Communication standards and protocols

The Importance of Standards The primary reason for standards is to ensure that hardware and software produced by different vendors can work together . Without networking standards, it would be difficult—if not impossible—to develop networks that easily share information.

A protocol defines a set of rules used by two or more parties to interact between themselves. A standard is a formalized protocol accepted by most of the parties that implement it .

Description. Communications Standards deals with the standardization of computer communication networks . This book examines the types of local area networks (LANs) that have been developed and looks at some of the relevant protocols in more detail.

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