Mobile Communication

Web Resources

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Authentication

Biometrics Consortium U.S. government group researching biometric technology
Biometrics Links To university labs and equipment vendors
IEEE 802.11x and 802.11aa IEEE standards for authentication
Kerberos: The Network Authentication Protocol Official page from its inventors, MIT
Liberty Alliance Distributed authentication project comprising more than 100 organizations and corporations
PKI Forum Info on Public Key Infrastructure and digital signatures

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Alliance of more than 2,000 companies developing Bluetooth products
Bluetooth Tutorial From Virginia Tech, in PDF format.
Comparison of Bluetooth to other short-range wireless standards From Wireless Developer Network
Ericsson's Bluetooth Site Technical information mixed with vendor hype, from the technology's inventors
IEEE 802.15 Group Open standard based on Bluetooth
Incisor Free monthly magazine published by the Bluetooth SIG's PR company

Cable Television Networks

Cable Datacom News Online magazine covering the cable modem industry
CableLabs Certified Cable Modem Project Formerly DOCSIS, the standard for sending data over cable TV
Cable Modem Tutorial Comprehensive guide to cable modems from the site Cable-Modems.org
IEEE 802.14 Standards for cable modems from the IEEE

Cellular Telephone Networks

3G Americas Alliance representing the American GSM and TDMA industry, formerly the UWCC
3GPP2 Responsible for CDMA2000, the 3G standard used in parts of America and Asia.
CDMA Development Group (CDG) Industry consortium responsible for the cdmaOne (IS-95) standard.
GSM Association Alliance of companies and governments that sets and promotes GSM standards.
International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 (IMT-2000) The ITU's original vision for 3G
Mobile Broadband System Theory and Tests 4G wireless
Open Mobile Alliance Develops WAP, the text-based wireless Web
Personal Handyphone System (PHS) Popular Japanese system
Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Responsible for UMTS, the European and Japanese 3G standard
UMTS Forum Organization set up to promote UMTS, while 3GPP develops the standards

Cryptography

Cryptography FAQ Series of tutorials on all aspects of crypto
Encryption and Security-Related Resources Hundreds of links about crypto and security
Handbook of Applied Cryptography Entire book available for free download, in PDF and PS format.
International Association for Cryptologic Research Current research in crypto
Introduction to Cryptography Extensive site, from SSH Communications
Snake Oil Warning Signs Deflating hype about "unbreakable" encryption
Centre for Quantum Computation Quantum cryptography, and quantum code-breaking

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

DSL Forum Group promoting DSL, with information on the full alphabet soup
DSL Life Aimed at consumers, with basic tutorials on ADSL and DSL Lite
Overview of DSL standards With a particular emphasis on Asia, from AsiaBizTech
xDSL.com News and analysis site covering the DSL industry, from consultants Telechoice

Domain Name System (DNS)

Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) Free software that runs most of the Internet's DNS servers
DHCP Resources on the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
FAQs on DNS From Internic, a registry of domain name registrars
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Organization in overall charge of the DNS
YouCann Unofficial rival to ICANN, campaigning for more top-level domains

Dynamic Web Page Construction

Active Server Pages (ASP) A Tutorial
Active X A tutorial
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) A Tutorial
JavaScript A tutorial
Java Server Pages (JSP) A Tutorial
PHP Home Page Tutorials and other resources

Electronic Mail

Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email Group campaigning against spam
IMAP page From University of Washington
POP vs. IMAP Simple guide from Illinois State University
POP vs. IMAP Comparison More advanced guide from Arizona University
Sendmail The most popular free SMTP email software
Spamcop Free spam reporting service

Ethernet

10 Gbps Ethernet IEEE task force home page
10 Gbps Ethernet Alliance Group of companies promoting it
10 Gigabit Ethernet Comprehensive report, online or in PDF and PS format, from Ohio State University.
Ethernet resources Links to many resources related to Ethernet

Fiber Optics

Fiber Cables A tutorial
Fiber Optics A tutorial
Fiber Optics for Networks A short magazine article
Fiber Optics Resources From SUNY Stony Brook Physics Dept.

