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Description of Business Data Communications and Networking: Wiley International Edition

Completely updated, the best-selling business networking reference returns. The eighth edition includes the changes necessary for the fast-paced networking environment. While technologies and applications change rapidly, the fundamental concepts evolve much more slowly; they provide the foundation from which new technologies and applications can be understood, evaluated, and compared.

The new edition features a chapter on wireless LANS, an expansion of the security chapter to include more on security design and new technologies, and more coverage of technology design material on network design including a selection of technologies and best practices for network design. This book is the market leader known for its technical accuracy and cutting-edge orientation.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780471659242

Pages:

546 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

22476

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

01/07/2004

Edition:

8th Edition

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Contents of Business Data Communications and Networking: Wiley International Edition

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction


PART 2: FUNDAMENTALS

2. Application Layer
3. Physical Layer
4. Data Link Layer
5. Network and Transport Layers


PART 3: NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES

6. Local Area Networks
7. Wireless Local Area Networks
8. Backbone Networks
9. Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks
10.The Internet


PART 4: NETWORK MANAGEMENT

11. Network Security
12. Network Design
13. 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