Data and Computer Communications, 8th Edition

This timely revision of an all-time best-seller in the field features the clarity and scope of a Stallings classic. This comprehensive volume provides the most up-to-date coverage of the essential topics in data communications, networking, Internet technology and protocols, and standards – all in a convenient modular format. Features updated coverage of multimedia, Gigabit and 10 Gbps Ethernet, WiFi/IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs, security, and much more. Ideal for professional reference or self-study. For Product Development personnel, Programmers, Systems Engineers, Network Designers and others involved in the design of data communications and networking products.

Table of Contents

Chapter 0 – Reader’s and Instructor’s Guide

PART ONE – OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 – Data Communications, Data Networking, and the Internet
Chapter 2 – Protocol Architecture,TCP/IP, and Internet-Based Applications

PART TWO – DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 3 – Data Transmission
Chapter 4 – Transmission Media
Chapter 5 – Signal Encoding Techniques
Chapter 6 – Digital Data Communication Techniques
Chapter 7 – Data Link Control Protocols
Chapter 8 – Multiplexing
Chapter 9 – Spread Spectrum

PART THREE – WIDE AREA NETWORKS
Chapter 10 – Circuit Switching and Packet Switching
Chapter 11 – Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Chapter 12 – Routing in Switched Networks
Chapter 13 – Congestion Control in Data Networks
Chapter 14 – Cellular Wireless Networks

PART FOUR – LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
Chapter 15 – Local Area Network Overview
Chapter 16 – High-Speed LANs
Chapter 17 – Wireless LANs

PART FIVE – INTERNET AND TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS
Chapter 18 – Internetwork Protocols
Chapter 19 – Internetwork Operation
Chapter 20 – Transport Protocols

PART SIX – INTERNET APPLICATIONS
Chapter 21 – Network Security
Chapter 22 – Internet Applications—Electronic Mail and Network Management
Chapter 23 – Internet Applications—Internet Directory Service and World Wide Web
Chapter 24 – Internet Applications—Multimedia

Appendix A: Fourier Analysis
Appendix B: Projects for Teaching Data and Computer Communications