Business Data Communications And Networking, 8/e

The eighth edition includes the changes necessary for the fast-paced networking environment and features a chapter on wireless LANS, an expansion of the security chapter to include more on security design and new technologies. Additional coverage of technology design material on network design as well as a selection of technologies and best practices for network design is included. This book is the market leader known for its technical accuracy and cutting-edge orientation.

Table of contents :
Part 1: Introduction
Introduction
Part 2: Fundamentals
· Application Layer
· Physical Layer
· Data Link Layer
· Network and Transport Layers
Part 3: Network Technologies
· Local Area Networks
· Wireless Local Area Networks
· Backbone Networks
· Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks
· The Internet
Part 4: Network Management
· Network Security
· Network Design
· Network Management
Part 5: Appendices
· Appendix A: Connector Cables
· Appendix B: Systems Network Architecture
· Appendix C: Spanning Tree Protocol
· Appendix D: IP Telephony
· Appendix E: Token Ring
· Appendix F: Cellular Technologies
· Appendix G: TCP/IP Game
Glossary
Index

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