TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dumas, Barry M.
AU  - Schwartz, Morris
TI  - Principles of computer networks and communication
SN  - 978-0-13-167264-2
AV  - 004.6 D89p 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New Jersey
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - Computer networks
N1  - Includes glossary and index; 1 Introduction 2 The modern signal carriers: electricity, light, media, and impairments 3 Signal fundamentals 4 Encoding: representing information 5 Error control 6 Communications connections 7 Digital communication techniques 8 Comprehending networks 9 Local area networks (LANs) 10 Circuit switching, the telcos, and alternatives 11 Packet switched wide area networks (WANs) 12 Internetworking and the Internet 13 TCP/IP, associated Internet protocols and routing 14 Wireless networks 15 Network Security 16 Network Management 17 Planning, designing, and implementing a network 18 The future of network communications Appendices Glossary Index
N2  - For undergraduate and graduate level Network and Data Communication courses. This book takes a historical approach to information systems, showing students how technologies have built upon each other so they have an appreciation of how and why current technologies exist
ER  -