Brien Posey, "GFI Network Security and PCI Compliance Power Tools"

Brien Posey, "GFI Network Security and PCI Compliance Power Tools"
Syngress | 2008-09-22 | ISBN: 159749285X | 466 pages | PDF | 15,5 MB

For system administrators and IT security professionals to properly secure their networks, it is imperative that they utilize tools which constantly scan their networks and report back suspicious activity and/or the presence of known security vulnerabilities. These tasks are also key components for companies who must achieve Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI) compliance. GFI Network Security is a market leader in this security scanning, reporting, and federal compliance space. Their products are deployed on over 200,000 networks worldwide and they have over 10,000 worldwide re-sellers. The GFI customer base is also extremely active and tightly-knit. Their forums have over 14,000 registered users and there are currently 18,200 topics under discussion. These are good indicators of both the size of the market and users' need to gain more information on GFI products. This book is the first reference for these system administrators and security professionals specifically covering GFI's products. The book is being developed with support of the GFI Engineering team.
GFI LANGuard Network Security Scanner (NSS) combines vulnerability scanning and patch management functions into one, powerful tool set. By analyzing the operating system and the applications running on a network, GFI LANguard NSS identifies potential security issues. It then alerts system administrators and security professionals to weaknesses before a hacker can find them. This allows the IT staff to close any holes before they are exploited. The GFI PCI Suite is a package comprising the core software required for companies to achieve Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI) compliance. This suite is a component of GFI LANGuard Network Security Scanner (NSS). The GFI PCI Suite also features enhanced reporting functionality with reports created specifically to help organizations become compliant.
GFI products have received introductory coverage in dozens of IT books for system administrators and security professionals. But, these tools have never received the in-depth, substantive coverage required to truly master them. While our book will have a certain amount of introductory material, it will be primarily written for intermediate to advanced users who must push these tools to the limits to do their jobs. Readers of this book have already scoured the user forums and smattering of coverage in other books. Now, they'll finally have the comprehensive reference they need.
* Use GFI EndPointSecurity to Lock Down Hardware
* Create Protection Policies to Control the Level of Device Access
* Master Advanced Features of GFI: Locking Device Categories, Blacklisting and Whitelisting Devices, Using File Type Restrictions and More

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Derek Vadala "Managing RAID on Linux"

Derek Vadala "Managing RAID on Linux"
O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2002-12 | ISBN: 1565927303 | 260 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology is becoming a standard feature of computer systems that support mission-critical services like file sharing, mail exchange, or Web servers. RAID offers two benefits to these essential systems: improved I/O performance and fail-safe data storage. RAID has become the low-cost solution of choice to deal with the ever-increasing demand for data storage space. Managing RAID on Linux covers everything system administrators, power users, and tech managers need to know to put together a system that can support RAID. You will learn about the different types of RAID, along with associated technologies and issues, and how to choose the best RAID system for your needs. With a step-by-step, hands-on approach, the author guides you through the installation of either Linux software RAID or a hardware RAID card. The book shows how to build an array and optionally install a high-performance file system. Managing RAID on Linux sidesteps the often-confusing vendor-specific approach you'll find elsewhere to give you the straight story on RAID. Even non-Linux users will find this book full of valuable material.

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Path Routing in Mesh Optical Networks

Path Routing in Mesh Optical Networks

Product Description
Transport networks evolved from DCS (Digital Cross-connect Systems)-based mesh architectures, to SONET/SDH (Synchronous Optical Networking/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) ring architectures in the 1990’s. In the past few years, technological advancements in optical transport switches have allowed service providers to support the same fast recovery in mesh networks previously available in ring networks while achieving better capacity efficiency and resulting in lower capital cost.

Optical transport networks today not only provide trunking capacity to higher-layer networks, such as inter-router connectivity in an IP-centric infrastructure, but also support efficient routing and fast failure recovery of high-bandwidth services. This is possible due to the emergence of optical network elements that have the intelligence required to efficiently control the network. Optical mesh networks will enable a variety of dynamic services such as bandwidth-on-demand, Just-In-Time bandwidth, bandwidth scheduling, bandwidth brokering, and optical virtual private networks that open up new opportunities for service providers and their customers alike.

Path Routing in Mesh Optical Networks combines both theoretical as well as practical aspects of routing and dimensioning for mesh optical networks. All authors have worked as technical leaders for the equipment vendor Tellium who implemented such capabilities in its product, and whose product was deployed in service provider networks.

