Communication Networks | 
 enlarge | Authors: Alberto Leon-garcia, Indra Widjaja
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 581324
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Pages: 928
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 007246352X
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3821
UPC: 639785504962
EAN: 9780072463521
Publication Date: July 16, 2003
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Product Description
. This book is designed for introductory one-semester or one-year courses in communications networks in upper-level undergraduate programs. The second half of the book can be used in more advanced courses. As pre-requisites the book assumes a general knowledge of computer systems and programming, and elementary calculus. The second edition expands on the success of the first edition by updating on technological changes in networks and responding to comprehensive market feedback..
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 received in a great condition September 24, 2005
Mario El Khoury (Atlanta, GA USA)
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
I received my book in a great condition, and as promised, it is an international edition.
 Good coverage, but difficult to use for out-of-order reading or as a reference October 30, 2005
Matthew Buckley-Golder (Toronto, ON Canada)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am using this textbook for a Masters-level course in network communications.
This book covers each topic quite well, but I found it difficult to use for out-of-order reading. Particularly when using algebraic notation, the meanings of the variables are not defined in each and every example, meaning that you have to manually go back through the book to find out where in the book the values were first defined. For this reason, where mathematical formulas are involved (which is quite often), it's difficult to locate a topic and read up just on that topic without a lot of frustration. It would be much easier to use if the variable definitions were repeated in each example.
So, perhaps it is good for a cover-to-cover read for someone who is able to take in and understand information thoroughly on the first pass, but it's not good as a reference book or for people who follow a different method of learning.
Introductory material January 8, 2001
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
A good book for introduction to the world of telecommunications and networks. Teaches the basics about networks, the OSI model and common protocols in use.
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