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Business data communications and networking / Gerry Fitzgerald, Alan Dennis, Alexandra Durcikova.

By: Fitzgerald, Gerard [author].
Contributor(s): Dennis, Alan [author] | Durcikova, Alexandra [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Fourteenth edition.Description: xii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119702849 (paperback).Subject(s): Data transmission systems | Computer networks | Office practice -- AutomationDDC classification: 004.6
Contents:
Introduction to data communications -- Application layer -- Physical layer -- Data link layer -- Network and transport layers -- Network design -- Wired and wireless local area networks -- Backbone networks -- Wide area networks -- The Internet -- Network security -- Network management.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Business Data Communications and Networking, 14th Edition presents a classroom-tested approach to the subject, combining foundational concepts, practical exercises, and real-world case studies. The text provides a balanced, well-rounded presentation of data communications while highlighting its importance to nearly every aspect of modern business. This fully-updated new edition helps students understand how networks work and what is required to build and manage scalable, mobile, and secure networks.

Clear, student-friendly chapters introduce, explain, and summarize fundamental concepts and applications such as server architecture, network and transport layers, network design processes and tools, wired and wireless networking, and network security and management. An array of pedagogical features teaches students how to select the appropriate technologies necessary to build and manage networks that meet organizational needs, maximize competitive advantage, and protect networks and data from cybersecurity threats. Discussions of real-world management and technical issues, from improving device performance to assessing and controlling costs, provide students with insight into the daily networking operations of actual businesses.

Includes index.

Introduction to data communications -- Application layer -- Physical layer -- Data link layer -- Network and transport layers -- Network design -- Wired and wireless local area networks -- Backbone networks -- Wide area networks -- The Internet -- Network security -- Network management.

