Note: Many topics at this site are reduced versions of the text in "The Encyclopedia of Networking and Telecommunications." Search results will not be as extensive as a search of the book's CD-ROM.

There are an incredible number of ways to transmit data from one place to another. See "Data Communication Concepts" for a list of topics that provide a general overview of communications concepts. See "Network Connection Technologies" for a list of topics about the technologies available for communciations. These topics provide additional information:

• Cable and Wiring


• Data Communication Concepts


• Fiber-Optic Cable


• High-Speed/High-Performance Networking


• Internetworking


• LAN (Local Area Network)


• Microwave Communications


• Network Access Services


• Network Concepts


• Network Core Technologies


• Network Design and Construction


• Optical Networks


• Telecommunications and Telephone Systems


• WAN (Wide Area Network)


• Wireless Communications

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