Multimedia Communications and Networking

This book presents the fundamentals and system details in digital communications, networking, and network security. It describes several subjects that are essential for the development of current and emergent services. To support the requirements of the new services, the text addresses the means that allow for improving multimedia communications and networks. The author covers channel disturbances, transmission techniques, cable transmission mediums, wireless transmission mediums, WAN/MAN and network interconnections, network and transport protocols, and TCP/IP services.