Practical data communications / Roger L. Freeman.

By: Freeman, Roger L .

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BookSeries: Wiley series in telecommunications and signal processing.Publisher: New York : Wiley, 2001Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xxxi, 825 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0471393029 .Subject(s): Data transmission systems

DDC classification: 004.6

Contents:

The Enterprise Network Environment -- The OSI Model and the Data-link layer -- High-level Data-link control (HDLC) typical data-link layer protocol -- Data Network Operations -- Data Transmission I -- Data Transmission II -- The Telecommunications network as a vehicle for data transport -- The Transmission of data over the analog voice channel -- Data communications in the office environment, Part 1 -- Data Communications in the office environment, Part 2 -- Wide Area Networks (WANs) -- Frame Relay -- Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) -- Building and Campus Wiring and cabling for data communications -- Broadband Data Transport Techniques -- Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) and the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) -- Last-mile data distribution systems -- Network management for enterprise networks.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Data communication is the movement of encoded data by electronic means. It is the fastest growing segment of the telecommunications industry and is involved in almost every facet of life today. Written by bestselling telecommunications expert Roger Freeman, this updated edition provides a complete overview of data communications and a comprehensive guide to its practical aspects. Both a tutorial and a practical reference for the design and operation of data networks, this is the most comprehensive and detailed book available on data communications.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication".

Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface (p. xxix)
Chapter 1 The Enterprise Network Environment (p. 1)
1.1 Enterprise Networks (p. 1)
1.2 Types of Network Topology (p. 3)
1.3 Network Access: An Overview (p. 6)
1.4 Initial Network Design Considerations (p. 7)
1.5 Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Service (p. 8)
1.6 Data Protocols: Key to Network Operation (p. 8)
1.6.1 Introduction (p. 8)
1.6.2 Basic Protocol Functions (p. 9)
References (p. 11)
Chapter 2 The OSI Model and the Data-Link Layer (p. 13)
2.1 Introduction (p. 13)
2.2 Layering (p. 14)
2.2.1 Notation (p. 14)
2.2.2 Basic Structuring Technique (p. 14)
2.3 Type and Instance (p. 15)
2.4 Possible Sublayers (p. 16)
2.5 Data Units (p. 17)
2.6 Specific Layers of the OSI Reference Model (p. 18)
2.7 Layer Descriptions (p. 19)
2.8 Specific Comments on OSI (p. 33)
2.8.1 General (p. 33)
2.9 Discussion of OSI Layers 1-4 (p. 34)
2.9.1 The Physical Layer (Layer 1) (p. 34)
2.9.2 The Data-Link Layer (Layer 2) (p. 35)
2.9.3 The Network Layer (Layer 3) (p. 37)
2.9.4 Internet Protocol (IP) and Gateway Layer (Layer 3.5) (p. 37)
2.9.5 The Transport Layer (Layer 4) (p. 38)
2.10 Procedural Versus Electrical (p. 39)
2.10.1 Narrative (p. 39)
References (p. 39)
Chapter 3 High-Level Data-Link Control (HDLC) Typical Data-Link Layer Protocol (p. 41)
3.1 Introduction (p. 41)
3.2 Stations and Configurations (p. 42)
3.3 Modes of Operation Used with HDLC (p. 43)
3.4 HDLC Frame Structure (p. 43)
3.4.1 Sequence Numbering in HDLC (p. 45)
3.4.2 The Poll/Final Bit (p. 47)
3.4.3 Supervisory Frames (p. 47)
3.4.4 Unnumbered (U) Frames (p. 48)
3.4.5 Information Field (p. 48)
3.4.6 Frame Check Sequence (FCS) Field (p. 48)
3.5 Commands and Responses (p. 49)
3.5.1 Mode-Setting Commands (p. 49)
3.5.2 Miscellaneous Commands (p. 51)
3.5.3 Responses to Unnumbered Commands (p. 51)
3.6 Frame Operation (p. 52)
3.7 Error Recovery (p. 53)
3.8 Other Station Modes (p. 54)
3.9 SDLC Variations with HDLC (p. 55)
References (p. 55)
Chapter 4 Data Network Operations (p. 57)
4.1 Chapter Objective (p. 57)
4.2 General Requirements for the Interchange of Data (p. 57)
4.3 Discussion of Issues and Requirements (p. 58)
4.3.1 Pathway(s) Exist(s) (p. 58)
4.3.2 Access to the Pathway (p. 59)
4.3.3 Directing the Data Messages to Its Intended User(s) (p. 59)
4.3.4 Data Urgency (p. 59)
4.3.5 Maintenance of Data Integrity (p. 60)
4.4 Error Detection Schemes (p. 61)
4.4.1 Parity Checks (p. 61)
4.4.2 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) (p. 62)
4.5 Error Correction Schemes (p. 64)
4.5.1 Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) (p. 64)
4.5.2 Forward Error Correction (FEC) (p. 65)
4.6 Data Switching (p. 67)
4.6.1 Philosophy of "Data Signaling" Versus Telephone Signaling (p. 69)
4.6.2 Smart Bridges, Routers, and Switching Hubs (p. 71)
References (p. 71)
Chapter 5 Data Transmission I (p. 73)
5.1 Electrical Communication of Information (p. 73)
5.2 The Bit and Binary Transmission of Information (p. 73)
5.3 Binary Codes for Data Communication (p. 76)
5.4 Electrical Bit Decisions (p. 79)
5.5 Electrical Representation of Binary Data (p. 82)
5.5.1 Neutral and Polar Waveforms (p. 82)
5.5.2 Waveforms and Line Codes (p. 83)
5.6 Binary Conventions (p. 84)
5.7 Bit-Parallel and Bit-Serial (p. 85)
5.8 Baseband (p. 86)
5.9 Data Rate (p. 87)
5.9.1 Error Rate (p. 87)
References (p. 88)
Chapter 6 Data Transmission II (p. 89)
6.1 Interpreting a Serial Stream of Bits (p. 89)
6.1.1 The Problem (p. 89)
6.1.2 Start-Stop Transmission (p. 89)
6.1.3 Synchronous Transmission (p. 91)
6.2 Timing Distortion in a Serial Bit Stream (p. 93)
6.3 The Transmission of Digital Data (p. 94)
6.3.1 Baseband Transmission (p. 94)
6.3.2 Transmission of Data over Longer Distances (p. 95)
6.3.3 Data Circuit Performance (p. 102)
6.4 Interface at the Physical Layer (p. 107)
6.4.1 Introduction (p. 107)
6.4.2 The DTE-DCE Interface (p. 108)
6.5 The Question of Bandwidth (p. 116)
6.5.1 Bandwidth Versus Bit Rate (p. 116)
6.5.2 Bandwidth Defined (p. 116)
6.5.3 First and Second Bandwidth Approximations (p. 116)
6.5.4 Shannon (p. 117)
6.5.5 Summary (p. 118)
References (p. 118)
Chapter 7 The Telecommunications Network as a Vehicle for Data Transport (p. 121)
7.1 The Public Switched Telecommunication Network (p. 121)
7.1.1 Introduction (p. 121)
7.1.2 Access to the PSTN: The Subscriber Network (p. 122)
7.2 Introduction to Digital Networks (p. 123)
7.2.1 Rationale (p. 123)
7.2.2 Development of a PCM Signal (p. 123)
7.2.3 The Concept of Frame (p. 131)
7.2.4 The Line Code (p. 134)
7.2.5 Regenerative Repeaters (p. 135)
7.2.6 Higher-Order PCM Multiplex Systems (p. 136)
7.2.7 Line Rates and Codes (p. 139)
7.3 Brief Overview of Digital Switching (p. 139)
7.3.1 Advantages and Issues of PCM Switching (p. 139)
7.3.2 Approaches to PCM Switching (p. 140)
7.3.3 Time Switch (p. 140)
7.3.4 Space Switch (p. 142)
7.3.5 Time-Space-Time Switch (p. 144)
7.3.6 Space-Time-Space Switch (p. 146)
7.4 Digital Network Structure (p. 146)
7.5 Digital Network Impairments and Performance Requirements (p. 147)
