardization
Computer networks and standardization	3	(46)
Network goals	3	(1)
Network evolution	4	(4)
Public analog telephone networks	6	(1)
Subnet interface	7	(1)
Public switched data networks (PSDNs)	8	(1)
Value-added networks (VANs)	8	(1)
Components of computer networks	8	(4)
Hardware components	8	(3)
Software components	11	(1)
Network structure	12	(2)
Point-to-point communication	13	(1)
Multicast communication	13	(1)
Broadcast communication	13	(1)
Data communication networks (DCNs)	14	(5)
Applications of DCNs	14	(1)
Integrated digital service networks (ISDNs)	14	(2)
Internet services	16	(2)
Client-server LAN implementation	18	(1)
Network architectures and layered protocols	19	(9)
Open system interconnection-reference model (OSI-RM)	20	(2)
Layered protocols	22	(1)
Features of layered protocols	23	(1)
Layered protocol representation	23	(2)
Protocols, layers, and interfacing in computer networks	25	(2)
Information coding	27	(1)
Character error detection and correction	28	(1)
Data communication in OSI-RM	28	(4)
OSI network management	31	(1)
Standards organizations	32	(7)
International standards organizations	32	(3)
U.S. standards organizations	35	(3)
Other national standards organizations	38	(1)
Local area network (LAN) evolution	39	(2)
Current trends in communication networks	41	(8)
Part II Fundamentals of digital communication and signaling
Basic concepts of digital communication and signaling	49	(24)
Introduction	49	(1)
Basic transmission signaling concepts	49	(2)
Analog signaling	50	(1)
Digital signaling	50	(1)
Electrical and voice signals: Basic definitions	51	(12)
Signal waveform	52	(1)
Basic definitions of sinusoidal signal waveform	52	(1)
Voice signal waveform	53	(1)
Transmission basics	54	(1)
Fourier-series representation of periodic waveform	55	(3)
Data communication systems	58	(1)
Communication channel properties	59	(4)
Filters	63	(1)
Errors in data communication	64	(6)
Signal distortion	64	(1)
Noise	65	(5)
Repeaters and amplifiers	70	(3)
Signal transmission basics	73	(68)
Modulation and demodulation: Basic concepts	73	(2)
Analog modulation (AM)	75	(10)
Analog modulation for analog signals	75	(1)
Amplitude modulation (AM)	75	(2)
Versions of AM	77	(1)
Frequency modulation (FM)	78	(1)
Phase modulation (PM)	78	(2)
Vestigial sideband modulation (VSBM)	80	(1)
Analog modulation for digital signals	81	(1)
Pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)	81	(1)
Pulse duration modulation (PDM)	81	(1)
Pulse position modulation (PPM)	82	(1)
Pulse frequency modulation (PFM)	83	(1)
Discrete (digital) analog modulation (DAM)	83	(1)
Amplitude shift keying (ASK)	83	(1)
Frequency shift keying (FSK)	83	(1)
Phase shift keying (PSK)	84	(1)
Differential PSK (DPSK)	85	(1)
Digital modulation (DM)	85	(7)
Pulse modulation	86	(1)
Coded modulation (CM)	86	(2)
Pulse-code modulation (PCM)	88	(2)
Differential pulse code modulation (DPCM)	90	(1)
Delta modulation (DM)	91	(1)
Adaptive delta modulation (ADM)	91	(1)
Higher data rates digital modulation	92	(1)
Modems (MOdulator/DEModulator) and modem standards	92	(22)
Standard modem interface	93	(1)
Modem/telephone line interface	94	(1)
Modem characterization	95	(1)
PC communication protocols	96	(2)
Modem line configurations	98	(1)
Operation modes of modems	99	(6)
Bell modems	105	(1)
Turnaround time of a modem	106	(1)
Types of modems	107	(5)
Packet assembly and disassembly (PAD) interface	112	(2)
Multiplexers	114	(13)
Advantages of multiplexers	115	(1)
Frequency-division multiplexing (FDM)	116	(1)
Guard-band carrier	117	(1)
FDM standard	118	(1)
Time-division multiplexing (TDM)	118	(2)
Drop and insert TDM channel	120	(1)
