CIS 748 - Lecture Outline & Homework Problems

       Text - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, 6th ed.

                        by - W. Stallings


1. Introduction to Local Area Networks (LANs):
     Chapter 2: 2.9, 2.10

2. Topics in Data Communications:
     Chapter 2: 2.3, 2.4

3. LAN Topologies and Transmission Media:
     Chapter 4: 4.2, 4.5, 4.6

4. LAN Protocols:
     Chapter 5:

5. IEEE 802.2: Logical Link Control (LLC);
     Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.3, 6.4 

6. IEEE 802.3: Medium Access Control - CSMA/CD:
     Chapter 7: 7.2, 7.4

7. 100Base-T,  100VG-AnyLAN , anfg Gigabit LANs:
     Chapter 7: 7.8, 7.10, 7.11

8 IEEE 802.5: Medium Access Control - Token Ring;
     Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2

9 The Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI):
     Chapter 8: 8.6, 8.7

10 Wireless LANs:
     Chapter 10:

11. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) LANs:
     Chapter 11: 11.3, 11.4

12. Internetworking:
     Chapter 12 & 13:

13. Network Performance;
     Chapter 15: