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Table of contents

Introduction

Uses of Computer Networks

Business Applications of Networks

Business Applications of Networks (2)

Home Network Applications

Home Network Applications (2)

Home Network Applications (3)

Mobile Network Users

Network Hardware

Broadcast Networks

Broadcast Networks (2)

Local Area Networks

Metropolitan Area Networks

Wide Area Networks

Wide Area Networks (2)

Wireless Networks

Wireless Networks (2)

Wireless Networks (3)

Home Network Categories

Network Software

Network Software Protocol Hierarchies

Protocol Hierarchies (2)

Protocol Hierarchies (3)

Design Issues for the Layers

Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Services

Service Primitives

Service Primitives (2)

Services to Protocols Relationship

Reference Models

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Reference Models (2)

Reference Models (3)

Comparing OSI and TCP/IP Models

A Critique of the OSI Model and Protocols

Bad Timing

A Critique of the TCP/IP Reference Model

Hybrid Model

Example Networks

The ARPANET

The ARPANET (2)

The ARPANET (3)

NSFNET

Internet Usage

Architecture of the Internet

ATM Virtual Circuits

ATM Virtual Circuits (2)

The ATM Reference Model

The ATM Reference Model (2)

Ethernet

Wireless LANs

Wireless LANs (2)

Wireless LANs (3)

Network Standardization

ITU

IEEE 802 Standards

Metric Units

Author: Juan M. Gomez

E-mail: JuanGomez@acm.org

Homepage: http://www.ao.net/~juang