Hacking and Cracking

BugTraq Mailing list on software security holes, from SecurityFocus
2600.com Online version of popular quarterly magazine for hackers
Interhack Research Studies the latest techniques of attackers
Nmap Free utility that scans a system for weaknesses

High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)

HDLC and Derivatives Description of many HDLC-based protocols
RFC 1662 and RFC 2687 Official and proposed PPP/HDLC standard
Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) Forerunner to HDLC, from Techfest

History of Networking

Brief History of Networking Timeline from 1791 to 2000, from Silk Road Consulting
History of Computing Huge and detailed site, from Virginia Tech
History of Radio From Marconi and Tesla to cell phones
Hobbes' Internet Timeline With links to key papers
How the Internet Came to Be By Vint Cerf, inventor of packet-switching
Internet History Resources from the International Federation of Library Associations
Morse Telegraph The original data networking technology
Short History of Internet Protocols at CERN Where the Web was invented

HTML and XML

Beginner's Guide to HTML From NCSA, which developed Mosaic
Dynamic HTML A tutorial
HTML 4.01 standard The latest HTML standard
HTML Validator Tools for checking Web pages for W3C compliance
Tutorials on Advanced HTML Features Frames, marquees, sounds, and more
W3C's HTML Home Page Links to much HTML material
W3C Tutorials HTML, CSS, XML, XSL, SOAP, and more
XHTML Tutorial XHTML for beginners
XML Tutorial XML for beginners

IEEE 802

IEEE 802 Committee Page Home page of the IEEE 802 committee
IEEE 802.1 Access Control, Quality of Service and Network Management
IEEE 802.3 (CSMA/CA) See also Ethernet
IEEE 802.5 (Token Ring) Still used in many networks
IEEE 802.11 (Wireless LAN) See also Wi-Fi Alliance
IEEE 802.15 (Wireless PAN) See also Bluetooth
IEEE 802.16 (Wireless MAN) Fixed broadband (MMDS and LMDS)
IEEE 802.17 (Resilient Packet Ring) Fiberoptic MAN
Download full IEEE 802 standards Available free six months after they are published, in PDF format
802.11 Planet News and hype about IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs

Internet Backbones

Mapnet Dynamic Java maps of the Internet, from CAIDA
North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) Mailing list for network architects
Russ Haynal's ISP Page Information on major Internet routes

Internet Management

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) IP address registry for the Americas and Africa
Asia-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) IP address registry for the Asia-Pacific region
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Telecommunications regulator in the United States.
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) United Nations bureau in charge of telecom
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Has overall responsibility for IP addresses and domain names.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Handles domain names and the DNS
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Sets protocols and publishes Requests for Comment (RFCs)
Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE) IP address registry for Europe and the Middle East
World Internetworking Alliance (WIA) Unofficial coalition of the other groups that govern the Internet
World Wide Web Consortium Academic/industry group that sets Web markup languages

Internet Protocol (IP)

IP Addressing Tutorial on IP addressing
IP Routing Links regarding BGP, OSPF, MPLS, etc.
IPv6 General information about IPv6
IPv6 Forum Industry consortium promoting IPv6
IPv6 Links Sun Microsystems links to IPv6 pages
RFC 791 - Defines IPv4
RFC 2460 Defines IPv6
RFC Sourcebook Very detailed information on and IP related protocols
RouterGod Humorous tutorials about IP routing

LANs

Building a LAN Links to many LAN resources
Ethernet Links about Ethernet
IEEE 802.11 (Wireless LAN) See also Wi-Fi Alliance
LAN Protocols An introduction to LANs from Cisco
LAN Switching LAN switching tutorial from Cisco
Token Ring Information about IEEE 802.5
Wireless LANs Wireless LAN Association

Mobile IP

IP Routing for Wireless/Mobile Hosts IETF working group in charge of mobile IP
Mobile IPv6 Four very detailed whitepapers from Nokia, in PDF format.
Mobile IP Tutorial Covers v4, from Internet Computing
Mobile IP Tutorial Covers v4 and v6, from Network Magazine
RFC 3220 Defines the basic mobile IP protocol (updates RFC 2002)
RFC 3024 Defines reverse-tunneling, used for topologically correct routing

