1 INTRODUCTION
1.0 Technology Revolution
1.1 Uses of Computer Networks
1.2 Network Hardware
1.3 Network Software
1.4 Reference Models
1.5 Example Networks
1.6 Network Standardization

2 THE PHYSICAL LAYER
2.1 The Theoretical Basis for Data Communication
2.2 Guided Transmission Media
2.3 Wireless Transmission
2.4 Communication Satellites
2.5 The Public Switched Telephone Network
2.6 The Mobile Telephone System
2.7 Cable Television

3 THE DATA LINK LAYER
3.1 Data Link Layer Design Issues
3.2 Error Detection and Correction
3.3 Elementary Data Link Protocols(ARQ)
3.4 Sliding Window Protocols
Stop-and-Wait
Go-back-W
Selective Repeat
3.5 Protocol Verification
3.6 Example Data Link Protocols

4 THE MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL SUBLAYER
4.1 The Channel Allocation Problem
4.2 Multiple Access Protocols
ALOHA
CSMA
CSMA/CD
4.3 Ethernet (802.3)
4.4 Wireless LANs
MACA (Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
MACAW (MACA for Wireless)
4.5 Broadband Wireless (WiMAX, 802.16)
4.6 Bluetooth
4.7 Data Link Layer Switching

5 ELEMENTARY PERFORANCE ANALYSIS
5.1 Poisson Process
5.2 Queueing Systems
5.3 M/M/1 Model
5.4 M/M/N Model
5.5 M/G/1 Model
5.6 Performance Analysis of ARQ protocols
5.7 Performance Analysis of multiple Access protocols

6 THE NETWORK LAYER
6.1 Network Layer Design Issues
6.2 Routing Algorithms
6.3 Congestion Control Algorithms
6.4 Quality of Service
6.5 Internetworking
6.6 The Network Layer In The Internet

7 THE TRANSPORT LAYER
7.1 The Transport Service
7.2 Elements of Transport Protocols
7.3 Simple Transport Protocol
7.4 The Internet Transport Protocol: UDP
7.5 The Internet Transport Protocol: TCP
7.6 Performance Issues

8 THE APPLICATION LAYER
8.1 The Domain Name System
8.2 Electronic Mail