Chapter 1 Introduction Data Communication Networks Protocols and Standards Standard Organizations WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Data Communication System Components Figure 1-1 Data Communication System Components WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 1-2 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 1-3 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Chapter 2 Basic Concepts Line Configuration Topology Transmission Mode Categories of Networks Internetworks WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-1 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Point-to-Point Line Configuration Figure 2-2 Point-to-Point Line Configuration WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Point-to-Point Line Configuration Figure 2-2-continued Point-to-Point Line Configuration WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Point-to-Point Line Configuration Figure 2-2-continued Point-to-Point Line Configuration WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Multipoint Line Configuration Figure 2-3 Multipoint Line Configuration WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-4 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Mesh Topology  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-5 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Star Topology  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-6 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Tree Topology  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-7 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Bus Topology  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-8 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Ring Topology  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-9 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Hybrid Topology  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-10 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-11 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Simplex  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-12 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Half-Duplex  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-13 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Full-Duplex  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-14 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-15 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Local Area Network  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-16 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Local Area Network  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-16-continued Local Area Network WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Metropolitan Area Network Figure 2-17 Metropolitan Area Network WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Wide Area Network  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Figure 2-18 WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998

Internetwork (Internet) Figure 2-19 Internetwork (Internet) WCB/McGraw-Hill  The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998