Path Routing in Mesh Optical Networks

• Presents an in-depth treatment of a specific class of optical networks, i.e. path-oriented mesh optical networks.
• Focuses on routing and recovery, dimensioning, performance analysis and availability in mesh optical networks.
• Explains and analyses routing specifically associated with Dedicated Backup Path Protection (DBPP) and Shared Backup Path Protection (SBPP) recovery architectures.

As most of the core backbone networks evolve to mesh topologies utilizing intelligent network elements for provisioning and recovery of services, Path Routing in Mesh Optical Networks will be an invaluable tool for both researchers and engineers in the industry who are responsible for designing, developing, deploying and maintaining mesh optical networks. It will also be a useful reference book for graduate students and university professors who are interested in optical networks or telecommunications networking.

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Intelligent Networks: Principles and Applications (IEE Telecommunications Series, 46)

Intelligent Networks: Principles and Applications (IEE Telecommunications Series, 46)
Institution of Engineering and Technology | ISBN: 0852969775 | 2007-12 | PDF | 832 pages | 2 Mb

The purpose of this book is to give some practical insight into how public
telecommunications networks have advanced from the old days of offering just
simple telephony services to becoming today’s ‘intelligent’ networks. Telephone
companies now operate in an intensely competitive environment, and so they have
to constantly struggle to find more ways to encourage customers to make ever more
use of the installed network equipment. Network operators are therefore constantly
looking for new services that will make the telephone system more attractive, easier
to use and perhaps even more indispensable for its users. The overall goal is of
course to increase the revenue-producing ability of the existing phone systems. The
aim of the ‘intelligent network’ (IN) has always been to help the telephone
companies achieve just this, but in a rigorously standard manner, so that network
equipment from different suppliers can work together. IN seeks to provide the
internal network rearrangements that give the agility and flexibility needed to bring
almost any new services into life very quickly.

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Digital Communications + Solution Manuel

Digital Communications + Solution Manuel
1024 pages | McGraw-Hill ; 4 edition (August 15, 2000) | English | ISBN: 0072321113| PDF | 23 + 2 MB

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Revised to reflect all the current trends in the digital communications field, this all-inclusive guide delivers an outstanding introduction to the analysis and design of digital communication systems. Includes expert coverage of new topics: Turbocodes, Turboequalization, Antenna Arrays, Digital Cellular Systems, and Iterative Detection. Convenient, sequential organization begins with a look at the historyo and classification of channel models and builds from there.

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Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems

Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems
800 pages | Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (March 26, 1998) | English | ISBN: 0195110099 | PDF | 45 MB

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Lathi's trademark user-friendly and highly readable text presents a complete and modern treatment of communication systems. It begins by introducing students to the basics of communication systems without using probabilistic theory. Only after a solid knowledge base--an understanding of how communication systems work--has been built are concepts requiring probability theory covered. This third edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to include expanded coverage of digital communications. New topics discussed include spread-spectrum systems, cellular communication systems, global positioning systems (GPS), and an entire chapter on emerging digital technologies (such as SONET, ISDN, BISDN, ATM, and video compression).
Ideal for the first communication systems course for electrical engineers, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems offers students a superb pedagogical style; it consistently does an excellent job of explaining difficult concepts clearly, using prose as well as mathematics. The author makes every effort to give intuitive insights--rather than just proofs--as well as heuristic explanations of theoretical results wherever possible. Featuring lucid explanations, well-chosen examples clarifying abstract mathematical results, and excellent illustrations, this unique text is highly informative and easily accessible to students.

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How Computers Work

How Computers Work (8th Edition)
464 pages | Que; 8 edition (November 19, 2005) | ISBN-10: 0789734249 | PDF | 40 Mb

A classic is back in its 8th and best edition yet! How Computers Work, 8th Edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the inner-workings of computers. The full-color, detailed illustrations will take you deep inside your PC and show you just how intricate it is. This latest edition has been updated with information on all of the latest technologies, including:

PCI Express Bus
Serial ATA Connections
Digital Photography Software
TiVos, Gas Plasma Screens, iPods, and Other Home Entertainment Equipment
Google and eBay
3D Game Development, Two-Slot Video Cards, and Overclocking
How Computers Work has sold over two million copies world wide. But don't take our word for it — get your copy today!

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Maps Of The World (High quality PDF files)

Maps Of The World (High quality PDF files)
18 MB | PDF | 14 files

14 High quality PDF files include maps for:
All Continents & Physical World & Political World & Time Zones & United States

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CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects

CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | 2008 | English | 288 pages | PDF | 11 MB

Now you can get the most out of your PC with the fun and practical projects packed inside this easy-to-follow guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to exploit the media, communications, networking, and security features of your PC. You'll also find out how to add powerful hardware and software, improve performance, and expand your computer's capabilities.
Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, clear step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of helpful photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects, you'll be able to take your PC to peak performance--and beyond.

