EBOOK Data Communications and Networking 5e

Part I: Overview
  Chapter 1 Introduction
  Chapter 2 Network Models

Part 2: Physical Layer
  Chapter 3 Introduction to Physical Layer
  Chapter 4 Digital Transmission
  Chapter 5 Analog Transmission
  Chapter 6 Bandwidth Utilization: Multiplexing and Spreading
  Chapter 7 Transmission Media
  Chapter 8 Switching

Part 3: Data Link Layer
  Chapter 9 Introduction to Data-Link Layer
  Chapter 10 Error Detection and Correction
  Chapter 11 Data Link Control (DLC)
  Chapter 12 Media Access Control (MAC)
  Chapter 13 Wired LANs: Ethernet
  Chapter 14 Other Wired Networks
  Chapter 15 Wireless LANs
  Chapter 16 Other Wireless Networks
  Chapter 17 Connecting Devices and Virtual LANs

Part 4: Network Layer
  Chapter 18 Introduction to Network Layer
  Chapter 19 Network-Layer Protocols
  Chapter 20 Unicast Routing
  Chapter 21 Multicast Routing
  Chapter 22 Next Generation IP

Part 5: Transport Layer
  Chapter 23 Introduction to Transport Layer
  Chapter 24 Internet Transport-Layer Protocols

Part 6: Application Layer
  Chapter 25 Introduction to Application Layer
  Chapter 26 Standard Client-Server Protocols
  Chapter 27 Network Management
  Chapter 28 Multimedia
  Chapter 29 Peer-to-Peer Paradigm

Part 7: Topics Related to All Layers
  Chapter 30 Quality of Service
  Chapter 31 Cryptography and Network Security
  Chapter 32 Internet Security

Appendices
  Appendix A Unicode
  Appendix B Positioning Numbering System
  Appendix C HTML, CSS, XML, and XSL
  Appendix D A Touch of Probability
  Appendix E Mathematical Review
  Appendix F Miscellaneous Information
  Appendix G 8B/6T Code
  Appendix H Telephone History

Data Communications and Networking is designed to help students understand the basics of data communications and networking and the protocols used in the Internet in particular by using the protocol layering of the Internet and TCP/IP protocol suite. Technologies related to data communication and networking may be the fastest growing in today's culture. The appearance of some new social networking applications is a testimony to this claim. In this Internet-oriented society specialists need to be trained to run and manage the Internet part of the Internet or an organization's network that is connected to the Internet. As both the number and types of students are increasing it is essential to have a textbook that provides coverage of the latest advances while presenting the material in a way that is accessible to students with little or no background in the field.Using a bottom-up approach Data Communications and Networking presents this highly technical subject matter without relying on complex formulas by using a strong pedagogical approach supported by more than 830 figures.Now in its Fifth Edition this textbook brings the beginning student right to the forefront of the latest advances in the field while presenting the fundamentals in a clear straightforward manner. Students will find better coverage improved figures and better explanations on cutting-edge material. The "bottom-up" approach allows instructors to cover the material in one course rather than having separate courses on data communications and networking.