Protocol management in computer networking.

Taking an innovative approach to network management, communications protocols, and data networks, this new book examines a unique method in which protocols and mechanisms are broken down into simple management tasks. It helps you steer your way through the history of network management and communications protocols, and guides you through the design of new protocols and the construction of complex networks operating under a simpler paradigm.

: Introduction and Physical Layer. Channels, Signal and (De)Modulation. Managing Channel Faults via Error Control Coding. Management and the Transporter Interface. Data Link Layer. Data Link Management: Basics. Data Link Management: SDLC and HDLC. Data Link Management: PPP. Data Link Management: 802 LAN Protocols. End-to-End Protocols. Basics. TCP/IP. SNA and APPN. Concatenation of Transporters. Basics. Layer 3 (L3) Concatenation - Routing. Layer 2 (L2) Concatenation - Bridging and Switching.