id: 06080406
dt: b
an: 06080406
au: Cowley, John
ti: Communications and networking. An introduction. 2nd ed.
so: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. New York, NY: Springer (ISBN
    978-1-4471-4356-7/pbk; 978-1-4471-4357-4/ebook). xix, 235~p.
    EUR~39.95/net; SFR~53.50; \sterling~35.99/pbk (2013).
py: 2013
pu: New York, NY: Springer
la: EN
cc: 
ut: computer communication; computer networks; communication systems; network
    security; network models; network standards; TCP/IP; wireless
    communication; mobile networks
ci: Zbl 1114.68014
li: doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-4357-4
ab: Publisher’s description: Computer communications and networks are an
    integral part of any computer science degree, with the technology
    growing ever more pervasive in modern life.  This clear and
    easy-to-follow textbook presents a detailed introduction to the
    essentials of networking and communications technologies, supported by
    numerous diagrams, examples and exercises designed to increase
    confidence in using and understanding communications systems.
    Thoroughly revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition
    retains the popular step-by-step approach of the original, organised to
    help those without a strong knowledge of the subject matter to grasp
    the material quickly.  Chapter-ending summaries and review questions,
    an appendix on TCP/IP packet formats and an expanded glossary are
    provided. Supplementary material at the associated Springer website,
    including teaching slides, solutions to the end-of-chapter questions
    and supplementary exercises with solutions are supplied. The book
    presents a greater emphasis on mobile computing and network security,
    and extended coverage of IPv6 (new in this edition). It discusses
    networking models and standards, local area and wide area networks,
    network protocols, TCP/IP-based networks, network management and
    wireless communications, and it examines grid and cloud computing,
    microblogging, mobile ad hoc networks, near-field communication, power
    over Ethernet and the ground positioning system (new in this edition). 
    Written specifically for undergraduate students of computing with no
    previous experience in the field, this comprehensive and authoritative
    textbook draws upon the author’s many years of teaching experience.
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