Reflecting the technological advances made since the first edition, this book offers a tutorial on the major types of networks in use today. Each chapter provides a complete description of a major computer network technology. This edition has a new modular organization with three introductory chapters, followed by a collection of tutorials on the various key subject areas.
This new release offers a succinct tutorial in each of the major types of networking technologies in use today. New in this edition is the coverage of Frame Relay, SMDS, FDDI, and Sinet technologies. Book is organized in modular manner so that readers can delve into the technologies of interest to them.