Interleaving in TDM channel	120	(1)
Cascading of TDM channels	120	(1)
TDM standards	121	(2)
Statistical time-division multiplexing (STDM)	123	(1)
Concentrators	124	(2)
Difference between multiplexers and concentrators	126	(1)
Inverse multiplexing	126	(1)
Switching techniques	127	(5)
Circuit switching	127	(1)
Message switching	128	(1)
Packet switching	129	(2)
Comparison between switching techniques	131	(1)
Communication control interfaces	132	(9)
Universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter (UART)	133	(2)
Transmission mechanism in UART	135	(1)
Receiving mechanism in UART	136	(1)
Error correction in UART	136	(1)
Timing signaling in UART	136	(5)
Modes of communication channel	141	(34)
Introduction	141	(1)
Communication channel	141	(15)
Channel modes of operation	142	(2)
Channel configurations	144	(2)
Channel configurations for the RS-232 interface	146	(3)
Synchronization in transmission	149	(5)
Channel access techniques	154	(2)
Information coding	156	(2)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)	157	(1)
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)	157	(1)
Character error detection and correction coding	158	(1)
Block coding	158	(1)
Geometric coding	158	(1)
Cyclic (polynomial) coding	158	(1)
Convolution coding	158	(1)
Error-control techniques and standard protocols	159	(11)
Error detection and correction	159	(1)
Error detection techniques	160	(3)
Forward error-correcting techniques	163	(2)
Communication link control procedures	165	(5)
Terminals	170	(5)
Input-output devices	170	(1)
Classes of terminals	171	(1)
Functionality-based terminals	171	(1)
Transmission mode-based terminals	172	(3)
Transmission media	175	(34)
Introduction	175	(1)
Communication channels	176	(1)
Channel bands	176	(1)
Channel services	176	(1)
Channel standard interfaces	177	(1)
Open-wire lines	177	(1)
Twisted-pair wires/cables	178	(3)
Coaxial cable	181	(5)
Classes of cable transmission	182	(3)
Control signaling	185	(1)
Optical fiber communication	186	(5)
Wireless communication	191	(9)
Microwave communication	194	(2)
Satellite communication	196	(3)
Cellular radio communication	199	(1)
Typical broadband LAN configuration	200	(9)
Components of broadband LANs	200	(2)
Network hardware design	202	(7)
Telephone systems	209	(34)
Introduction	209	(1)
Evolution of telephone system	209	(1)
Hierarchical model of telephone systems	210	(3)
Advantages and disadvantages of the hierarchical model	212	(1)
Forms of non-hierarchical routing (NHR)	213	(1)
Telephone system standards	213	(1)
Telephone network systems	213	(11)
Communication channels	215	(1)
Telephone lines or links	215	(1)
Data communications options	215	(1)
Types of telephone network services	216	(1)
Leased/private lines	216	(1)
Switched networks	217	(7)
Private automatic branch exchange (PABX)	224	(3)
PABXs vs. LANs	226	(1)
Digital carrier systems (DCS)	227	(16)
Digital networks	227	(2)
Integrated networks	229	(2)
Digital communication circuit	231	(1)
Bell System Carrier T1	231	(1)
Voice digitization	232	(1)
Digital subscriber line (DSL)	233	(1)
CCITT DS-Series carrier systems	234	(2)
Telex communication	236	(1)
Cellular communication	237	(6)
Part III Local area networking and internetworking
Introduction to local area networks (LANs)	243	(58)
Local area networks evolution	243	(2)
LAN definitions and standards	245	(17)
LAN services	246	(2)
Open system interconnection-reference model (OSI-RM) and LAN standards	248	(1)
Physical layer	249	(2)
Data link layer	251	(1)
Network layer	252	(1)
Transport layer	253	(1)
Session layer	254	(1)
Presentation layer	255	(1)
Application layer	256	(1)
Protocols, layers, and interfacing in LANs	257	(2)
