Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction and internet applications: Introduction and overview -- Internet trends -- Internet applications and network programming -- Traditional internet applications -- Data communication basis: Overview of data communications -- Information sources and signals -- Transmission media -- Reliability and channel coding -- Transmission modes -- Modulation and modems -- Multiplexing and demultiplexing (channelization) -- Access and interconnection technologies -- Packet switching and network technologies: Local area networks: packets, frames and topologies -- The IEEE MAC sublayer -- Wired LAN technology(Ethernet and 802.3) -- Wireless networking technologies -- Repeaters, bridges and switches -- WAN technologies and dynamic routing -- Networking technologies past and present -- Internetworking: Internetworking: concepts, architecture and protocols -- IP: Internet addressing -- Datagram forwarding -- Support protocols and technologies -- UDP: Datagram transport service -- TCP: Reliable transport service -- Internet routing and routing protocols -- Other networking concepts & technologies: Network performance(QoS and DiffServ) -- Multimedia and IP telephony (VoIP) -- Network security -- Network management (SNMP) -- Software defined networking (SDN) -- The Internet of things -- Trends in networking technologies and uses --