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A full description of all the major data link protocols used in computer networking today. Suitable as a concise reference or as a practical tutorial. Among the topics are asynchronous and synchronous, wide-area and local-area protocols; the differences between widely-used protocols; and the relation of each to its underlying technology. No bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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The only reference and tutorial on the market covering all the major data link protocols in use in industry. (Data link protocols (DLPs) manage the flow of data across a communications path and ensure that this traffic arrives error-free at the receiving machine.) Examines relative merit and pros/cons of each. Covers both synchronous and asynchronous protocols as well as WAN and LAN links. Protocols covered include: LAPD, LAPB, LEEE LAN Link Protocols, LAPM, Frame Relay, Internet Link Protocols, SDLC as well as wireless link protocols. The value of these protocols for their underlying network technologies is examined; for example the relationship of LAPD to ISDN nets or LAPB to X.25 nets. For programmers, engineers, project managers responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining communication systems using data link protocols.
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