Research Catalog

Title

Data and computer communications / William Stallings.

Author

Stallings, William.

Publication

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2000], ©2000.

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Details

Description

xx, 810 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• "Data and Computer Communications sixth edition provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the whole field of data communications and a tutorial on leading-edge network technologies and protocols. This up-to-date book continues to meet the needs of students, academics, and professionals by emphasizing both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving protocol and network design.
• This new edition offers a complete and detailed assessment of critical technical areas in data communications, wide-area networking, local area networking, and protocol design."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Data & computer communications

Subject

• Data transmission systems
• Computer networks

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [793]-799) and index.

Contents

Web Site for Data and Computer Communications -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Protocols and Architecture -- Ch. 3. Data Transmission -- Ch. 4. Transmission Media -- Ch. 5. Data Encoding -- Ch. 6. The Data Communication Interface -- Ch. 7. Data Link Control -- Ch. 8. Multiplexing -- Ch. 9. Circuit Switching -- Ch. 10. Packet Switching -- Ch. 11. ATM and Frame Relay -- Ch. 12. Congestion Control in Data Networks -- Ch. 13. LAN Technology -- Ch. 14. LAN Systems -- Ch. 15. Internet Protocols -- Ch. 16. Internetwork Operation -- Ch. 17. Transport Protocols -- Ch. 18. Network Security -- Ch. 19. Distributed Applications -- App. A. ISDN and Broadband ISDN -- App. B. RFCs Cited in This Book -- App. C. Projects for Teaching Data and Computer Communications.

ISBN

0130843709

LCCN

99045772

OCLC

ocm42477098

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries