1st Edition
Cable and Wireless Networks Theory and Practice
Introduction to Data Communications and Networking. Network Protocol Architectures. Channel Impairments. Cable Transmission Mediums. Wireless Transmission Mediums. Source Coding and Transmission Techniques. Advanced Transmission Techniques to Support Current and Emergent Multimedia Services. Services and Applications. Transport Layer. Internet Layer: Addressing and Configuration. Internet Layer: Routing and Configuration. Data Link Layer. Structured Cabling System. Transport Networks and Protocols. Cellular Communications and Wireless Standards. Network Security. Appendices. References.
Biography
Mário Marques da Silva is an associate professor and the director of the Department of Sciences and Technologies at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. He also is a researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações in Lisbon, Portugal. He earned his BSc degree in electrical engineering in 1992, and MSc and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering (telecommunications) in 1999 and 2005, respectively, both from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His research interests include networking and mobile communications, namely Internet protocol (IP) technologies and network security, block transmission techniques, interference cancellation, MIMO systems, and software-defined radio.