*Transform your PC into a video phone
*Add two or more extra monitors so you can see all your work at once
*Set up your PC as a recording studio
*Create a permanent wireless network or a temporary one
*Back up your data safely--and restore it
*Digitize your paper documents for safekeeping
*Secure your secrets in a virtual locker
*And much more

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Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition) Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)
QUE | 17 edition (April 3, 2006) | English | 1608 pages | CHM | 23,8 MB[/b]

Be a part of the best-selling Upgrading and Repairing series with the latest edition of the flagship book, Upgrading and Repairing PCs. Author Scott Mueller has taught thousands in his seminars and millions through his books, videos and articles. Since 1988, everyon from PC technicians and students to hobbyists, have turned to Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs books for help with computer problems. Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 17th Edition includes new and updated content covering the latest processors, motherboards, memory, and more, including a fully-loaded DVD with new video and reference material.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Development of the PC
Chapter 2. PC Components, Features, and System Design
Chapter 3. Microprocessor Types and Specifications
Chapter 4. Motherboards and Buses
Chapter 5. BIOS
Chapter 6. Memory
Chapter 7. The ATA/IDE Interface
Chapter 8. Magnetic Storage Principles
Chapter 9. Hard Disk Storage
Chapter 10. Removable Storage
Chapter 11. Optical Storage
Chapter 12. Physical Drive Installation and Configuration
Chapter 13. Video Hardware
Chapter 14. Audio Hardware
Chapter 15. I/O Interfaces from Serial and Parallel to IEEE 1394 and USB
Chapter 16. Input Devices
Chapter 17. Internet Connectivity
Chapter 18. Local Area Networking
Chapter 19. Power Supplies
Chapter 20. Building or Upgrading Systems
Chapter 21. PC Mods: Overclocking and Cooling
Chapter 22. PC Diagnostics, Testing, and Maintenance

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Upgrading and repairing laptop Upgrading and repairing laptops

Upgrading and repairing laptop
Que | 2003 | English | 1008 pages | CHM | 8,48MB

Laptops--call them notebooks, portable computers, or whatever else you like--are tightly engineered items. It's hard to get all the required components to obey stringent performance and power-management requirements, and still fit into a small case. The job usually requires a custom motherboard and other specialized components, and so the laptop owner who wants to upgrade his or her machine faces a much more difficult task than the owner of a desktop machine with a similar wish.
One can swap out the hard drive, add more RAM, and make tweaks in software, but almost everything else requires the addition of external components, which kind of defeat the purpose of a laptop. That's the message the reader takes away from Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing Laptops. It's not Mueller's fault that such computers are hard to do much with, and that your best upgrade procedure is often a visit to an auction site.

That said, Mueller does a great job of explaining how laptops work--how the engineers went about cramming all those heat-generating components into those miniature chassis in the first place. He also explains a lot of interesting component theory, such as how magnetic hard drives store data and how various DVD standards differ. The information makes for good reading, and comes in handy when you're shopping. He also demonstrates his skill--long well-reputed among builders and repairers of desktop machines--in teaching diagnostics. He explains, for example, how to test a laptop power supply, and why you should consider it a prime suspect in a malfunctioning computer even if the LEDs come on and the cooling fan spins. A CD-ROM features videos that show disassembly procedures--a strategy that works better than photographs and numbered steps. --David Wall

Chapter 1: Portable systems backgound
Chapter 2: Portable PC overview: Type and features
Chapter 3: Systems maintenance and Assembly
Chapter 4: Processors
Chapter 5: Motherboards
Chapter 6: Memory
Chapter 7: Power
Chapter 8: Expansion buses
Chapter 9: Hard disk storage
Chapter 10: Removable Storage
Chapter 11: Graphics and sounds
Chapter 12: Communications
Chapter 13: Keyboard and Pointing devices
Chapter 14: Portable systems accessories
Chapter 15: Software/ Operating systems
Chapter 16: Problem solving and Troubleshooting
Chapter 17: Portable resources Guide

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How to Do Everything with Your PC

How to Do Everything with Your PC
McGraw-Hill Companies | ISBN: 0072191929 | 2001-05 | PDF | 596 pages | 35 Mb

