Table Of ContentPreface. 1. Introduction. I. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS FUNDAMENTALS. 2. Digital Transmission. 3. Line Coding and the Subscriber Line. 4. Communication Networks. II. INTEGRATED SERVICE DIGITAL NETWORKS. 5. ISDN Overview. 6. ISDN Interfaces and Functions. 7. ISDN Physical Layer. 8. ISDN Data Link Layer. 9. ISDN Network Layer. 10. ISDN Services. 11. Signaling System Number 7. III. FRAME RELAY. 12. Frame Relay Protocols and Services. 13. Frame Relay Congestion Control. IV. BROADBAND ISDN. 14. Broadband ISDN Architecture. 15. Broadband ISDN Protocols. V. ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE. 16. ATM Protocols. 17. ATM Traffic and Congestion Control. Appendix A. Flow Control, Error Detection, and Error Control. Appendix B. The OSI Reference Model. Glossary. References. Index.
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