Publisher's Synopsis
"Data Communications" third edition, provides a survey of this broad field, including considerable coverage of software, algorithms, and protocols. Emphasizing fundamental principles, it rpesents key topics in three general categories: principles - applies such basic principles as multiplexing, flow control, and error control to specific areas of technology; design approaches - examines alternative approaches to meeting specific communication requirements through existing implementations; standards - considers the current status and future directions of technology.;In addition, the book is organized into comprehensive parts that illustrate the relationships between different topics, as well as allow instructors to cover the material appropriate for their courses.
