本书系统全面地介绍了通信网络的机械原理、开发及应用等多方面的知识。本书内容丰富全面、实用性强,是一本学习通信网络基础的首选参考书。
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Communication Networks
Chapter 2 The Way Networks Work
Chapter 3 Internet
Chapter 4 Local Area Networks
Chapter 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Chapter 6 Data Link Layer and Retransmission Protocols
Chapter 7 Physical Layer
Chapter 8 Security and Compression
Chapter 9 Performance Evaluation and Monitoring
Appendix A Probability
Appendix B Queues and Metworks of Queues
Appendix C Communication Principles
Appendix D References
A network comsists of links,routers kr switches,and computers.The user com-puters and seervers are called end systems or hosts.The routers are transfer systems.In this section,we take a quick look at these basic components and summarize their characteristics.