IDC Technologies: Communications, Industrial Networking and TCP/IP

The objective of this book is to provide today’s engineer with useful technical information and as an aide-memoir when you need to refresh your memory.

IDC Technologies specializes in providing high quality state-of-the-art technical training workshops to engineers, scientists and technicians throughout the world.

Contents
Foreword
Notes
1 Data Communications
1.1 Format of Data Communication Messages
1.2 Baud Rate vs Data Transfer Rate
1.3 The RS-232 Standard
1.4 Functional Description of the Interchange Circuit
1.5 The RS-422 Standard
1.6 The RS-485 Standard
1.7 Protocols
2 Industrial Networking and TCP/IP
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Open Systems Interconnection Model
2.3 Network Topologies
2.4 Access Control
2.5 Main LAN Standards
2.6 Ethernet Standards
2.7 802.3 CSMA/CD Hardware Requirements
2.8 The TCP/IP Protocol Structure
2.9 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
2.10 Application Protocols for TCP/IP
3 Theory of Fiber Optic Transmission
3.1 Construction of an Optical Fiber
3.2 Fresnel Reflection
3.3 The Light Transmission Nature of Glass
3.4 Numerical Aperture
3.5 Modal Propagation In Fibers
3.6 A Comparison of Data Rate, Distance and Fiber Type 2
Appendix A : Glossary of Terms
Appendix B : ASCII Tables
Appendix C : EIA Communication Interface Standards
Appendix D : Units and Abbreviations
Appendix E : Commonly used Formulae
Who is IDC Technologies
The Benefits to You of Technical Training
The IDC Technologies Approach to Training
Technical Training Workshops
Comprehensive Training Materials
Software
Hands-On Approach to Training
On-site Workshops
Customized Training
Training Contracts
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