7.5.1 Error Performance (p. 147)
7.5.2 Slips (p. 147)
7.6 Data Transmission on the Digital Network (p. 149)
7.6.1 The Problem (p. 149)
7.6.2 Some Solutions (p. 149)
7.7 Interconnects and Bypass (p. 151)
7.8 Bypass in Economically Evolving Nations (p. 152)
References (p. 152)
Chapter 8 The Transmission of Data over the Analog Voice Channel (p. 155)
8.1 Background (p. 155)
8.2 Two-Wire Versus Four-Wire Operation (p. 156)
8.2.1 What Is Two-Wire and Four-Wire Operation? (p. 156)
8.2.2 Two-Wire Transmission (p. 156)
8.2.3 Four-Wire Transmission (p. 156)
8.3 Echo and Singing: Telecommunication Network Impairments (p. 159)
8.4 Amplitude Distortion and Phase Distortion (p. 159)
8.4.1 Introduction (p. 159)
8.4.2 Amplitude Distortion (p. 160)
8.4.3 Phase Distortion (p. 160)
8.4.4 Conditioning and Equalization (p. 161)
8.5 Data Modems (p. 165)
8.5.1 Where We Are and Where We Are Going (p. 165)
8.5.2 Getting More Bits per Hertz (p. 165)
8.5.3 Specific High-Speed Modems (p. 168)
8.5.4 Scrambling and Its Rationale (p. 174)
8.5.5 Introduction to Trellis-Coded Modulation (TCM) (p. 176)
8.5.6 The V.34 Modem: 28,8000 bps and 33,600 bps (p. 178)
8.5.7 The V.90 Modem--Maximum Data Rate: 56 kbps (p. 187)
References (p. 200)
Chapter 9 Data Communications in the Office Environment, Part 1 (p. 203)
9.1 Introduction (p. 203)
9.2 Distinguishing Characteristics of LANs (p. 204)
9.3 How LAN Protocols Relate to OSI (p. 206)
9.4 Logical Link Control (LLC) (p. 206)
9.4.1 LLC Sublayer Services and Primitives (p. 208)
9.4.2 LLC PDU Structure (p. 211)
9.5 Medium Access Control (MAC) (p. 223)
9.5.1 Introduction (p. 223)
9.5.2 Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) (p. 223)
9.6 CSMA/CD--Current Status and Advanced Operation (p. 232)
9.6.1 General (p. 232)
9.6.2 Half-Duplex and Full-Duplex (p. 232)
9.6.3 Compatability Interfaces--Physical Layer (p. 232)
9.6.4 Layer Interface Requirements (p. 236)
9.6.5 Allowable Implementations--Parameterized Values (p. 238)
9.6.6 Physical Signaling (PLS) and Attachment Unit Interface (AUI)--Selected Discussion (p. 240)
9.6.7 System Configurations for Multisegment 10-Mbps Baseband Networks (p. 249)
9.7 100-Mbps CSMA/CD Baseband Networks (p. 252)
9.7.1 Overview--Key Points (p. 252)
9.7.2 Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) and Media-Independent Interface (MII)--Description Details (p. 256)
9.7.3 100BASE-T4, Its PMA, and PCS (p. 261)
9.7.4 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) and Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) Sublayer, Type 100BASE-X (p. 264)
9.7.5 System Considerations for Multisegment 100BASE-T Networks (p. 271)
9.8 1000-Mbps CSMA/CD Networks (p. 274)
9.8.1 Overview (p. 274)
9.8.2 Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) and Gigabit Media-Independent Interface (GMII) (p. 276)
9.8.3 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) and Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) Sublayer, 1000BASE-X (p. 277)
9.8.4 System Considerations for Multisegment 1000-Mbps Networks (p. 283)
References (p. 288)
Chapter 10 Data Communications in the Office Environment, Part 2 (p. 289)
10.1 Medium Access Control--Token-Passing Schemes (p. 289)
10.1.1 Introduction (p. 289)
10.1.2 Token-Passing Bus (p. 290)
10.1.3 Token-Passing Ring (p. 293)
10.1.4 Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) (p. 308)
10.1.5 Wireless LANs (WLANs) (p. 316)
10.2 Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, and Hubs (p. 335)