Multimedia

H.323 Information Site Technical details on the main IP telephony protocol
Internet Telephony A tutorial
JPEG Information and links about the JPEG standard
MPEG Information and links about the MPEG standard
Open H.323 Attempt to create a free and open-source H.323 implementation
RTP Real Time Protocol
RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol
SIP Forum Information on the Session Initiation Protocol, used to set up multimedia IP links
Streaming Audio A tutorial on Winamp, Shoutcast, MP3, and more
Voice-Data Integration White paper from IBM
Voice over IP Various references
Telecom Scenarios 2010 Research project into multimedia apps of broadband wireless networks

Network Administration

IEEE 802.1 Covers network management
Network Uptime Site for network technicians and managers
SimpleWeb Tutorials on SNMP and network administration
Traceroute Tools to trace the route taken by IP packets from 60 countries

Networking (General Sites)

ATM Information on ATM networks
Communications Engineering Free online course, from Aberdeeen University
Data 101 WAN Learning Center Guide to most wide area protocols, from Pulse
Internetworking Technology Handbook Vast online guide, from Cisco
Introduction to Networking and Data Communications Free comprehensive book, by Eugene Blanchard
Networking Conference Dates maintained by Tim Moors at School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales
Network Tutorial Online book, from Network Magazine

News Media

America's Network Online version of monthly telecom magazine
Business Communications Review Online version of monthly networking magazine
Information Week Online version of weekly news magazine, part of Techweb
Infoworld Online version of weekly news magazine
Internet Computing Online version of the IEEE Computer Society journal
Light Reading Daily news about the optical networking industry
Network Computing Online version of bi-weekly Network news magazine, also part of Techweb
Network Magazine Online version of monthly networking magazine, part of Commweb
Network World Fusion Daily networking news
News.com Daily news on the networking industry, part of CNet
Slashdot Continuously-updated links to and comment on news stories
The Register Daily networking news in the British tabloid style
TotalTelecom Daily telecommunications news
Unstrung Daily news about the wireless industry

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model

OSI Networking Layers Online tutorial from New Mexico Highlands University
Protocol Stacks in Relationship to the OSI Model Where common protocols fit in the stack
OSI Routing Protocol tutorial from Cisco
Understanding OSI Online book, by John Larmouth of Salford University

Point-to-point Protocol (PPP)

Frequently Wanted Information on PPP from the newsgroup comp.protocols.ppp At FAQs.org
PPP Extensions Working group at the IETF
RFC 1661 The original PPP specification
What is PPP? Instructions on using the protocol, from the Linux Documentation Project

Petri Nets

Petri Net Resources Links to research on Petri Nets
Petri Net Resource s More Petri Net links

Privacy

Carnivore Detailed info on the FBI's "diagnostic tool"
Echelon FAQ Info on the secret global spy network
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Campaigns for online privacy and other rights
Espionage 101 Introduction to electronic industrial espionage
Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Privacy polices in XML
Practical Privacy Online guide, from EPIC
Privacy.Net Real-time tool that tests browsers to see how much data they reveal
Tempest Information Page Are all networks vulnerable to wireless sniffers?

Professional and Technical Organizations

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Worldwide, for IT people
ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM)
Communications Management Association (CMA) European, for network managers
International Engineering Consortium (IEC) U.S., for the electronics industry
IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) Worldwide
IEEE Communications Society (IEEE Com Soc) Worldwide
Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Worldwide, in overall charge of Internet protocols
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Worldwide, sets protocols and publishes Requests for Comment (RFCs)
Internet Society Worldwide, promotes Internet development

Reference

Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Comm Terms Searchable online
Protocols.com Searchable encyclopedia of networking protocols, from equipment maker RAD
TechWeb TechEncyclopedia Illustrated online encyclopedia
Webopedia Another searchable online dictionary of networking terms

Remote Procedure Call

RFC 1831 IETF's version of RPC
Tutorial on Sun RPC Fairly detailed discussion of Sun RPC

