| Table of Contents |
| Principles of Digital Communication Systems and Computer Networks |
| Preface |
| Part I - Digital Communication Systems |
| Chapter 1 | - | Basics of Communication Systems |
| Chapter 2 | - | Information Theory |
| Chapter 3 | - | Transmission Media |
| Chapter 4 | - | Coding of Text, Voice, Image, and Video Signals |
| Chapter 5 | - | Error Detection and Correction |
| Chapter 6 | - | Digital Encoding |
| Chapter 7 | - | Multiplexing |
| Chapter 8 | - | Multiple Access |
| Chapter 9 | - | Carrier Modulation |
| Chapter 10 | - | Issues in Communication System Design |
| Chapter 11 | - | Public Switched Telephone Network |
| Chapter 12 | - | Terrestrial Radio Communication Systems |
| Chapter 13 | - | Satellite Communication Systems |
| Chapter 14 | - | Optical Fiber Communication Systems |
| Part II - Data Communication Protocols and Computer Networking |
| Chapter 15 | - | Issues in Computer Networking |
| Chapter 16 | - | ISO/OSI Protocol Architecture |
| Chapter 17 | - | Local Area Networks |
| Chapter 18 | - | Wide Area Networks and X.25 Protocols |
| Chapter 19 | - | Internetworking |
| Chapter 20 | - | TCP/IP Protocol Suite |
| Chapter 21 | - | Internet Protocol (IP) |
| Chapter 22 | - | Transport Layer Protocols—TCP and UDP |
| Chapter 23 | - | Distributed Applications |
| Chapter 24 | - | The Wired Internet |
| Chapter 25 | - | Network Computing |
| Chapter 26 | - | Signaling System No. 7 |
| Chapter 27 | - | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| Chapter 28 | - | Frame Relay |
| Chapter 29 | - | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| Part III - Mobile Computing and Convergence Technologies |
| Chapter 30 | - | Radio Paging |
| Chapter 31 | - | Cellular Mobile Communication Systems |
| Chapter 32 | - | Global Positioning System |
| Chapter 33 | - | Wireless Internet |
| Chapter 34 | - | Multimedia Communication over IP Networks |
| Chapter 35 | - | Computer Telephony Integration and Unified Messaging |
| Chapter 36 | - | Wireless Personal/Home Area Networks |
| Chapter 37 | - | Telecommunications Management Network |
| Chapter 38 | - | Information Security |
| Chapter 39 | - | Futuristic Technologies and Applications |
| Appendix A | - | Glossary |
| Appendix B | - | Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| Appendix C | - | Solutions to Selected Exercises |
| Index |
| List of Figures |
| List of Tables |
| List of Listings |