MTU CORK Module INFO 6031 - Supplementary reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • About the Authors (p. v)
  • Preface (p. vi)
  • Part 1 Introduction (p. 1)
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Data Communications (p. 1)
  • 1.1 Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1.2 Data Communications Networks (p. 5)
  • 1.2.1 Components of a Network (p. 6)
  • 1.2.2 Types of Networks (p. 7)
  • 1.3 Network Models (p. 8)
  • 1.3.1 Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (p. 9)
  • 1.3.2 Internet Model (p. 10)
  • 1.3.3 Message Transmission Using Layers (p. 12)
  • 1.4 Network Standards (p. 14)
  • 1.4.1 The Importance of Standards (p. 14)
  • 1.4.2 The Standards-Making Process (p. 15)
  • 1.4.3 Common Standards (p. 17)
  • 1.5 Future Trends (p. 18)
  • 1.5.1 Wireless LAN and BYOD (p. 18)
  • 1.5.2 The Internet of Things (p. 18)
  • 1.5.3 Massively Online (p. 19)
  • 1.6 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 20)
  • Part 2 Fundamental Concepts (p. 27)
  • Chapter 2 Application Layer (p. 27)
  • 2.1 Introduction (p. 27)
  • 2.2 Application Architectures (p. 28)
  • 2.2.1 Host-Based Architectures (p. 29)
  • 2.2.2 Client-Based Architectures (p. 30)
  • 2.2.3 Client-Server Architectures (p. 30)
  • 2.2.4 Cloud Computing Architectures (p. 33)
  • 2.2.5 Peer-to-Peer Architectures (p. 35)
  • 2.2.6 Choosing Architectures (p. 36)
  • 2.3 Worldwide Web (p. 37)
  • 2.3.1 How the Web Works (p. 37)
  • 2.3.2 Inside an HTTP Request (p. 38)
  • 2.3.3 Inside an HTTP Response (p. 39)
  • 2.4 Electronic Mail (p. 41)
  • 2.4.1 How Email Works (p. 41)
  • 2.4.2 Inside an SMTP Packet (p. 44)
  • 2.4.3 Attachments in Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (p. 45)
  • 2.5 Other Applications (p. 45)
  • 2.5.1 Telnet (p. 46)
  • 2.5.2 Videoconferencing (p. 47)
  • 2.6 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 48)
  • Chapter 3 Physical Layer (p. 59)
  • 3.1 Introduction (p. 59)
  • 3.2 Circuits (p. 61)
  • 3.2.1 Circuit Configuration (p. 61)
  • 3.2.2 Data Flow (p. 62)
  • 3.2.3 Multiplexing (p. 62)
  • 3.3 Communication Media (p. 65)
  • 3.3.1 Twisted-Pair Cable (p. 65)
  • 3.3.2 Coaxial Cable (p. 65)
  • 3.3.3 Fiber-Optic Cable (p. 66)
  • 3.3.4 Radio (p. 67)
  • 3.3.5 Microwave (p. 68)
  • 3.3.6 Satellite (p. 68)
  • 3.3.7 Media Selection (p. 70)
  • 3.4 Digital Transmission of Digital Data (p. 71)
  • 3.4.1 Coding (p. 71)
  • 3.4.2 Transmission Modes (p. 72)
  • 3.4.3 Digital Transmission (p. 73)
  • 3.4.4 How Ethernet Transmits Data (p. 74)
  • 3.5 Analog Transmission of Digital Data (p. 75)
  • 3.5.1 Modulation (p. 75)
  • 3.5.2 Capacity of a Circuit (p. 78)
  • 3.5.3 How Modems Transmit Data (p. 78)
  • 3.6 Digital Transmission of Analog Data (p. 79)
  • 3.6.1 Translating from Analog to Digital (p. 79)
  • 3.6.2 How Telephones Transmit Voice Data (p. 80)
  • 3.6.3 How Instant Messenger Transmits Voice Data (p. 81)
  • 3.6.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) (p. 82)
  • 3.7 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 83)
  • Chapter 4 Data Link Layer (p. 91)
  • 4.1 Introduction (p. 91)
  • 4.2 Media Access Control (p. 92)
  • 4.2.1 Contention (p. 92)
  • 4.2.2 Controlled Access (p. 92)
  • 4.2.3 Relative Performance (p. 93)
  • 4.3 Error Control (p. 94)
  • 4.3.1 Sources of Errors (p. 94)
  • 4.3.2 Error Prevention (p. 96)
  • 4.3.3 Error Detection (p. 97)
  • 4.3.4 Error Correction via Retransmission (p. 98)
  • 4.3.5 Forward Error Correction (p. 98)
  • 4.3.6 Error Control in Practice (p. 99)
  • 4.4 Data Link Protocols (p. 100)
  • 4.4.1 Asynchronous Transmission (p. 101)
  • 4.4.2 Synchronous Transmission (p. 101)
  • 4.5 Transmission Efficiency (p. 104)
  • 4.6 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 106)
  • Chapter 5 Network and Transport Layers (p. 114)
  • 5.1 Introduction (p. 114)
  • 5.2 Transport and Network Layer Protocols (p. 116)
  • 5.2.1 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) (p. 116)
  • 5.2.2 Internet Protocol (IP) (p. 117)
  • 5.3 Transport Layer Functions (p. 118)
  • 5.3.1 Linking to the Application Layer (p. 118)
  • 5.3.2 Segmenting (p. 119)
  • 5.3.3 Session Management (p. 120)
  • 5.4 Addressing (p. 123)
  • 5.4.1 Assigning Addresses (p. 124)
  • 5.4.2 Address Resolution (p. 129)
  • 5.5 Routing (p. 131)
