Data Networks, IP and the Internet: Protocols, Design and Operation

Acknowledgements.

Foreword.

The Internet, Email, Ebusiness  and the Worldwide Web (www).

Fundamentals of Data Communication and Packet Switching.

Basic Data Networks and Protocols.

Local Area Networks (LANs).

WANs, Routers and the Internet Protocol (IP).

Routing Tables and Protocols.

Transport Services and Protocols.

IP Networks in Practice: Components, Backbone and Access.

Managing the Network.

Data Networking and Internet Applications.

The Worldwide Web (www).

Electronic Mail (email).

Data Network Security.

Quality of Service (QOS), Network Performance and Optimisation.

Challenges Ahead for IP.

Appendix 1. Protocol Addresses, Port Numbers, Service Access Point Identifiers (SAPIs) and Common Presentation Format.

Appendix 2. Internet Top-Level Domains (TLDs) and Generic Domains.

Appendix 3. Internet Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs—ISO 3166-1).

Appendix 4. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comment (RFC) Listing.

Appendix 5. IEEE 802 Standards for LANs and MANs.

Appendix 6. IEEE 802.11: Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs).

Appendix 7. Interfaces, Cables, Connectors and Pin-outs.

Appendix 8. X.25 Packet Switching (ITU-T Recommendation X.25).

Appendix 9. Frame Relay.

Appendix 10. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).

Glossary of Selected Terms.

Abbreviations and Standards Quick-Reference.

Bibliography.

Index.