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 IDC Technologies - Worldwide Offices