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Communications, Industrial Networking and TCP/IP

Communications, Industrial Networking and TCP/IP


Description

This highly popular Engineering Pocket Guide is crammed full of up-to-date, handy hints and technical information for engineers and technicians.
It has been designed to serve as quick and easy reference book that can be kept conveniently on your desk, in your pocket or in your briefcase.
Areas covered are:
  • Data Communications
  • Industrial Networking and TCP/IP
  • Theory of Fiber Optic Transmission
  • Glossary of Terms
  • ASCII Tables
  • EIA Communication Interface Standards
  • Units and Abbreviations
  • Commonly Used Formulae
When you download this book, you will receive an email from IDC Technologies offering further information on the topic.

Content

  • Foreword
  • Notes
  • Data Communications
    1. Format of Data Communication Messages
    2. Baud Rate vs Data Transfer Rate
    3. The RS-232 Standard
    4. Functional Description of the Interchange Circuit
    5. The RS-422 Standard
    6. The RS-485 Standard
    7. Protocols
  • Industrial Networking and TCP/IP
    1. Introduction
    2. The Open Systems Interconnection Model
    3. Network Topologies
    4. Access Control
    5. Main LAN Standards
    6. Ethernet Standards
    7. 802.3 CSMA/CD Hardware Requirements
    8. The TCP/IP Protocol Structure
    9. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
    10. Application Protocols for TCP/IP
  • Theory of Fiber Optic Transmission
    1. Construction of an Optical Fiber
    2. Fresnel Reflection
    3. The Light Transmission Nature of Glass
    4. Numerical Aperture
    5. Modal Propagation In Fibers
    6. A Comparison of Data Rate, Distance and Fiber Type
  • About the Author

    As one of the world’s leading engineering and technology training, consulting and publishing companies, IDC Technologies’ strength lies in providing practical and useful technical training for engineers, technicians and other technical personnel. Your business grows by developing the skills and expertise of your most important asset – your people. For the past 12 years, we have helped our clients in achieving their business objectives by developing their people.
    We specialize in the fields of electrical systems, industrial data communications, telecommunications, automation and control, mechanical engineering, project and financial management and are continually adding to our portfolio of over 140 different workshops. Our instructors are highly respected in their fields of expertise and in the last ten years have trained over 140,000 engineers, technicians and other technical personnel. With offices conveniently located worldwide, IDC Technologies has an enthusiastic team of professional engineers, technicians and support staff who are committed to providing the highest quality of training, publishing and consultancy services.
    Our worldwide offices are located in: Australia
    Canada
    Ireland
    New Zealand
    Singapore
    South Africa
    United Kingdom
    USA

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