vacca@burdvax.UUCP (Dave Vacca) (03/16/85)
I am a newcomer to the data comm world. I was wondering if anyone out there in dcomland happens to know of any brief description or overview of what it is/isn't possible to do via datacomm. In other words, I am interested in knowing about what is made possible by LAN, TCP, etc. Brief overviews of each category of datacomm are wanted. If anyone reading this knows of any such discussions/articles or could even write a brief overview and send it to me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. - David Vacca
bob@islenet.UUCP (Robert P. Cunningham) (03/21/85)
Here's a few references to introductory data communication publications you might find interesting: Computer networks: a tutorial. M. Abrams, R.P. Blanc & I.W. Cotton (eds.). IEEE publication EH0162. A nice collection of papers -- some by key figures in the field. Some of the older papers of more historical than practical importance, though. Distributed telecommunications networks via satellites and packet switching. R.D. Rosner. Lifetime Learning Publications, 1982. Lightweight introduction with a minimum of math. Painless introduction to the jargon. Despite title, discusses LANs in a non-technical way. Design and analysis of computer communication networks. V. Ahuja. McGraw-Hill, 1982. Relatively brief introductory overview of technical aspects of computer networks. Computer Networks. A.S. Tanenbaum. Prentice-Hall, 1981. More complete technically-oriented presentation. Often used as an undergraduate textbook in the subject. -- Bob Cunningham ..{dual,ihnp4,vortex}!islenet!bob Honolulu, Hawaii