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Data and computer communications / William Stallings.

By: Stallings, William.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2000Edition: 6th ed.Description: xx, 810 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0130863882.Other title: Data & computer communications [Cover title].Subject(s): Data transmission systems | Computer networksDDC classification: 004.6
Contents:
Part One: Overview -- Introduction -- Protocols and Architecture -- Part Two: Data Communications -- Data Transmission -- Transmission Media -- Data Encoding -- The Data Communication Interface -- Data Link Control -- Multiplexing -- Part Three: Wide Area Networks -- Circuit Switching -- Packet Switching -- ATM and Frame Relay -- Congestion Control in Data Networks -- Part Four: Local Area Networks -- LAN Technology -- LAN Systems -- Part Five: Communications Architecture and Protocols -- Internet Protocols -- Internetwork Operation -- Transport Protocols -- Network Security -- Distributed Applications.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending 004.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00115689
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The sixth edition of Data and Computer Communications features improved illustrations, coverage of Gigabit Ethernet, a survey of ADSL, coverage of IP multicasting and reports on technologies in hardware and software.

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 793-799) and index.

Part One: Overview -- Introduction -- Protocols and Architecture -- Part Two: Data Communications -- Data Transmission -- Transmission Media -- Data Encoding -- The Data Communication Interface -- Data Link Control -- Multiplexing -- Part Three: Wide Area Networks -- Circuit Switching -- Packet Switching -- ATM and Frame Relay -- Congestion Control in Data Networks -- Part Four: Local Area Networks -- LAN Technology -- LAN Systems -- Part Five: Communications Architecture and Protocols -- Internet Protocols -- Internetwork Operation -- Transport Protocols -- Network Security -- Distributed Applications.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 0 Reader's Guide
  • I Overview
  • 1 Data Communications and Networking Overview
  • 2 Protocol Architecture
  • II Data Communications
  • 3 Data Transmission
  • 4 Guided and Wireless Transmission
  • 5 Signal Encoding Techniques
  • 6 Digital Data Communication Techniques
  • 7 Data Link Control
  • 8 Multiplexing
  • 9 Spread Spectrum
  • III Wide Area Networks
  • 10 Circuit Switching and Packet Switching
  • 11 Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • 12 Routing in Switched Networks
  • 13 Congestion Control in Switched Data Networks
  • 14 Cellular Wireless Networks
  • IV Local Area Networks
  • 15 Local Area Network Overview
  • 16 High-Speed LANs
  • 17 Wireless LANs
  • V Communications Architecture And Protocols
  • 18 Internetwork Protocols
  • 19 Internetwork Operation
  • 20 Transport Protocols
  • 21 Network Security
  • 22 Distributed Applications
  • Appendices
  • A RFCs Cited in This Book
  • B Fourier Analysis
  • C Projects for Teaching Data and Computer Communications
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 17 books on various aspects of these subjects. He has four times received the Best Computer Science Book of the Year Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, including for the fifth edition of Data and Computer Communications. He is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in computer science. All of his Prentice Hall titles can be found at the Prentice Hall Companion Website.