LAN hierarchy	259	(3)
LAN characterization	262	(39)
LAN (network) topology	262	(1)
Star topology	263	(4)
Ring (loop) topology	267	(5)
Bus topology	272	(3)
Topology design issues	275	(3)
Switching techniques	278	(1)
Access control	279	(1)
Carrier sense (random or contention) access	280	(6)
Token passing access	286	(5)
Media-based LANs	291	(10)
IEEE LANs	301	(66)
IEEE 802 recommendations (OSI-RM)	301	(12)
IEEE 802.1 high-level interface (HLI)	301	(1)
IEEE 802.2 logical link control (LLC)	302	(1)
IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD LAN	303	(2)
IEEE 802.4 token bus LAN	305	(1)
IEEE 802.5 token ring LAN	306	(1)
IEEE 802.6 metropolitan area network (MAN)	307	(2)
Other IEEE 802 recommendations	309	(1)
Other proprietary LANs (non-IEEE)	309	(4)
IEEE standard LANs	313	(54)
Layer service primitives	313	(2)
LLC interfaces	315	(1)
IEEE 802.3 (ISO 8802/3) CSMA/CD vs. Ethernet	316	(9)
IEEE 802.4 (ISO 8802/4) token passing bus LANs	325	(9)
IEEE 802.5 (ISO 8802/5) token ring LANs	334	(5)
IEEE 802.6 metropolitan area network (MAN) LANs	339	(3)
Cambridge ring LANs	342	(4)
Fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) LANs	346	(6)
OSI LAN management protocol primitives and parameters	352	(2)
LAN specifications and performance measures	354	(13)
Nonstandard LANs and internetworking	367	(46)
Non-OSI-RM LANs	367	(16)
IBM System Network Architecture (SNA)	367	(3)
SNA layered architecture model vs. OSI-RM	370	(4)
SNA protocols	374	(3)
DEC's Digital Network Architecture or DECnet	377	(1)
DNA layered architecture model vs. OSI-RM	378	(3)
DECnet protocols	381	(2)
LAN-to-LAN interconnection	383	(6)
Internetworking DECnet and SNA LANs	384	(1)
Internetworking with X.25 and LANs	384	(5)
ISO internetworking protocols	389	(1)
Internetworking devices for LANs	389	(12)
Media access control (MAC) bridges	390	(5)
Internetworking IEEE LANs	395	(1)
Bridge protocol data unit (BPDU)	396	(2)
Performance design issues in bridges	398	(1)
Routers	398	(1)
Gateways	399	(2)
Wireless LANs	401	(12)
Wireless LAN layout configuration	401	(1)
IEEE 802.11 standard architecture	402	(2)
Wireless LAN standards	404	(1)
Frequency bands for wireless communication	405	(1)
Wireless spectrum allocation	406	(1)
Digital cordless standards	407	(1)
Cellular system architecture interfaces	408	(5)
Part IV The OSI-RM architecture and protocols
Physical layer	413	(28)
Introduction	413	(1)
Layered protocol and interfacing	414	(1)
Physical layer functions and services	415	(1)
Physical layer interface standards	416	(18)
Interchange circuits (DTE/DCE interface)	417	(1)
EIA RS-232 DTE/DCE interface	418	(1)
EIA RS-232-D DTE/DCE interface	419	(6)
EIA RS-232-C DTE/DCE interface	425	(1)
RS-449 (RS-422-A and RS-423-A) interface	426	(3)
RS 530 interface	429	(1)
CCITT V series standard interface	429	(2)
CCITT X series standard interface	431	(2)
CCITT X.21 standard interface	433	(1)
Terminals	434	(4)
Categories of terminals	435	(1)
Terminal interfacing standards	436	(2)
Physical layer protocol primitives and parameters	438	(3)
Data link layer	441	(62)
Introduction	441	(1)
Layered protocols and interfacing	442	(1)
Layered protocols	442	(1)
Interfacing	443	(1)
ISO data link layer services and functions	443	(2)
Data link control functions and protocols	445	(12)
Functions of sublayers of the data link layer	445	(2)
Data link service and protocol data units (DSDUs and DPDUs)	447	(1)
Data link control protocols	448	(6)
Types of data link control protocols	454	(1)
Asynchronous data link control protocols	454	(1)
Synchronous data link control protocols	454	(2)
Design considerations of data link control protocols	456	(1)
