ISBN-13: 9780471808725 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 288 str.
The Internet is used as the principle example of a communication syste m, allowing the reader to follow the system from the application layer s, with source coding and security, through the network, with naming a nd routing algorithms, down to transport and physical aspects of a com munication system. Modern techniques such as mobile radio, Voice over IP, and ASDL, are covered, while more traditional aspects such as circ uit switching, which still form a significant part of current systems, are not overlooked. By providing a technical introduction and includi ng application examples, this text will have significant appeal to fin al year students, postgraduates and professionals with a science or en gineering background wishing to gain a basic understanding of the key concepts behind data communications engineering.