Data Communications & Teleprocessing Systems, Second Edition

Contents......Page 4 Introduction to On-Line Systems ......Page 10 Basic Communications Theory ......Page 26 Communication Lines......Page 65 Multiplexers , Statistical Multiplexers , Concentrators , and Front-End Processors ......Page 76 Network Configurations......Page 92 Terminals and Personal Computers ......Page 100 Modems and Interfaces......Page 112 Local Area Networks ......Page 164 Digital PBX......Page 174 Error Detection......Page 185 Network Delays : Loop Delay ......Page 203 Introduction to Network Protocols ......Page 209 The International Standards Organization's Open System Interconnection ......Page 215 Introduction to Line Protocols : Half-Duplex Point-to-Point ......Page 221 Half-Duplex Multipoint......Page 241 Half-Duplex Performance Analysis : Examples......Page 263 Introduction to Full-Duplex Protocols......Page 291 Introduction to HDLC/SDLC (High-level Data LinkControl/Synchronous Data Link Control) ......Page 297 HDLC Data Transfer ......Page 305 HDLC Network Examples ......Page 320 Network Design Summary......Page 331 Communications Carrier Facilities ......Page 333 Digital Data Networks and ISDN ......Page 353 Packet - Switching : CClTT Recommendation X.25 ......Page 369 System Planning Considerations ......Page 384 Network Management......Page 416 Basic Statistics......Page 438 Introduction to Queuing Theory ......Page 443 Index......Page 472