Data and computer communications / William Stallings

Includes bibliographical references and index

Unit one. Fundamentals. Part one. Overview. Data communications, data networks, and the internet -- Protocol architecture, TCP/IP, and internet-based applications -- Part two. Data communications. Data transmission -- Transmission media -- Signal encoding techniques -- Error detection and correction -- Data link control protocols -- Multiplexing -- Part three. Wide area networks. WAN technology and protocols -- Cellular wireless networks -- Part four. Local area networks. Local area network overview -- Ethernet -- Wireless LANs -- Part five. Internet and transport protocols. The internet protocol -- Transport protocols -- Unit two. Advanced topics in data communications and networking. Part six. Data communications and wireless networks. Advanced data communications topics -- Wireless transmission techniques -- Wireless networks -- Part seven. Internetworking. Routing -- Congestion control -- Internetwork operation -- Internetwork quality of service -- Multiprotocol label switching -- Part eight. Internet applications. Electronic mail, DNS, and HTTP -- Internet multimedia support -- Appendices. Fourier analysis -- Projects and other student exercises for teaching data and computer communications

Data and Computer Communications, 10e, is a two-time winner of the best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year award from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association. It is ideal for one/two-semester courses in Computer Networks, Data Communications, and Communications Networks in CS, CIS, and Electrical Engineering departments. This book is also suitable for Product Development personnel, Programmers, Systems Engineers, Network Designers and others involved in the design of data communications and networking products. With a focus on the most current technology and a convenient modular format, this best-selling text offers a clear and comprehensive survey of the entire data and computer communications field. Emphasizing both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving protocol and network design, it explores in detail all the critical technical areas in data communications, wide-area networking, local area networking, and protocol design. -- Provided by publisher