1 Introduction

2 Data Communication Models

3 Data Transmission

4 Transmission Media

5 Error Detection

6 LAN Topologies

7 Flow & Error Control

8 Medium Access Methods

9 Logical Link Control (LLC)

10 Ethernet: 10 Mbps

11 Ethernet Evolution: Fast and Gigabit Ethernet

12 Token Bus

13 Token Ring

14 ATM LANs

15 Wireless LANs

16 LAN Performance

17 Connecting LANs

18 TCP/IP

19 Data Encryption

20 Network Management

Appendix A ASCII Code

Appendix B Numbering Systems & Transformation

Appendix C Spanning Tree

Appendix D Information Theory

Appendix E ATM

Appendix F DQDB

Appendix G FDDI

Appendix H Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

Appendix I Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Appendix J Probability

Appendix K 8B/6T Code

Glossary

Acronyms

Index