Routing

Audio/Video Transport Working Group Drafts and RFCs about AVT
Differentiated Services Working Group Drafts and RFCs about DS
Integrated Services Working Group Drafts and RFCs about Intserv
MPLS Working Group Drafts and RFCs about MPLS
OSPF Working Group Drafts and RFCs about OSPF
PIM Working Group Drafts and RFCs about PIM
RSVP Working Group Drafts and RFCs about RSVP

RTP

RTP FAQ Frequently Asked Questions about RTP
RTP Information Description of RTP plus links
RTP News From Columbia University
Real Time Transport Protocol Description of RTP
RFC 1889 Defines RTP

Quality of Service

IP QoS A tutorial from Helsinki University of Technology
IP QoS Magazine article
QoS Tutorial From Cisco
QoS over IP Many links from Ohio State University

Satellite Networks

Globalstar Operational nearly-global network of 48 LEO satellites
GPS Interactive tutorial using Shockwave, from GPS manufacturer Trimble
GPS Tutorial Online and downloadable book
ICO Under-construction global broadband data network of 10 MEO satellites
Inmarsat The original mobile satellite communications provider
Intelsat The first and largest commercial satellite operator
Iridium Operational global voice network of 66 LEO satellites
Lloyd's satellite constellations Comprehensive site focused on data networking by satellite
Orbcomm Operational narrowband data network covering most of the world
Satellite Industry Association Represents the U.S. satellite industry
Skybridge Planned global broadband data network of 80 LEO satellites
SkyReport Daily news on the satellite industry
Spaceway Planned broadband data network from satellite giant Hughes
Teledesic Planned global broadband data network of 30 MEO satellites

Security

Anonymous Remailer FAQ Some information and links about anonymous remailers
CERT Coordination Center Publishes regular alerts and updates about security issues
Computer Security Institute (CSI) - Information on most network security threats
Encryption and Security-Related Resources Hundreds of links about crypto and security
IPsec Working Group Drafts and RFCs about IPsec
PGP Home Page Code, documentation, and more
Ross Anderson's Home Page Has links to hundreds of security-related pages
SANS Institute Studies information security and other networking problems
Secure Computing Magazine Online version of monthly security magazine
Security Focus Daily news site about network security, recently sold to Symantec
TCP/IP Vulnerabilities Security issues with the protocol
Transport Layer Security IETF Working group

Social Issues

Anonymous Remailer FAQ Some information and links about anonymous remailers
Article about the Felten-DCMA Case From the Washington Post
Copyright and Fair Use From the Stanford University Library
DMCA Cases From the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Internet Filters How the most popular ones actually work
Internet Freedom of Speech Cases - From the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Internet Freedom of Speech Cases From the American Civil Liberties Union
Steganography Various links
TCPA/Palladium FAQ From Ross Anderson
Why Type 1 Anonymous Remailers Were Abandoned From the Washington Post

Socket Programming

Manual Pages for Dozens of Socket Calls From the University of Arizona
Socket Programming FAQ Q&A about UNIX sockets
Socket Programming How To Overview of socket programming
Socket Programming in Java From Sun Microsystems with examples
Transporting Objects over Sockets Some advanced examples
Tutorial on Socket Programming in Java The basics
UNIX Socket Programming A Tutorial
Using Internet Sockets Beej's guide to network programming
Windows Socket Programming A Tutorial

Spread Spectrum

802.11 and Spread Spectrum A short tutorial article
ABCs of Spread Spectrum - A Tutorial
Frequency-Hopping Patent The original Hedy Lamarr patent
A Tutorial on Spread Spectrum and Packet Radio A Tutorial

Steganography

Information Hiding Home Page From the University of Cambridge
Stegoarchive.com Many links to steganography resources
Survey of Steganography A nice tutorial on steganography

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)

Sonet Home Page Tutorials, vendors, FAQs, standards, books, etc.
SONET Introduction From Worcester Polytechnic
SONET Overview From the IEC

Standards Organizations

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ATM Forum
Bluetooth Special Interest Group
IEEE Standards Committee
IETF Home Page
IETF (RFC page)
International Standards Organization (ISO)
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
MPLS Forum
TIA sets Interim Standards, which are later ratified by ANSI
Wireless Ethernet Alliance
World Wide Web Consortium

