Published by Pearson Higher Education (January 23, 2015) © 2015
William StallingsFor a one/two-semester courses in Computer Networks, Data Communications, and Communications Networks in CS, CIS, and Electrical Engineering departments.
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. Emphasising 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.
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- Chapter 0 Guide for Readers and Instructors
- Chapter 1 Data Communications, Data Networks, and the Internet
- Chapter 2 Protocol Architecture, TCP/IP, and Internet-Based Applications
- Chapter 3 Data Transmission
- Chapter 4 Transmission Media
- Chapter 5 Signal Encoding Techniques
- Chapter 6 Error Detection and Correction
- Chapter 7 Data Link Control Protocols
- Chapter 8 Multiplexing
- Chapter 9 WAN Technology and Protocols
- Chapter 10 Cellular Wireless Networks
- Chapter 11 Local Area Network Overview
- Chapter 12 Ethernet
- Chapter 13 Wireless LANs
- Chapter 14 The Internet Protocol
- Chapter 15 Transport Protocols
- Chapter 16 Advanced Data Communications Topics
- Chapter 17 Wireless Transmission Techniques
- Chapter 18 Wireless Networks
- Chapter 19 Routing
- Chapter 20 Congestion Control
- Chapter 21 Internetwork Operation
- Chapter 22 Internetwork Quality of Service
- Chapter 23 Multiprotocol Label Switching
- Chapter 24 Electronic Mail, DNS, and HTTP
- Chapter 25 Internet Multimedia Support
- Glossary