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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 1994 20:38:19 MDT
From: Rob Slade <ROBERTS%DECUS@MIMAS.ARC.AB.CA>
Subject: Book Review: "Basics Book of X.25" by Motorola
BKBSX25.RVW 931125
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
Kelly Ford, Promotion/Publicity Coordinator
P.O. Box 520 26 Prince Andrew Place
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2T8
416-447-5101 fax: 416-443-0948
or
Tiffany Moore, Publicity tiffanym@aw.com
John Wait, Editor, Corporate and Professional Publishing johnw@aw.com
1 Jacob Way
Reading, MA 01867-9984
800-822-6339 617-944-3700 Fax: (617) 944-7273
5851 Guion Road
Indianapolis, IN 46254
800-447-2226
"The Basics Book of X.25 Packet Switching", 0-201-56369-X
In contrast to other of the "Basics" series, this one has no stated
audience or objective. (It is also the first one I've seen that
strongly pushes the Motorola Codex product line, even including a
business reply card bound into the back of the book.)
The coverage of X.25 is fairly detailed and reasonably complete. The
conceptual description, however, is oddly lacking. While there is a
description of the advantages of circuit reduncy in packet networks,
there is no such discussion or illustration of the efficiency of
network or link resources using packetization.
A brief introduction to X.25 and packet networks. Useful for data
communications people who need a "fast start" on the topic, and can
pick up the pieces later. It won't, however, make life with Datapac
any easier.
Ceterum censeo Datapac delendam essc.
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993 BKBSX25.RVW 931125
Permission granted to distribute with unedited copies of the TELECOM
Digest and associated mailing lists/newsgroups.
DECUS Canada Communications, Desktop, Education and Security group newsletters
Editor and/or reviewer ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733
DECUS Symposium '94, Vancouver, BC, Mar 1-3, 1994, contact: rulag@decus.ca