Data link control configurations	457	(6)
Topology	457	(1)
Transmission line configuration	458	(1)
Implementation and management of data link control configurations	458	(1)
Types of nodes	458	(1)
Protocol configurations	459	(3)
Link configurations	462	(1)
Modes of operations	462	(1)
Data link protocols	463	(6)
Noise-free link/channel protocol	463	(2)
Stop-and-wait link protocol	465	(2)
Piggybacking link protocol	467	(1)
Window link protocol	468	(1)
Sliding-window link protocol	468	(1)
Error-control protocols	469	(6)
Sliding-window error control (automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocols	470	(3)
Performance of sliding-window error-control protocols	473	(2)
Comparison of sliding-window error-control protocols	475	(1)
Examples of data link protocols	475	(22)
Character-oriented (binary synchronous communication (BSC)) protocols	476	(6)
Byte-oriented (digital data communication message protocol (DDCMP)) protocol	482	(4)
Bit-oriented ISO high-level data link control (HDLC) protocols	486	(6)
IBM's synchronous data link control (SDLC)	492	(5)
Data link service protocol primitives and parameters	497	(2)
Primitives and parameters of data link layer protocols	498	(1)
Connection-oriented services	498	(1)
Connectionless services	498	(1)
Sublayer service primitives and parameters	499	(4)
Primitives and parameters of LLC protocols	500	(1)
Primitives and parameters of MAC protocols	501	(2)
Network layer	503	(84)
Introduction	503	(1)
Layered protocols and interfacing	504	(1)
Layered protocols	504	(1)
Interfacing	504	(1)
ISO network layer services and functions	505	(2)
Network routing service concepts	507	(2)
Data communication in OSI-RM	508	(1)
Connection-oriented networks	508	(1)
Connectionless networks	508	(1)
Sub-network (subnet) interface	509	(2)
Packet-switched data network (PSDN) (CCITT X.25)	511	(28)
Evolution of X.25 networks	512	(1)
X.25 standards	512	(1)
X.25 layered architecture model	513	(7)
Data communication in X.25 networks	520	(1)
Classes of X.25 connection circuits	520	(2)
Types of X.25 packets	522	(2)
X.25 network protocol data unit (NPDU)	524	(6)
Packet assembly and disassembly (PAD)	530	(4)
Accessing X.25 networks	534	(1)
PAD primitive language	534	(1)
Data switching exchange (DSE)	535	(1)
X.32 protocol (synchronous transmission/terminal)	535	(1)
Network service protocol primitives and parameters	536	(1)
Connection-oriented service primitives	537	(1)
Connectionless service primitives	538	(1)
Global network addressing	538	(1)
Internetworking and packet-switched data network (PSDN) protocols	539	(30)
Internetworking	540	(3)
Internetworking interface	543	(1)
Modes of internetworking configurations	544	(1)
Protocol structure for architecture configurations	545	(2)
Internetworking protocols	547	(1)
CCITT X.25 standard protocol	547	(2)
CCITT X.75 standard protocol	549	(1)
ISO 8473 internet protocol (IP)	550	(4)
DCA's DoD internet protocol (IP)	554	(9)
User datagram protocol (UDP)	563	(1)
Internetworked LAN protocols	564	(1)
Internetworking with DECnet	564	(3)
Internetworking with IBM SNA	567	(2)
Network routing switching techniques: Basic concepts	569	(8)
Routing switching configurations	569	(1)
Routing algorithms	570	(7)
Network congestion control	577	(1)
Value-added networks (VANs)	578	(9)
VAN services	579	(2)
VAN connections	581	(1)
Popular network vendors	582	(5)
Transport layer	587	(42)
Introduction	587	(1)
Layered protocols and interfacing	588	(1)
ISO 8072 transport layer services and functions	589	(4)
Transport QOS parameters	590	(2)
ISO transport layer services	592	(1)
ISO transport layer functions	592	(1)
Transport layer service control protocol	593	(7)