10.2.1 Definitions and Interactions (p. 335)
10.3 LAN Bridges--Overview (p. 335)
10.3.2 Source Routing Bridges (p. 352)
10.3.3 Remote Bridges (p. 354)
10.4 Hubs and Switching Hubs (p. 355)
10.4.1 Rationale and Function (p. 355)
10.4.2 Improvements in Hub Technology (p. 355)
10.5 Routers (p. 356)
10.5.1 Addressing with Hierarchical Significance (p. 356)
10.5.2 Subnet Masks (p. 358)
10.6 Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) (p. 358)
10.7 Servers and Intranets (p. 359)
10.7.1 Servers (p. 359)
10.7.2 Intranet and Extranet (p. 360)
References (p. 360)
Chapter 11 Wide Area Networks (WANs) (p. 363)
11.1 Background and Scope (p. 363)
11.2 Basic Approaches (p. 364)
11.2.1 Point-to-Point Links (p. 364)
11.2.2 Data Multiplexers and Statmultiplexers (p. 366)
11.3 Packet Networks for Data Communication (p. 367)
11.3.1 Introduction to Packet Data (p. 367)
11.3.2 Packet-Switched and Virtual Connections Based on ITU-T Rec. X.25 (p. 369)
11.4 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (p. 386)
11.4.1 Background and Application (p. 386)
11.4.2 TCP/IP and Data-Link Layers (p. 387)
11.4.3 The IP Routing Function (p. 390)
11.4.4 Detailed IP Operation (p. 391)
11.4.5 The Transmission Control Protocol (p. 402)
11.4.6 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) (p. 410)
11.5 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) (p. 414)
11.5.1 UDP Header Format and Fields (p. 414)
11.6 The CLNP Protocol Based on ISO 8473 (p. 415)
11.6.1 CLNP Frame Formats (p. 416)
11.6.2 Frame Field Description--Fixed Part (p. 416)
11.6.3 Error Report PDU (ER) (p. 423)
11.7 Networking via VSATs (p. 424)
11.7.1 Rationale of VSAT Networks (p. 424)
11.7.2 Basic Description of a VSAT Network (p. 425)
11.7.3 Disadvantages of a VSAT Network (p. 425)
11.7.4 Important Design Variables (p. 427)
11.8 Hypothetical Reference Connections for Public Synchronous Data Networks (p. 430)
References (p. 431)
Chapter 12 Frame Relay (p. 433)
12.1 How Can Networks Be Speeded Up? (p. 433)
12.1.1 The Genesis of Frame Relay (p. 435)
12.2 Introduction to Frame Relay (p. 436)
12.2.1 The Frame Structure (p. 437)
12.2.2 Address Field Discussion (p. 441)
12.3 DL-CORE Parameters (As Defined by ANSI) (p. 444)
12.3.1 Procedures (p. 444)
12.4 Traffic and Billing on Frame Relay (p. 445)
12.5 PVCs and SVCs (p. 446)
12.6 Two Types of Interfaces: UNI and NNI (p. 446)
12.7 Congestion Control: A Discussion (p. 447)
12.7.1 Network Response to Congestion (p. 448)
12.7.2 User Response to Congestion (p. 448)
12.7.3 Consolidated Link Layer Management (CLLM) Messages (p. 449)
12.7.4 Action of a Congested Node (p. 452)
12.8 Flow Control and Possible Applications of FECN and BECN Bits (p. 453)
12.8.1 FECN Usage (p. 453)
12.8.2 BECN Usage (p. 454)
12.9 Policing a Frame Relay Network (p. 455)
12.9.1 Introduction (p. 455)
12.9.2 Definitions (p. 455)
12.9.3 Relationship Among Parameters (p. 456)
12.10 Quality of Service Parameters (p. 458)
12.11 Network Responsibilities (p. 459)
12.12 Frame Relay Signalling Functions (p. 460)
12.12.1 PVC Management Procedures (p. 461)
12.12.2 Signaling Required for SVCs (p. 468)
12.13 Compatibility Issues (p. 474)
References (p. 480)
Chapter 13 Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) (p. 483)
13.1 Introduction (p. 483)
13.2 ISDN Structures (p. 483)
13.2.1 ISDN User Channels (p. 483)
13.2.2 Basic and Primary Rate Interfaces (p. 484)
13.3 User Access and Interface (p. 485)
13.3.1 General (p. 485)
13.4 ISDN Protocols and Protocol Issues (p. 488)
13.5 ISDN Networks (p. 490)
