Local Networks An Introduction - William Stallings - 1983 - Hardcover

The synthesis of computer science and telecommunications has revolutionized the design and implementation of computer communications systems. Stallings' new book offers a broad but detailed survey of the principles of data and computer communications. Divided into three parts, the book covers: • Data Communications—transmission media, data transmission principles, data encoding, digital data communications, data link control, and multiplexing • Communications A/efwor/fs-circuit-switched networks, packet-switched networks, local networks, and radio and satellite networks • Computer Communication Architecture—organized according to the OSI model, with analysis of the approach based on the ARPANET experiment, concluding with a chapter on the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Data and Computer Communications follows the style of Stallings' Local Networks: An Introduction, and includes a glossary, a list of acronyms, problems, and recommendations for further reading.