Copyright

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

 Chen, Walter Y.      Home network basis : transmission environments and wired/   wireless protocols / Walter Y. Chen.        p. cm.     Includes bibliographical references and index.     ISBN 0-13-016511-5 (case)     1. Home computer networks. I. Title.   TK5105.75.C47 2003   004.6'8 dc21                                                   2003053152

Editorial/production supervision: BooksCraft, Inc.

Cover design director: Jerry Votta

Cover designer: Anthony Gemmellaro

Art director: Gail Cocker-Bogusz

Manufacturing buyer: Maura Zaldivar

Publisher: Bernard Goodwin

Editorial assistant: Michelle Vincenti

Marketing manager: Dan DePasquale

Full-service production manager: Anne R. Garcia

© 2004 by Pearson Education, Inc.

Publishing as Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458

Company and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Prentice Hall books are widely used by corporations and government agencies for training, marketing, and resale.

Prentice Hall PTR offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales. For more information, please contact:

     U.S. Corporate and Government Sales
     1-800-382-3419
     [e-mail]

For sales outside of the U.S., please contact:

     International Sales
     1-317-581-3793
     [e-mail]

MATLAB is a registered trademark of The MathWorks, Inc. For MATLAB product information, please contact:

     The MathWorks, Inc.
     3 Apple Hill Drive
     Natick, MA, 01760-2098 USA
     Tel: [phone]
     Fax: [phone]
     E-mail: [e-mail]
     Web: www.mathworks.com

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America 1st Printing

Pearson Education LTD.
Pearson Education Australia PTY, Limited
Pearson Education Singapore, Pte. Ltd.
Pearson Education North Asia Ltd.
Pearson Education Canada, Ltd.
Pearson Educación de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Pearson Education Japan
Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Ltd.

Dedication

To Dr. J. J. Werner who had enabled many of us