13.6 ISDN Protocol Structures (p. 493)
13.6.1 ISDN and OSI (p. 493)
13.6.2 Layer 1 Interface, Basic Rate (CCITT) (p. 494)
13.6.3 Layer 1 Interface, Primary Rate (p. 500)
13.7 Overview of Layer 2 Interface: Link Access Procedure for the D Channel (LAPD) (p. 505)
13.7.1 Layer 2 Frame Structure for Peer-to-Peer Communication (p. 509)
13.8 Overview of Layer 3 (p. 514)
13.8.1 Layer 3 Specification (p. 516)
13.9 ISDN Packet Mode Review (p. 520)
13.9.1 Introduction (p. 520)
13.9.2 Case A: Configuration When Accessing PSPDN Services (p. 520)
13.9.3 Case B: Configuration for the ISDN Virtual Circuit Service (p. 521)
13.9.4 Service Aspects (p. 523)
References (p. 524)
Chapter 14 Building and Campus Wiring and Cabling for Data Communications (p. 527)
14.1 Background and Objective (p. 527)
14.2 Major Elements of Telecommunication Building Layout (p. 528)
14.3 Horizontal Cabling (p. 528)
14.3.1 Selection of Media (p. 529)
14.4 Backbone Cabling (p. 530)
14.4.1 Topology of Backbone Cabling (p. 530)
14.4.2 Selecting Cable Media (p. 530)
14.5 Telecommunication Closets (p. 532)
14.5.1 Cabling Practices (p. 532)
14.6 Entrance Facilities (p. 533)
14.7 100-[Omega] Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) Cabling Systems (p. 533)
14.7.1 UTP Category Definitions (p. 533)
14.7.2 Horizontal UTP Cable (p. 534)
14.8 Backbone UTP Cabling (p. 535)
14.8.1 Transmission Performance Requirements (p. 535)
14.8.2 Connecting Hardware for UTP Cable (p. 536)
14.9 150-[Omega] Shielded Twisted-Pair Cabling Systems (p. 538)
14.9.1 Transmission Performance Requirements (p. 538)
14.10 Optical Fiber Cabling Systems (p. 539)
14.10.1 Backbone Optical Fiber Cable (p. 540)
14.11 Grounding and Bonding Infrastructure for Commercial Buildings (p. 541)
14.11.1 Rationale (p. 541)
14.11.2 The Telecommunications Bonding Backbone (TBB) (p. 542)
14.11.3 The Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar (TMGB) (p. 543)
14.11.4 The Telecommunications Grounding Busbar (TGB) (p. 544)
14.11.5 Bonding to the Metal Frame of a Building (p. 544)
14.11.6 Telecommunications Entrance Facility (TEF) (p. 545)
14.11.7 Telecommunication Closets and Equipment Rooms (p. 546)
14.12 Customer-Owned Outside Plant (OSP) Infrastructure (p. 546)
14.12.1 OSP Cabling Infrastructure Defined (p. 546)
14.12.2 OSP Topology (p. 546)
14.12.3 Recognized Cable Media and Media Selection (p. 548)
References (p. 549)
Chapter 15 Broadband Data Transport Techniques (p. 551)
15.1 Chapter Objective (p. 551)
15.2 Introduction to Fiber-Optics Transmission (p. 552)
15.2.1 What Is So Good About Fiber-Optic Transmission? (p. 552)
15.2.2 Advantages of Optical Fiber (p. 553)
15.2.3 Overview of an Optical Fiber Link (p. 554)
15.2.4 Optical Fiber Transmission (p. 555)
15.2.5 Types of Optical Fiber (p. 562)
15.2.6 Fiber-Optic Cable (p. 563)
15.2.7 Fiber-Optic Transmitters (p. 564)
15.2.8 Receivers (p. 566)
15.2.9 Repeaters (p. 568)
15.2.10 Fiber-Optic Amplifiers (p. 568)
15.2.11 The Joining of Fibers: Splices and Connectors (p. 569)
15.2.12 Modulation and Coding (p. 569)
15.3 Higher-Order Multiplexing Formats: SONET and SDH (p. 571)
15.3.1 Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) (p. 571)
15.3.2 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (p. 583)
15.4 Line-of-Sight Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Transmission Systems (p. 591)
15.4.1 Broadband Radio Systems (p. 591)
15.4.2 An Overview of Line-of-Sight Microwave (p. 592)
15.4.3 Satellite Communications (p. 596)
References (p. 599)