-- PC sales continue to boom -- more than 100 million new PCs were shipped worldwide in 1999 according to CNET News -- Tips on choosing the right PC help buyers decipher all the choices out there -- Essential details on configuring, connecting, using, and maintaining a PC -- Explains how to use the software bundled with most PCs as well as peripheral devices, such as CD burners -- Includes coverage of ISPs, Internet telephony, MP3, and much more

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Hard Disk Drive

Hard Disk Drive"Mechatronics and Control"

Author: Abdullah Al Mamun, GuoXiao Guo, Chao Bi | Publisher: CRC | 2007 | ISBN: 9780849372537 | PDF | 398 pages | English | 8.8 MB

Magnetic information storage systems plays a very important role in this era of digital information. All computer literate people of the world use these system to save billions of bytes of digital information and to access them as and when required; both of these services are available at the touch of our fingertips. magnetic hard disk drives constitute the lions share of these storage systems.
The hard disk drive (HDD) industry is slightly more than half a century old. The five decades of this industry have experienced many excellent and triumphant technological innovations. It took creativity and hard work of many scientists and engineers to transfer from the earliest HDD of 1956 to the current status. In comparison to the disk drives we see these days, the earliest disk drive was a monstrous device occupying a large floor. It was used in the system called Random Access Method of Accounting and Control (RAMAC) produced by IBM. Today’s drives are tiny compared to that, however, the storage capacity of the monstrous RAMAC can not even be described by the word tiny. The journey of the HDD industry that began in 1956 is yet to reach it send. The demand for more and more online storage created by the new and developing digital technologies is growing and will continue to grow in the near future. The ability to meet such demand at relatively low cost makes HDD the undisputed candidate for online, direct access, non-volatile storage of a computing system. The HDD industry has so far met successfully the challenges ofhigh density storage at low cost, and it continues to progress at lighting speed. The future demand for online storage of huge digital information brings in promises for this industry as well as new challenges.

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PC Quicksteps 2/E, 2nd Edition

Guy Hart-Davis, "PC Quicksteps 2/E, 2nd Edition"
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | ISBN-10: 0071599835 | September 15, 2008 | 240 pages | PDF | 10MB
Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!

Get started using your PC right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions show you how to manage, customize, and troubleshoot your desktop or laptop PC. Follow along and learn how to install and configure hardware and software, use Windows Vista, manage files, access and navigate the Internet, set up a home network, secure your PC, and much more. Get the book that gets you up and running on your PC in no time.

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Complete Hardware Guide

Complete Hardware Guide
OC Forum | 2008 | DOC | 251 pages | 5.2 MB

• Part I. Hardware Recommendations for Building a High-Definition HTPC
• Part II. Core 2 Motherboards – A Complete List of
• Part III. AM2 Motherboards – A Complete List of (under construction)
• Appendix I. AMD Processor Ordering Part Number Description
• Appendix II. Naming Rules of Motherboards
• Appendix III. Calculating Memory Frequency when Overclocking
• Appendix IV. List of Bandwidth
• Appendix V. GeForce 8600 / 8500 Video Card List

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The First Electronic Computer

The First Electronic Computer: The Atanasoff Story
Univ. of Michigan Press | 1988-07 | 0472100904 / 9780472100903 | 400 pages | djvu | 7 Mb

Tells of the design, construction, and subsequent controversy over the first special-purpose electronic computer

If you have heard something like "Atanasoff computer, or Atanasoff-Berry Machine was never built", or "ABC machine was not a computer", then the best thing you should do is to consult this book. It will tell you everything about the ABC machine, including technical details. An exact replica of the original ABC machine was built in 1997, and the team for this project consulted this book, and the authors.

This book tells the story of Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff (a Bulgarian name). Dr. Atanasoff was native born in Hamilton, New York, 1903. He is credited by court decision in 1973 with the invention of the computer. The case in dispute was between Honeywell and Sperry Rand for claims of the computer invention. If either party have prevailed, the winner might have had patent rights. IBM was worried and introduced JV (as he was called) who showed that he had invented the computer at Iowa State in 1938 when he was in the mathematics department (JV was a 1930 PhD in physics from the University of Wisconsin). The computer invented belonged to JV and his assistant, Charles Berry (hence the name ABC = Atanasoff Berry Computer). There were several versions built, some in 1939 and in 1940.

This book also contains many quotations from the ENIAC patent trial, and you can check yourself the credibility of Atanasoff and Mauchly, and also the credibility of the Judge Larson. Anyone who denounces the ABC machine is either a fake or ignorant; they either ignore this book, or did not read this monumental book.

ENIAC owed much to Dr. Atanasoff as Mauchly saw the ABC in visits to Iowa State. Some visits were for several days ("for the better part of a week" was JV's court testimony). Programming and program languages were not part of JV contribution. Dr. Mauchly's own testimony as reproduced in the book shows he grudgedly agreed that he owed ideas and examples to others.

The original case was filed in 1968 as Honeywell v. Sperry Rand and Illinois Scientific Developments. Among the almost 100 issues pushed by Honeywell and the ENIAC, the judge, Earl R. Larsen, ruled "Eckert and Mauchly did not themselves first invent the automatic electronic digital computer, but instead derived that subject matter from one Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff". Other equally strong language was used to assert that JV and Berry held nothing back concerning the machine's theory, design, construction, use or operation; that Mauchly went to Ames Iowa and had correspondence with Atanasoff.

Judge Larsen's decision was not appealed by anyone. A blessing to us all.

Dr. Atanasoff did not realize until late in life that he had done something tremedous. He retired wealthy but not from his computer invention.

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Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC

Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC (Maximum PC Guide To...) By Maximum PC, Will Smith
Publisher: Que | ISBN: 0789731932 | 2004 | PDF | 288 pages | 18 Mb

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The moment you've been waiting for is finally here. Maximum PC has expanded its bestselling "Building a Dream PC" issue to bring you the more complete Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC. This full-color layout packed with pictures, illustrations and infographics that will show you how to build the perfect PC from the ground up. Written by the top two voices in PC hardware technology, Maximum PC and Que, you will also learn how to tune, optimize and backup your dream PC once it's built. No stone is left unturned in this step-by-step guide, as it gives you tips on how to find the best prices on parts, assemble the PC and tweak the BIOS to maximize performance. PC lovers, look no further-your lifeline is here!


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Wireless LANs (2nd Edition)

Wireless LANs (2nd Edition)

This book provides the following benefits to readers:

• Ability to select the most effective wireless LAN type from a wide assortment of recent and emerging standards.
  
• Independent assessment of competing wireless LAN technologies.
  
• More efficient design and operational support of wireless LANs because of an understanding of wireless LAN protocol operations and frame structures.
  
• Definition of typical requirements and technology assessment parameters, providing a basis for evaluating wireless LANs.
  
• Vision of the future of wireless LANs.
  
• Real-world experiences through case studies and implementation tips located throughout the book.
  
• Quick overview of the features, pros, and cons of each of the wireless LAN standards located at the beginning of each chapter.
  
  

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Broadband Crash Course by P. J. Louis

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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2002. | ISBN-10: 0071380604 | PDF | 2,5 Mb | 337 pages

Survival Guide to Understanding -- and Profiting From -- Broadband!
Get the right answers for smart broadband decision making-- from financial, management and marketing to equipment, applications, and protocols. Broadband Crash Course examines broadband delivery in terms of markets and business opportunities. Writing with the surety and thoroughness of a telecom insider and business executive, P.J. Louis clearly and painlessly demonstrates how broadband services are delivered over today's complex telecommunications infrastructure, minus the heavy-duty math. This one-of-a-kind guide is your chance to learn about:
* Service bundling (voice, Internet access, e-mail, etc.) across all major network types (wireless, IP, cable, satellite, LANs, etc.)
* Benefits of wireline and wireless broadband technologies
* Service bundling and provisioning across the wireline and wireless broadband networks
* The Local Loop and its future
* Coaxing more applications from the technologies you've got
* Business models that have proven themselves in the real world
* 3G wireless, the wireless Internet, softswitching, M-commerce: how will they affect your business?

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Digital Interfaces and Bus Systems for Communication

Digital Interfaces and Bus Systems for Communication
M.K. JUCHHEIM GmbH & Co, Fulda | ISBN: 3935742037 | PDF | 4,46 Mb | 153 pages

Digital communication confronts us every day in modern process engineering:
- it is used for configuring and setting the parameters for microprocessor instruments
- serial bus systems, with minimum wiring requirements, are able to acquire a large amount of decentralized
information and distribute it to the process equipment. Intelligent field and automation
devices can communicate directly with one another via a digital bus.
This book is intended as a step-by-step introduction to the subject of digital communications, for
practical engineers and those new to this field. The emphasis is on clarifying generalized topics, as
well as including some JUMO-specific applications.
In this revised edition, the material on bus systems has been extensively updated. The method of
operation of bus systems for which JUMO has field devices available is explained in a practical manner.
Special thanks are due to all our colleagues, who helped us to prepare this book with their cooperation
and professional input.
Fulda, March 2001

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