  • 5.5.1 Types of Routing (p. 132)
  • 5.5.2 Routing Protocols (p. 134)
  • 5.5.3 Multicasting (p. 136)
  • 5.5.4 The Anatomy of a Router (p. 137)
  • 5.6 TCP/IP Example (p. 138)
  • 5.6.1 Known Addresses (p. 140)
  • 5.6.2 Unknown Addresses (p. 141)
  • 5.6.3 TCP Connections (p. 142)
  • 5.6.4 TCP/IP and Network Layers (p. 143)
  • 5.7 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 145)
  • Part 3 Network Technologies (p. 162)
  • Chapter 6 Network Design (p. 162)
  • 6.1 Introduction (p. 162)
  • 6.1.1 Network Architecture Components (p. 163)
  • 6.1.2 The Traditional Network Design Process (p. 164)
  • 6.1.3 The Building-Block Network Design Process (p. 166)
  • 6.2 Needs Analysis (p. 166)
  • 6.2.1 Network Architecture Component (p. 168)
  • 6.2.2 Application Systems (p. 169)
  • 6.2.3 Network Users (p. 169)
  • 6.2.4 Categorizing Network Needs (p. 170)
  • 6.2.5 Deliverables (p. 171)
  • 6.3 Technology Design (p. 171)
  • 6.3.1 Designing Clients and Servers (p. 171)
  • 6.3.2 Designing Circuits (p. 171)
  • 6.3.3 Network Design Tools (p. 174)
  • 6.3.4 Deliverables (p. 174)
  • 6.4 Cost Assessment (p. 174)
  • 6.4.1 Request for Proposal (p. 175)
  • 6.4.2 Selling the Proposal to Management (p. 175)
  • 6.4.3 Deliverables (p. 176)
  • 6.5 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 176)
  • Chapter 7 Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks (p. 182)
  • 7.1 Introduction (p. 182)
  • 7.2 LAN Components (p. 183)
  • 7.2.1 Network Interface Cards (p. 183)
  • 7.2.2 Network Circuits (p. 184)
  • 7.2.3 Network Hubs, Switches, and Access Points (p. 185)
  • 7.2.4 Network Operating Systems (p. 188)
  • 7.3 Wired Ethernet (p. 189)
  • 7.3.1 Topology (p. 190)
  • 7.3.2 Media Access Control (p. 192)
  • 7.3.3 Types of Ethernet (p. 193)
  • 7.4 Wireless Ethernet (p. 194)
  • 7.4.1 Topology (p. 194)
  • 7.4.2 Media Access Control (p. 194)
  • 7.4.3 Wireless Ethernet Frame Layout (p. 196)
  • 7.4.4 Types of Wireless Ethernet (p. 196)
  • 7.4.5 Security (p. 198)
  • 7.5 The Best Practice LAN Design (p. 199)
  • 7.5.1 Designing User Access with Wired Ethernet (p. 200)
  • 7.5.2 Designing User Access with Wireless Ethernet (p. 200)
  • 7.5.3 Designing the Data Center (p. 203)
  • 7.5.4 Designing the e-Commerce Edge (p. 206)
  • 7.5.5 Designing the SOHO ^ ' Environment (p. 206)
  • 7.6 Improving LAN Performance (p. 207)
  • 7.6.1 Improving Server Performance (p. 208)
  • 7.6.2 Improving Circuit Capacity (p. 210)
  • 7.6.3 Reducing Network Demand (p. 210)
  • 7.7 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 210)
  • Chapter 8 Backbone Networks (p. 220)
  • 8.1 Introduction (p. 220)
  • 8.2 Switched Backbones (p. 221)
  • 8.3 Routed Backbones (p. 224)
  • 8.4 Virtual LANs (p. 227)
  • 8.4.1 Benefits of VLANs (p. 227)
  • 8.4.2 How VLANs Work (p. 229)
  • 8.5 The Best Practice Backbone Design (p. 232)
  • 8.6 Improving Backbone Performance (p. 233)
  • 8.6.1 Improving Device Performance (p. 233)
  • 8.6.2 Improving Circuit Capacity (p. 234)
  • 8.6.3 Reducing Network Demand (p. 234)
  • 8.7 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 234)
  • Chapter 9 Wide Area Networks (p. 243)
  • 9.1 Introduction (p. 243)
  • 9.2 Dedicated-Circuit Networks (p. 244)
  • 9.2.1 Basic Architecture (p. 245)
  • 9.2.2 T-Carrier Services (p. 248)
  • 9.2.3 SONET Services (p. 249)
  • 9.3 Packet-Switched Networks (p. 250)
  • 9.3.1 Basic Architecture (p. 250)
  • 9.3.2 Frame Relay Services (p. 251)
  • 9.3.3 MPLS Services (p. 252)
  • 9.3.4 Ethernet Services (p. 252)
  • 9.4 Virtual Private Networks (p. 254)
  • 9.4.1 Basic Architecture (p. 254)
  • 9.4.2 VPN Types (p. 255)
  • 9.4.3 How VPNs Work (p. 256)
  • 9.5 The Best Practice WAN Design (p. 258)
  • 9.5.1 Software Defined WAN (p. 258)
  • 9.5.2 Choosing WAN Circuits (p. 259)
  • 9.6 Improving WAN Performance (p. 261)
  • 9.6.1 Improving Device Performance (p. 261)
  • 9.6.2 Improving Circuit Capacity (p. 261)
  • 9.6.3 Reducing Network Demand (p. 262)
  • 9.7 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 262)
  • Chapter 10 The Internet (p. 274)
  • 10.1 Introduction (p. 274)
  • 10.2 How the Internet Works (p. 275)
  • 10.2.1 Basic Architecture (p. 275)
  • 10.2.2 Connecting to an ISP (p. 277)
  • 10.2.3 The Internet Today (p. 278)
  • 10.3 Internet Access Technologies (p. 279)
