Contents: Part 1. The Basics of Cummunications 1. Basics of Communications Technology 2. Media and their Applications 3. Architecture, Models, and Standards Part 2. Network Basics 4. Building a Network: Topology and Protocols 5. Network Form and Function Part 3. Wide Area Networks: The Internet 6. From LANs to WANs: Broadband Technology 7. The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets …