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Three major components characterize computer communication networks:switches, channels, and protocols. The switches (or nodes) are the hardware entities that house the data communication functions; the protocols are the sets of rules and agreements among the communicating parties that dictate the behavior of the switches, and the channel is the physical medium over which signals, representing data, travel from one switch to another.
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Rom, R., Sidi, M. (1990). Introduction. In: Multiple Access Protocols. Telecommunication Networks and Computer Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3402-9_1
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