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[ws@shore.net (William Stallings)]

This is to announce the publication of the third edition of my book 
on ISDN, which contains extensive coverage of ATM and frame relay. The 
book is intended to be both a professional reference and a textbook. A 
table of contents is attached, and a Êdiscount order form is available at the 
ftp/gopher site listed below.

                            ISDN and Broadband ISDN
                            with Frame Relay and ATM
                                Third Edition

                               William Stallings

                      (Prentice-Hall, 1995, ISBN 0-02-415513-6)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

HOW TO READ THIS BOOK

CHAPTER 1    Introduction
    1.1    The Arrival of ISDN
    1.2    The Computer-Communications Revolution
    1.3    From Communications to Computers
    1.4    From Computers to Communications
    1.5    Outline of the Book


                  Part ONE    DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS FUNDAMENTALS

CHAPTER 2    Digital Transmission
    2.1    Analog and Digital Data Transmission
    2.2    Digital Encoding of Analog Signals
    2.3    Multiplexing
    2.4    Digital Carrier Systems
    2.5    Digital Subscriber Loops
    2.6    Summary
    2.7    Recommended Reading
    2.8    Problems
    
CHAPTER 3    Communication Networks
    3.1    Switching Techniques
    3.2    Circuit Switching
    3.3    Routing for Circuit-Switched Networks
    3.4    Control Signaling for Circuit-Switched Networks
    3.5    Packet Switching
    3.6    X.25
    3.7    Comparison of Circuit Switching and Packet Switching
    3.8    Other Switching Techniques
    3.9    Summary
    3.10    Recommended Reading
    3.11    Problems


              Part TWO    INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORKS

CHAPTER 4    ISDN Overview
    4.1    The Integrated Digital Network
    4.2    A Conceptual View of ISDN
    4.3    ISDN Standards
    4.4    Recommended Reading
    4.5    Problems
        Appendix 4A    ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
        Appendix 4B    ITU-T Recommendations on ISDN

CHAPTER 5    ISDN Interfaces and Functions
    5.1    Transmission Structure
    5.2    User-Network Interface Configurations
    5.3    ISDN Protocol Architecture
    5.4    ISDN Connections
    5.5    Addressing
    5.6    Interworking
    5.7    Summary
    5.8    Recommended Reading
    5.9    Problems
        Appendix 5A ISDN Elementary Functions

CHAPTER 6    ISDN Physical Layer
    6.1    Line Coding Techniques
    6.2    Basic User-Network Interface
    6.3    Primary Rate User-Network Interface
    6.4    U Interface
    6.5    Summary
    6.6    Recommended Reading
    6.7    Problems
    Appendix 6A    Scrambling and Descrambling

CHAPTER 7    ISDN Data Link Layer
    7.1    LAPD
    7.2    Terminal Adaptation
    7.3    Bearer Channel Data Link Control Using I.465/V.120
    7.4    Summary
    7.5    Recommended Reading
    7.6    Problems

CHAPTER 8    ISDN Network Layer
    8.1    Overview
    8.2    Basic Call Control
    8.3    Control of Supplementary Services
    8.4    Summary
    8.5    Recommended Reading
    8.6    Problems

CHAPTER 9    ISDN Services
    9.1    Service Capabilities
    9.2    Bearer Services and Teleservices
    9.3    Basic and Supplementary Services
    9.4    Summary
    9.5    Problems

CHAPTER 10    Signaling System Number 7
    10.1    SS7 Architecture
    10.2    Signaling Data Link Level
    10.3    Signaling Link Level
    10.4    Signaling Network Level
    10.5    Signaling Connection Control Part
    10.6    ISDN User Part
    10.7    Summary
    10.8    Recommended Reading
    10.9    Problems
        Appendix 10A   ITU-T Recommendations on SS7
        Appendix 10B   Service Primitives and Parameters


                            Part THREE    FRAME RELAY

CHAPTER 11    Frame Relay Protocols and Service
    11.1    Background
    11.2    Frame Mode Protocol Architecture
    11.3    Frame Relay Call Control
    11.4    LAPF
    11.5    Summary
    11.6    Recommended Reading
    
CHAPTER 12    Frame Relay Congestion Control
    12.1    Congestion in Frame Relay Networks
    12.2    Approaches to Congestion Control
    12.3    Traffic Rate Management
    12.4    Explicit Congestion Avoidance
    12.5    Implicit Congestion Control
    12.6    Summary
    12.7    Recommended Reading
    12.8    Problems

                           Part FOUR    BROADBAND ISDN

CHAPTER 13    Broadband ISDN Architecture
    13.1    B-ISDN Standards
    13.2    Broadband Services
    13.3    Requirements
    13.4    Architecture
    13.5    Summary
    13.6    Recommended Reading
    13.7    Problems

CHAPTER 14    Broadband ISDN Protocols
    14.1    B-ISDN Protocol Reference Model
    14.2    B-ISDN Physical Layer
    14.3    SONET/SDH
    14.4    Summary
    14.5    Recommended Reading
    14.6    Problems


                     Part FIVE    ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE

CHAPTER 15    ATM Protocols
    15.1    Asynchronous Transfer Mode
    15.2    Transmission of ATM Cells
    15.3    ATM Adaptation Layer
    15.4    Summary
    15.5    Recommended Reading
    15.6    Problems

CHAPTER 16    ATM Traffic and Congestion Control
    16.1    Requirements for ATM Traffic and Congestion Control
    16.2    Traffic and Congestion Control Framework
    16.3    Traffic Control
    16.4    Congestion Control
    16.5    Summary
    16.6    Recommended Reading
    16.7    Problems

APPENDIX A    Flow Control, Error Detection, and Error Control
    A.1    Flow Control
    A.2    Error Detection
    A.3    Error Control

APPENDIX B    The OSI Reference Model
    B.1    Motivation
    B.2    Concepts
    B.3    Layers
    B.4    Perspectives on the OSI Model

Glossary

References

List of Acronyms


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