ATM Networks: Concepts and Protocols
By Sumit Kasera
Publishers: Tata McGraw-Hill
Price: Rs 325
Networking technologies are
playing a pivotal role in
'networking' our world.
One of the most pervasive and
pertinent of these is ATM as it
seamlessly integrates local area
networks and wide area networks.
Talk of convergence and it assumes
even more significance, as it
provides a single platform for voice,
video and data.
Technical expert Sunil Kasera's
ATM Networks: Concepts and
Protocolsis an attempt by the
author to fill the void that exists
due to a lack of books that provide
a conceptual treatment of ATM
technology. In order to incorporate
all the basic concepts, the originally
planned book has been bifurcated
into ATM Networks: Concepts and
Protocols, which focuses only on
ATM technology, while the other
book focuses on communication
networks and is entitled
‘ Communication Networks:
Principles and Practices,’ which is
an introductory text on OSI
reference model networking.
ATM Networks: Concepts and
Protocolscovers all the relevant
concepts including the three layers of
ATM protocol reference model, core
concepts of ATM networks, interworking
aspects and the application
of ATM networks in a lucid and
comprehensive manner.With
detailed illustrations, the book
provides fresh perspectives and
makes comprehension of a rather
difficult subject, quite easy.This book
is recommended to students and
professionals desirous of familiarising
themselves with basic concepts of
various networking models.
Reorganised into five parts, this
second edition of the book features
new chapters such as AAL2
Signaling, ATM Security, ATM
Network Architecture and
Interfaces including topics like
application areas of ATM. Review
questions and further reading
sections appear at the end of each
chapter, while abbreviations,
references and glossary are
provided at the end of the book.
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from the NYPD's Top Hostage Negotiator
By Dominick Misino
Publishers: Tata McGraw-Hill
Price: Rs 295
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authored by chief
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....CONTD
