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In this introductory chapter basic transmission and networking technologies are discussed. This includes the topics of coaxial cables, twisted pair wiring, fiber optics, microwave line of sight, satellites in their various orbits, cellular systems, ad hoc networking, and wireless sensor networks. Also discussed are multiplexing (frequency division multiplexing (FDM), time division multiplexing (TDM), frequency hopping, and direct sequence spread spectrum), circuit switching versus packet switching, and layered protocols.

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    Thomas G. Robertazzi

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Robertazzi, T.G. (2017). Introduction to Networks. In: Introduction to Computer Networking. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53103-8_1

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