Transport connection functions	594	(1)
Connection-oriented services	595	(2)
Types of transport service primitives (ISO and CCITT)	597	(1)
Classes of ISO 8073 transport protocol	598	(2)
ISO 8073 transport layer protocol primitives and parameters	600	(13)
ISO connection-oriented transport protocol primitives and parameters	600	(1)
Transport protocol data unit (TPDU)	601	(4)
Design considerations of transport layer protocol primitive services	605	(3)
Transport operational method	608	(1)
Design issues in connection-oriented configuration	608	(2)
Design issues in connectionless configuration	610	(1)
Types of transformational services	611	(2)
Transmission control protocol (TCP)	613	(11)
TCP header format	616	(2)
TCP protocol operation	618	(2)
User datagram protocol (UDP)	620	(1)
Differences between TCP and Class 4 protocols	621	(3)
Internet protocol (IP)	624	(5)
Session layer	629	(30)
Introduction	629	(1)
Layered protocols and interfacing	629	(1)
Layered protocols	630	(1)
Interfacing	630	(1)
ISO 8326 session layer services and functions	630	(3)
ISO 8326 session layer services	631	(1)
ISO 8326 session layer functions	632	(1)
Modes of operation (ISO session layer services)	632	(1)
ISO 8326 session layer service operation	633	(4)
Session service dialogue	633	(1)
Token service	634	(1)
Activity management	634	(1)
Synchronization points	635	(2)
ISO 8326 session layer service primitives	637	(5)
Session connection establishment phase	637	(2)
Data transfer phase	639	(1)
Synchronization-related services	640	(1)
Exception reporting-related services	640	(1)
Activity management-related services (ARS)	641	(1)
Session connection release phase services	641	(1)
Connectionless service primitives	642	(1)
ISO 8327 session layer protocol primitives and parameters	642	(8)
Connection-oriented services	642	(8)
Connectionless session services	650	(1)
ISO 8327 session layer protocol data unit (SPDU)	650	(9)
Functions of SPDUs	650	(1)
Types of SPDUs	651	(1)
Session service subset (SSS)	652	(2)
ISO 8327 session layer protocol data unit (SPDU) structure	654	(5)
Presentation layer	659	(46)
Introduction	659	(1)
Layered protocols and interfacing	660	(1)
Layered protocols	660	(1)
Interfacing	661	(1)
ISO 8822 presentation layer services and functions	661	(2)
ISO 8822 presentation layer service primitives	663	(7)
Functional units	667	(1)
Presentation connection establishment service	668	(1)
Presentation connection release	669	(1)
Context managers	669	(1)
Dialogue control primitives	669	(1)
Information transfer primitives	669	(1)
ISO 8823 presentation layer protocol	670	(6)
Features of presentation layer protocol	670	(1)
Data transfer service	671	(1)
ISO 8823 presentation layer protocol primitives and parameters	672	(4)
Presentation context, representation, and notation standards	676	(10)
ISO abstract syntax ASN.1 (ISO 8824, ISO 8824.2, or CCITT standard notation)	677	(1)
CCITT X.409	678	(1)
Classes of data or tag types	678	(3)
BNR encoding rules and notation	681	(5)
Security	686	(14)
Data encryption	687	(1)
Terminology and a model of cryptographic systems	687	(1)
Encryption cipher (code)	688	(1)
Substitution ciphers	688	(2)
Transposition ciphers	690	(1)
Private-key cryptography	691	(1)
Data Encryption Standard (DES)	692	(1)
Implementation of DES	692	(1)
Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithms	693	(2)
Data link encryption (DLE)	695	(1)
Telex standards	696	(1)
Public-key cryptography	697	(1)
Implementation issues	698	(1)
The Rivest-Shamir-Adleman method	698	(2)
Signing messages	700	(1)
Secure socket layer protocol	700	(5)
The design of a secure socket layer	700	(1)
