Network Engineer Must-Read - Network Engineering Basics: - Network Engineering Basics

Author: Wang Da
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive, systematic, and professional foundational text on network engineering. The entire book is well-organized and logically structured, following a sequence from the overall picture to details, and from fundamental layers to high-level applications, to comprehensively introduce various aspects of computer networks, computer local area networks (LANs), computer network communications, computer wide area networks (WANs), and the seven-layer OSI model from the lowest physical layer to the highest application layer. The book consists of 11 chapters. The first 5 chapters introduce the main fundamental theoretical knowledge of the respective aspects from the basics of computer network engineering, the overall picture of computer networks, the overall picture of computer LANs, the overall picture of computer communications, to the overall picture of computer WANs. This primarily includes the development history, architecture, and main related standards of various network types, enabling readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of these aspects at first glance. The following 6 chapters introduce the main functions and communication protocols of each layer according to the OSI seven-layer model, from the lowest physical layer to the highest application layer (the session layer and presentation layer are introduced in the same chapter), with a focus on analyzing the technical principles behind each function. This book is suitable for self-study by network engineers and network administrators, as well as for training and self-study materials for those preparing for the National Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification (Level) Examination (Network Engineer and Network Administrator). Due to its rich content, broad scope of knowledge, and in-depth, professional introduction of principles and protocols, it can also serve as a reference textbook for colleges, universities, and training institutions.