Networking fundamentals wide, local, and personal area communications /

Focusing on the physical layer, Networking Fundamentals provides essential information on networking technologies that are used in both wired and wireless networks designed for local area networks (LANs) and wide-area networks (WANs). The book star.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pahlavan, Kaveh, 1951
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470779422
Summary: Focusing on the physical layer, Networking Fundamentals provides essential information on networking technologies that are used in both wired and wireless networks designed for local area networks (LANs) and wide-area networks (WANs). The book star.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470779422
047077942X
9780470779439 (electronic bk.)
0470779438 (electronic bk.)
0470992905 (paper)
9780470992906 (paper)
1282123815
9781282123816
Index Number: TK5105
CLC: TP393
Contents: 1. Introduction to Information Networks -- 2. Characteristics of the Medium -- 3. Fundamentals of Physical Layer Transmission -- 4. Coding and Reliable Packet Transmission -- 5. Medium Access Methods -- 6. Internet -- 7. Cellular Networks -- 8. IEEE 802.3 Ethernet -- 9. IEEE Wireless Local-Area Network Standards -- 10. IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal-Area Network -- 11. Network Security -- 12. Wireless Localization -- 13. Wireless Sensor Networks -- Appendix A : What is Decibel? -- Appendix B : STC for Two Transmitters and One Receiver -- Appendix C : Source Coding -- Appendix D : Acronyms --