Confidentiality of data in transmission	700	(1)
Secure communication of a secret key	701	(1)
A typical session	702	(1)
Other security protocols	702	(3)
Application layer	705	(44)
Introduction	705	(2)
Layered protocols and interfacing	707	(1)
Layered protocols	707	(1)
Interfacing	707	(1)
ISO application layer services and functions	708	(1)
Application layer architecture (structure)	709	(2)
Specific application service element (SASE)	710	(1)
Common application service elements (CASE)	711	(1)
Application layer standards and protocols	711	(33)
Association control service element (ACSE)	711	(5)
Message handling system (MHS)	716	(7)
File transfer access and management (FTAM): ISO 8571 standard	723	(5)
Virtual terminal service (VTS)	728	(3)
Job transfer and manipulation (JTM)	731	(1)
Directory services	732	(1)
Transfer control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)	733	(7)
Commitment, concurrency and recovery (CCR) protocols	740	(4)
Application layer protocols of proprietary LANs	744	(5)
IBM's SNA application layer protocol	744	(1)
DEC's DECnet application layer protocol	745	(4)
Internet: Services and connections	749	(66)
Introduction	749	(3)
The Internet	752	(20)
Definition	752	(2)
Accessing Internet services	754	(2)
Implementation of Internet services	756	(1)
Internet services: An overview	757	(4)
Other options/facilities/services on the Internet	761	(4)
Interconnection with TCP/IP	765	(2)
Internet standards organizations	767	(1)
Internet connections	768	(2)
Internet connection and service providers	770	(1)
Internet mail system (IMS)	771	(1)
Internet addressing	772	(7)
Domain name system (DNS)	773	(2)
Domain name system (DNS) servers	775	(1)
Classes of Internet addressing	775	(1)
Mailing to other networks	776	(3)
Detailed descriptions of Internet services	779	(36)
Electronic mail (e-mail)	780	(5)
Telnet	785	(2)
Usenet newsgroup	787	(4)
File transfer protocol (FTP)	791	(1)
Anonymous FTP	792	(3)
Archie	795	(1)
Talk	796	(1)
Wide area information service (WAIS)	797	(1)
World Wide Web (WWW)	798	(5)
Mosaic	803	(1)
Gopher	804	(11)
Part V High-speed networking and internetworking
Integrated digital network (IDN) technology	815	(52)
Introduction	815	(2)
Evolution of digital transmission	817	(1)
Digital transmission services	818	(3)
Switching techniques	821	(9)
Circuit switching	822	(4)
Packet-switching	826	(2)
Features of circuit- and packet-switching techniques	828	(1)
Fast packet-switching	829	(1)
Public networks	830	(2)
Integrated services digital network (ISDN)	832	(12)
ISDN services	833	(1)
Pipeline services	834	(2)
ISDN reference model	836	(2)
ISDN interfaces	838	(1)
ISDN architecture applications	839	(1)
ISDN physical configurations	840	(1)
Standard ISDN architecture	841	(2)
CCITT ISDN communication channel signaling standard for user-network interface (UNI)	843	(1)
Layered model of ISDN	844	(14)
Standard rate interface format	845	(1)
Link access protocol-D channel (LAP-D) frame	846	(1)
Structuring of ISDN channels	847	(3)
Realization of functional groups and reference points	850	(3)
Addressing and numbering scheme in ISDN	853	(1)
Internetworking with X.25 and LANs	854	(4)
ISDN protocols	858	(5)
Layered model for ISDN protocol	858	(2)
CCITT I-series recommendations	860	(1)
Teletex services (CCITT standard)	861	(1)
Facsimile service classes (CCITT standard)	861	(1)
Compression techniques	862	(1)
Character and pattern telephone access information network (CAPTAIN)	862	(1)
Broadband ISDN: Why?	863	(4)
High-speed networks	867	(114)
Introduction	867	(2)
Applications of integrated networks	869	(1)
Evolution of high-speed and high-bandwidth networks	870	(8)