Chapter 16 Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) and the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) (p. 601)
16.1 Where Are We Going? (p. 601)
16.2 Introduction to ATM (p. 602)
16.3 User-Network Interface (UNI), Configuration, and Architecture (p. 605)
16.4 The ATM Cell: Key to Operation (p. 606)
16.4.1 ATM Cell Structure (p. 606)
16.4.2 Header Error Control Sequence Generation (p. 611)
16.4.3 Idle Cells (p. 613)
16.5 Cell Delineation and Scrambling (p. 613)
16.5.1 Delineation and Scrambling Objectives (p. 613)
16.5.2 Cell Delineation Algorithm (p. 614)
16.6 ATM Layering and B-ISDN (p. 615)
16.6.1 Functions of Individual ATM/B-ISDN Layers (p. 616)
16.6.2 The ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) (p. 620)
16.7 Services: Connection-Oriented and Connectionless (p. 633)
16.7.1 Functional Architecture (p. 633)
16.7.2 CLNAP Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Structure and Encoding (p. 635)
16.8 Aspects of a B-ISDN/ATM Network (p. 637)
16.8.1 ATM Routing and Switching (p. 637)
16.9 Signaling Requirements (p. 640)
16.9.1 Setup and Release of VCCs (p. 640)
16.9.2 Signaling Virtual Channels (p. 640)
16.9.3 Metasignaling (p. 641)
16.9.4 Practical Signaling Considerations (p. 643)
16.10 Quality of Service (QoS) (p. 647)
16.10.1 ATM Service Quality Review (p. 647)
16.10.2 Definitions (p. 647)
16.10.3 Cell Transfer Delay (p. 648)
16.10.4 Cell Delay Variation (p. 648)
16.10.5 Cell Loss Ratio (p. 649)
16.10.6 Mean Cell Transfer Delay (p. 649)
16.10.7 Cell Error Ratio (p. 649)
16.10.8 Severely Errored Cell Block Ratio (p. 650)
16.10.9 Cell Misinsertion Rate (p. 650)
16.11 Traffic Control and Congestion Control (p. 650)
16.11.1 Generic Functions (p. 650)
16.11.2 Events, Actions, Time Scales, and Response Times (p. 651)
16.11.3 Quality of Service, Network Performance, and Cell Loss Priority (p. 652)
16.11.4 Traffic Descriptors and Parameters (p. 653)
16.11.5 User-Network Traffic Contract (p. 654)
16.12 Transporting ATM Cells (p. 659)
16.12.1 In the DS3 Frame (p. 659)
16.12.2 DS1 Mapping (p. 660)
16.12.3 E1 Mapping (p. 662)
16.12.4 Mapping ATM Cells into SDH (p. 665)
16.12.5 Mapping ATM Cells into SONET (p. 666)
16.12.6 Cell Rates for Various Typical Connections (p. 666)
16.13 ATM Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) (p. 667)
16.13.1 OAM Levels in the B-ISDN (p. 667)
16.13.2 Mechanisms to Provide OAM Flows (p. 668)
16.13.3 ATM Layer Mechanism: F4 and F5 Flows (p. 669)
16.13.4 OAM Functions of the Physical Layer (p. 671)
16.13.5 OAM Functions of the ATM Layer (p. 671)
16.13.6 ATM Layer OAM Cell Format (p. 677)
References (p. 678)
Chapter 17 Last-Mile Data Distribution Systems (p. 681)
17.1 New Approaches to Outside Plant Distribution (p. 681)
17.2 Introducing Last-Mile Distribution Systems (p. 682)
17.3 Introduction to CATV (p. 687)
17.3.1 The Essentials of TV Signal Distribution on a CATV System (p. 688)
17.3.2 Extending CATV Coverage Area (p. 690)
17.3.3 The DOCSIS Specification (p. 692)
17.4 Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) (p. 716)
17.4.1 Frequency Reuse (p. 718)
17.5 Other Methods to Breach the Last Mile (p. 724)
17.5.1 Remote Wireless (Radio) Bridges (p. 724)
17.5.2 In-Building Wireless Telephone Systems (p. 725)
References (p. 725)
Chapter 18 Network Management for Enterprise Networks (p. 727)
18.1 What is Network Management? (p. 727)
18.2 The Bigger Picture (p. 727)
18.3 Traditional Breakout by Tasks (p. 728)
18.3.1 Fault Management (p. 728)
18.3.2 Configuration Management (p. 728)
