William Stallings, Polytechnic University
Richard Van Slyke, Polytechnic University

Published June, 1997 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics

Copyright 1998, 558 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-594581-X

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This text presents the concepts of information communications related specifically to the business environment and business management and staff. The book covers the fundamentals of data communication, networking, distributed applications, and network management and security.



Are you looking for a book that combines extensive coverage of fundamentals with up-to-date treatment of leading edge topics?
This book presents comprehensive coverage of the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW).
Gives a detailed examination of intranets which are the newest and most important technology for internal corporate data communications.
Detailed discussion of all communication networking technologies, including LANs, and WANs, and the use of frame relay and ATM. This helps students compare and evaluate competing approaches, thus understanding each better.
Solid coverage of the TCP/IP set of protocols.
The student will gain an understanding of the requirements and the design issues involved with network security and network management.
Real-world case studies show how companies have dealt with the issues, problems, and opportunities presented by communications and networking technology.
Excellent pedagogy...

• Chapter objectives.
• Worked-Out examples in many chapters.
• Visual aids (tables and figures).
• Suggested readings at the end of each chapter.
• Supplemental problems.
• Web course support at
  http://www.shore.net/~ws/BDC3e.html
  
  

1. Introduction.

I. REQUIREMENTS.

2. Business Information.
3. Distributed Data Processing.

II. FUNDAMENTALS.

4. Data Transmission and Transmission Media.
5. Data Communication Fundamentals.
6. Transmission Efficiency.

III. NETWORKING.

7. Transitional Wide-Area Networks.
8. High-Speed Wide-Area Networks.
9. Local Area Networks.
10. High-Speed and Wireless LANs.
11. Wireless Networks.

IV. APPLICATIONS.

12. TCP/IP and Other Protocol Architectures.
13. Distributed Applications.
14. Client/Server and Intranet Computing.

V. MANAGEMENT ISSUES.

15. Doing Business on the Internet.
16. Network Management.
17. Network Security.
Appendix A: Standards and Standards-Setting Organizations.
Glossary.
References.
Index.

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