Networking Fundamentals
Wide, Local and Personal Area Communications
1. Edition May 2009
656 Pages, Softcover
Professional Book
Short Description
A fundamental understanding of the existing and emerging wired and wireless networking provides a basis for system, service, and application design in the modern mobile and fixed Internet. Networking Fundamentals employs up-to-date information on new technologies with the evolution of wireless wide, local, and personal area networks and the convergence of wireless and fixed internet access technologies. Taking a holistic approach, the text emphasizes the physical layer and systems engineering aspects, making this a vital resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science programs.
Focusing on the physical layer, Networking Fundamentals provides essential information on networking technologies that are used in both wired and wireless networks designed for local area networks (LANs) and wide-area networks (WANs). The book starts with an overview of telecommunications followed by four parts, each including several chapters. Part I explains the principles of design and analysis of information networks at the lowest layers. It concentrates on the characteristics of the transmission media, applied transmission and coding, and medium access control. Parts II and III are devoted to detailed descriptions of important WANs and LANs respectively with Part II describing the wired Ethernet and Internet as well as cellular networks while Part III covers popular wired LANs and wireless LANs (WLANs), as well as wireless personal area network (WPAN) technologies. Part IV concludes by examining security, localization and sensor networking. The partitioned structure of the book allows flexibility in teaching the material, encouraging the reader to grasp the more simple concepts and to build on these foundations when moving onto more complex information.
Networking Fundamentals contains numerous illustrations, case studies and tables to supplement the text, as well as exercises with solutions at the end of each chapter. There is also a companion website with password protected solutions manual for instructors along with other useful resources.
* Provides a unique holistic approach covering wireless communication technologies, wired technologies and networking
* One of the first textbooks to integrate all aspects of information networks while placing an emphasis on the physical layer and systems engineering aspects
* Contains numerous illustrations, case studies and tables to supplement the text, as well as exercises with solutions at the end of each chapter
* Companion website with password protected solutions manual and other useful resources
1. Introduction to Information Networks.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Evolution of WANs.
1.3 Evolution of Local Networks.
1.4 Structure of the book.
PART TWO.
2. Characteristics of the Medium.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Guided Media.
2.3 Wireless Media.
3. Fundamentals of Physical Layer Transmission.
3.1 Information Transmission.
3.2 Transmission Techniques and Signal Constellation.
3.3 Performance of the Physical Layer.
3.4 Wideband Modems.
4. Coding and Reliable Packet Transmission.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Source Coding and Framing Techniques.
4.3 FEC Coding.
4.4 Coding for Spread-Spectrum and CDMA Systems.
4.5 Arq schemes.
4.6 Flow Control Protocols.
5. Medium Access Methods.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Centralized Assigned access Schemes.
5.3 Distributed Random Access for Data-Oriented Networks.
5.4 Integration of voice and data traffic.
PART THREE.
6. The Internet.
6.1 Infrastructure of the Internet.
6.2 Addressing.
6.3 QoS.
6.4 Bridges or LAN Switches.
6.5 Switches.
6.6 Routers.
7. Cellular Networks.
7.1 Introduction: What Is a Cellular Network?
7.2 General Architecture of a Cellular Network.
7.3 Mechanisms to Support a Mobile Environment.
7.4 Protocol Stack in Cellular Networks.
7.5 PHY in TDMA Air Interface.
7.6 PHY in CDMA Air Interface.
7.7 Achieving Higher Data Rates in Cellular Networks.
7.8 Deployment of Cellular Networks.
8. Ethernet.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Legacy 10 Mb/s Ethernet.
8.3 Evolution of the PHY.
8.4 Emergence of Additional Features for Ethernet.
9. IEEE WLAN Standards.
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 IEEE 802.11 and WLANs.
9.3 IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX).
10. IEEE 802.15 WPAN.
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 IEEE 802.15.1 Bluetooth.
10.3 Interference between Bluetooth and 802.11.
10.4 IEEE 802.15.3a UWB WPANs.
10.5 IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee.
PART FOUR.
11. Network Security.
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Network Attacks and Security Issues.
11.3 Protection and Prevention.
11.4 Detection.
11.5 Assessment and Response.
12. RF Location Sensing and Geolocation Systems.
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 What is Wireless Geolocation?
12.3 RF Location Sensing and Positioning Methodologies.
12.4 LCS Architecture for Cellular Systems.
12.5 Positioning in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks.
13. Wireless Sensor Networks.
13.1 Introduction.
13.2 Sensor Network Applications.
13.3 Sensor Network Architecture and Sensor Devices.
13.4 The PHY Layer in Sensor Networks.
13.5 The MAC Layer in Sensor Networks.
13.6 Higher Layer Issues in Sensor Networks.