18.3.3 Performance Management (p. 729)
18.3.4 Security Management (p. 729)
18.3.5 Accounting Management (p. 729)
18.4 Survivability--Where Network Management Really Pays (p. 729)
18.5 Availability Enhancement--Rapid Troubleshooting (p. 730)
18.5.1 Troubleshooting (p. 731)
18.6 System Depth--A Network Management Problem (p. 734)
18.6.1 Aids in Network Management Provisioning (p. 735)
18.6.2 Communication Channels for the Network Management System (p. 739)
18.7 An Introduction to Network Management Protocols (p. 739)
18.7.1 Two Network Management Protocols (p. 739)
18.7.2 An Overview of SNMP (p. 740)
18.7.3 SNMP Version 2 (p. 746)
18.7.4 Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP) (p. 747)
18.8 Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) (p. 749)
18.8.1 Objective and Scope (p. 749)
18.8.2 Network Management Functions Carried Out in Upper OSI Layers (p. 751)
References (p. 755)
Appendix I Addressing Conventions (p. 757)
I.1 Transforming Decimal Numbers to Binary Numbers and Transforming Binary Numbers to Decimal Numbering (p. 757)
I.2 Decimal Digit Representation in IP Addresses (p. 759)
I.3 Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Numbers (p. 761)
Appendix II Acronyms and Abbreviations (p. 763)
Index (p. 779)

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Freeman's book serves as a comprehensive basic reference of generic data communications systems, protocols, models, and networks for practitioners either skilled or new to the field. The myriad topics include many elements of data transmission, network operations, the public switched telephone network, local and wide area networks, network protocols and models, building wiring, broadband technology, last-mile systems, and addressing conventions. In this new edition (1st ed., 1995), Freeman has restructured his book by focusing on the viewpoint of an information technologist rather than an electrical engineer. He also updated and added material based on his considerable knowledge and experience with the continuously evolving data communications field. Among other valued contributions, the book will serve as a single source of this field's specialized acronyms, terminology, basic concepts, and practices. Conversely, it does not delve into theory nor provide detailed insight on most of the topics covered. Chapter reference listings; extensive index. Professionals. E. M. Aupperle University of Michigan

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Born in New York City, Roger Freeman is a widely known telecommunications engineer, educator, and author of several handbooks and manuals for students and telecommunications engineers. From 1948 until 1951, Freeman attended Northeastern University. He dropped out to work as a radio officer with the Military Sea Transportation Service and was stationed in Brooklyn, New York (1952-59). In 1959 he went to work as an engineer for Bendix Radio in Spain, where he remained until 1962. He spent the next 16 years as a research engineer and technical director for International Telephone and Telegraph Communications Systems (ITT). While working for ITT, Freeman earned a B.A. (1966) and an M.A. (1973) in electrical engineering from New York University. Since 1978 he has been senior principal engineer and program manager of the equipment division at the Raytheon Company of Sudbury, Massachusetts, as well as faculty member of Northeastern University.

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