Business Data Communications and Networking
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Take control of the central systems of modern business! In today’s wired world, data communications and networking form the central nervous system of business. High speed access to information, instant communication, rapid access to customers and stakeholders, are all key to the success of every enterprise. If you want to be one of the in-demand professionals who build and maintain the core technologies of today’s business, start with Fitzgerald and Dennis’s acclaimed Business Data Communications and Networking, Tenth Edition. This leading text for Information Systems Managers in business helps you understand how networks operate and how to successfully apply them. In easily-understood language, the book covers the fundamentals of:Application, physical, data link, network, and transport layersNetwork technologies such as Local Area, Wireless, Backbone, Metropolitan, and Wide Area NetworksNetwork design, security, and management Continuing its respected balanced coverage of the technical and managerial aspects of data communications, this Tenth Edition has been updated to include:Numerous updates to technologies that have evolved and changed since the previous edition, including significant changes to the wireless chapter and expanded coverage of securityNEW hands-on activities in each chapter that reinforce key concepts and provide an engaging, practical use of network technologyUpdated and revised to remove any legacy technologies, such as file transfer protocols (Kermit), FDDI, transport/network protocols (IPX/SPX), and backbone technologiesReal-life examples including mini-cases in Management Focus boxes show how real organizations are using telecommunications and networkingOnline animations help students visualize and understand concepts and processes more effectively Booknews A text combining fundamental concepts of data communications and networking with practical applications, highlighting management and technical issues. Coverage includes telephone communications hardware; data transmission; LANs and WANs; backbone networks; security; and Novell Netware, with chapter questions and problems and a cumulative case study. This fifth edition reflects new technologies, and includes chapter objectives and summaries, and management and technology focus boxes, plus new material on management issues such as selecting equipment and managing networks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Pt. 1 Introduction 1Ch. 1 Introduction to Data Communications 2Pt. 2 Fundamental Concepts 37Ch. 2 Application Layer 38Ch. 3 Physical Layer 75Ch. 4 Data Link Layer 117Ch. 5 Network and Transport Layers 146Pt. 3 Network Technologies 197Ch. 6 Local Area Networks 198Ch. 7 Wireless Local Area Networks 229Ch. 8 Backbone Networks 260Ch. 9 Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks 293Ch. 10 The Internet 336Pt. 4 Network Management 365Ch. 11 Network Security 366Ch. 12 Network Design 434Ch. 13 Network Management 471Pt. 5 Appendices 505App. A Connector Cables 506App. B Spanning Tree Protocol 517App. C IP Telephony 521App. D Cellular Technologies 524App. E TCP/IP Game 526App. F Windows Server 537Glossary 549Index 579