Telecommunications

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) United Nations bureau in charge of telecom
Telecomm Technology Many links to telecommunications information
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Represents U.S. telecom companies
Telecom Resources Long List, from Prof. Jeffrey MacKie-Mason of Michigan University.
Telecom Tutorials With a particular focus on optical networking
The (U.S.) Telecommunications Act of 1996 Information from the FCC

Telephone System

International Numbering Plans Information on E.123 and E.164
North American Numbering Plan Includes list of area codes
SS7 Tutorial Detailed info on telephone signaling, from the IEC

TCP/IP

Networking Links A useful collection of TCP/IP related links
RFC 793 - Defines TCP
RFC 1180 Tutorial on TCP/IP
RFC 1644 T/TCP: TCP for Transactions
TCP/IP FAQ Q&A about TCP/IP and related protocols
TCP/IP Protocols Links to pages about TCP/IP and other Internet protocols
TCP/IP Resources Long list of links and offline references
TCP/IP Tutorial In four parts
TCP/IP Vulnerabilities Security issues with the protocol
TCPSat Techniques to make TCP/IP work over satellite links, from NASA
Transport Layer Security IETF working group standardizing SSL
Wireless TCP Paper from Ohio State discussing various approaches

UDP/IP

Multicast Transport Protocols Links to many lesser-used protocols
Real Time Transport Protocol Description of RTP, the UDP variant used for streaming
RFC 1889 Official definition of RTP
RFC 768 - Official definition of UDP
User Datagram Protocol Details on UDP, from Massachusetts University

VLANs

IEEE 802.1Q Home Page Many 802.1Q links
Virtual LAN s Links to articles about VLANs
Virtual LANs A VLAN tutorial from Intel

Viruses and Malware

Glossary of Virus Terms from Trend
Virus Bulletin Virus updates, independent of anti-virus software vendors
Virus Encyclopedia From Kaspersky Anti-virus
Vmyths Information on virus hoaxes, urban legends and scaremongering

Voice over IP

Voice over IP Tutorial magazine article
IP Telephony Page full of VoIP links from Ohio State University
Protocols and Resources Another page full of VoIP links

Wide Area Networking (WAN) Protocols

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Forum Vendor and carrier alliance
Cell Relay Retreat Lots of information on ATM, from Indiana University
Frame Relay Forum Alliance of vendors, carriers and consultants
Frame Relay Tutorials Detailed information and links, from Alliance Datacom
X.25 Compared to TCP/IP Introduction, from Sangoma Technologies
X.25 Overview Detailed information, from Techfest
X.25 Tutorial Interactive program for Windows or Mac, 500 KB download

Wireless Networks

FCC Wireless Communications Bureau Manages U.S. radio spectrum
The Resurrecting Duckling Paper on security problems with wireless networks
Wi-Fi (WECA) Tests that IEEE 802.11 equipment actually adheres to the standard
Wireless LAN Association Industry consortium promoting wireless LANs
Wireless Research From Stanford University
Wireless Research From the University of California at Berkeley
Wireless Research From the University of California at San Diego
Wireless Research From Carnegie Mellon University
White Papers on Mobile and Wireless Communication Background papers

Wireless Web

I-mode NTT DoCoMo's i-mode home page
I-mode FAQ - A general FAQ about WAP
I-mode FAQ A technical FAQ about WAP capabilities
I-mode resources Many links relating to i-mode
Java and the Wireless Web When the wireless Web catches on, Java will be there
Open Mobile Alliance Develops WAP, the text-based wireless Web
WAP FAQ Q&A about WAP
WAP Tutorial A tutorial with references and resources
WAP versus i-mode A comparison

World Wide Web

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Services (OASIS) XML and Web services
The Internet Archive - Attempts to create regular backup copies of the entire Web
Web Caching and Content Delivery Resources From Brian Davidson of Rutgers University
World Wide Web Consortium Academic/industry group that sets Web markup languages
WWW Virtual Library The original volunteer-run Web directory