Multimedia Communications and Networking - 9781439874844

For undergraduate and graduate students in computer science or electrical engineering, and industry professionals planning, designing, and developing these systems, da Silva (electrical engineering, U. Autónoma de Lisboa (CESITI), Portuguese National Academy) presents key fundamentals and system details in the fields of multimedia, digital communications, and networking services and security, both current and emergent. He covers the fundamental concepts, requirements, and constraints in networks and telecommunications, and channel disturbances that can hinder system performance, including noise, attenuation, distortion, and interferences, and transmission techniques for mitigating these limitations. He addresses the network protocol architecture concept; cellular communications; transport networks; the data link, network, and transport layers; services and applications such as web browsing, file transfer, and network management; and twisted pairs, coaxial and optical fiber cables, wireless propagation, satellite communications, and terrestrial microwave systems. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)