  • 10.3.1 Digital Subscriber Line (p. 279)
  • 10.3.2 Cable Modem (p. 280)
  • 10.3.3 Fiber to the Home (p. 282)
  • 10.4 The Future of the Internet (p. 283)
  • 10.4.1 Internet Governance (p. 283)
  • 10.4.2 Building the Future (p. 284)
  • 10.5 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 285)
  • Part 4 Network Management (p. 292)
  • Chapter 11 Network Security (p. 292)
  • 11.1 Introduction (p. 292)
  • 11.1.1 Why Networks Need Security (p. 294)
  • 11.1.2 Types of Security Threats (p. 294)
  • 11.1.3 Network Controls (p. 295)
  • 11.2 Risk Assessment (p. 296)
  • 11.2.1 Develop Risk Measurement Criteria (p. 297)
  • 11.2.2 Inventory IT Assets (p. 298)
  • 11.2.3 Identify Threats (p. 299)
  • 11.2.4 Document Existing Controls (p. 301)
  • 11.2.5 Identify Improvements (p. 304)
  • 11.3 Ensuring Business Continuity (p. 304)
  • 11.3.1 Virus Protection (p. 304)
  • 11.3.2 Denial-of-Service Protection (p. 305)
  • 11.3.3 Theft Protection (p. 308)
  • 11.3.4 Device Failure Protection (p. 309)
  • 11.3.5 Disaster Protection (p. 310)
  • 11.4 Intrusion Prevention (p. 313)
  • 11.4.1 Security Policy (p. 314)
  • 11.4.2 Perimeter Security and Firewalls (p. 314)
  • 11.4.3 Server and Client protection (p. 320)
  • 11.4.4 Encryption (p. 323)
  • 11.4.5 User Authentication (p. 329)
  • 11.4.6 Preventing Social Engineering (p. 332)
  • 11.4.7 Intrusion Prevention Systems (p. 333)
  • 11.4.8 Intrusion Recovery (p. 335)
  • 11.5 Best Practice Recommendations (p. 336)
  • 11.6 Implications for Your Cyber Security (p. 338)
  • Chapter 12 Network Management (p. 352)
  • 12.1 Introduction (p. 352)
  • 12.2 Designing for Network Performance (p. 353)
  • 12.2.1 Managed Networks (p. 353)
  • 12.2.2 Managing Network Traffic (p. 357)
  • 12.2.3 Reducing Network Traffic (p. 358)
  • 12.3 Configuration Management (p. 361)
  • 12.3.1 Configuring the Network and Client Computers (p. 361)
  • 12.3.2 Documenting the Configuration (p. 362)
  • 12.4 Performance and Fault Management (p. 364)
  • 12.4.1 Network Monitoring (p. 364)
  • 12.4.2 Failure Control Function (p. 366)
  • 12.4.3 Performance and Failure Statistics (p. 368)
  • 12.4.4 Improving Performance (p. 370)
  • 12.5 End User Support (p. 371)
  • 12.5.1 Resolving Problems (p. 371)
  • 12.5.2 Providing End User Training (p. 372)
  • 12.6 Cost Management (p. 373)
  • 12.6.1 Sources of Costs (p. 373)
  • 12.6.2 Reducing Costs (p. 375)
  • 12.7 Implications for Cyber Security (p. 377)
  • Appendices (Online)
  • Glossary (Online)
  • Index (p. I-1)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Alan Dennis is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems and a professor of information systems in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He holds the John T. Chambers Chair in Internet Systems, which was established to honor John Chambers, president and chief executive officer of Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader of networking technologies for the Internet.

Alexandra Durcikova is an Associate Professor at the Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma. Alexandra has a PhD in management information systems from the University of Pittsburgh. She has earned an MSc degree in solid state physics from Comenius University, Bratislava, worked as an experimental physics researcher in the area of superconductivity and as an instructor of executive MBA students prior to pursuing her PhD. Alexandra's research interests include knowledge management and knowledge management systems, the role of organizational climate in the use of knowledge management systems, knowledge management system characteristics, governance mechanisms in the use of knowledge management systems, and human compliance with security policy and characteristics of successful phishing attempts within the area of network security. Her research appears in Information Systems Research , MIS Quarterly , Journal of Management Information Systems , Information Systems Journal , Journal of Organizational and End User Computing , International Journal of Human-Computer Studies , International Journal of Human-Computer Studies , and Communications of the ACM .

Dr. Jerry FitzGerald wrote the early editions of this book in the 1980s. At the time, he was the principal in Jerry FitzGerald & Associates, a firm he started in 1977.