Pleisochronous digital hierarchy (PDH)	874	(1)
SONET signal hierarchy (SSH)	875	(1)
SONET/SDH networks	876	(2)
Evolution of switching techniques	878	(4)
Circuit switching	879	(1)
Multi-rate circuit switching (MRCS)	880	(1)
Fast circuit switching	880	(1)
Packet-switching	881	(1)
Fiber-distributed data interface (FDDI)	882	(14)
FDDI local area networks	883	(9)
FDDI-II LANs	892	(4)
Switched multimegabit data service (SMDS)	896	(7)
Features of SMDS	898	(1)
SMDS services	899	(1)
End-to-end communication	900	(2)
SMDS service data unit (SSDU)	902	(1)
Frame relay	903	(6)
Frame relay services	905	(1)
Frame relay protocol	906	(3)
Broadband integrated services digital network (B-ISDN)	909	(29)
Requirements for B-ISDN	909	(1)
Transfer modes	910	(3)
STM connection for B-ISDN	913	(2)
ATM connection for B-ISDN	915	(4)
Services of B-ISDN	919	(2)
Classes of F-ISDN services	921	(1)
Quality of services or video applications	922	(1)
B-ISDN architecture model	923	(3)
B-ISDN protocol model	926	(1)
Physical configuration of B-ISDN	927	(3)
Functional model of B-ISDN	930	(2)
Physical layer interface standards	932	(2)
Classes of services for future networks	934	(2)
Link access protocol D (LAP-D) channel	936	(2)
Asychronous transfer mode (ATM) operation	938	(43)
Switched networks	939	(4)
Evolution of ATM-based networks	943	(3)
Why ATM for B-ISDN networks?	946	(1)
ATM-based LANs	947	(3)
Flexibility of ATM	950	(3)
Issues in ATM-based broadband services	953	(1)
ATM layered protocol architecture	954	(2)
Physical layer	956	(1)
ATM layer	957	(1)
ATM adaptation layer (AAL)	958	(4)
Structure of ATM cell	962	(1)
ATM cell transmission	963	(1)
Functions of ATM cell header	964	(1)
Virtual channel connection/virtual path connection (VCC/VPC)	965	(2)
ATM cell header format	967	(2)
Types of ATM cells	969	(1)
ATM header parameters	969	(1)
Performance parameters of ATM cells	970	(1)
ATM packetization delay	971	(1)
Vendors of ATM products	972	(2)
Signaling system number 7 (SS7)	974	(7)
Part VI Client-server LAN implementation
Client-server computing architecture	981	(42)
Introduction	981	(1)
Distributed computing architecture (DCA)	982	(2)
Components of DCA	984	(1)
Presentation or user interface (UI) logic	984	(1)
Business rules and procedures processing logic	984	(1)
Database processing and manipulation logic	985	(1)
Management function logic	985	(1)
Client-server computing architecture	985	(11)
Why client-server?	986	(1)
Client-server cooperative processing mode	987	(1)
Client-server computing	988	(1)
Role of a client	989	(1)
Role of a server	990	(1)
Front-end and back-end processes	991	(1)
Evolution of PCs for the client-server model	992	(1)
Advantages and disadvantages of client-server computing architecture	993	(3)
Client-server models	996	(5)
Client-server communication via SQL	997	(1)
Applications of client-server computing architecture	998	(3)
Client-server operating systems	1001	(4)
Client and server programs	1001	(1)
Remote procedure call (RPC)	1002	(2)
Database interface	1004	(1)
UNIX operating system	1004	(1)
Graphical user interface (GUI) tools	1005	(9)
Features of standard GUI tools	1005	(1)
Standard GUI tools	1006	(1)
Standard organizations of GUI tools	1006	(1)
X-Window system and GUI tools	1007	(5)
Toolkits	1012	(1)
Motif	1012	(2)
Open Look	1014	(1)
Client-server LAN implementation	1014	(5)
Popular LAN vendors for client-server implementation	1016	(1)
AT&T StarLAN	1016	(1)
3Com	1016	(1)
Network operating systems (NOSs)	1017	(1)
Novell NetWare	1017	(1)
Microsoft LAN Manager	1018	(1)
IBM LAN servers	1019	(1)
Banyan Vines	1019	(1)
Case studies	1019	(4)
Acronyms	1023	(8)
Glossary	1031	(80)
Index	1111