Business Data Communications

by Stallings, William

• ISBN13: 9780131442573
• ISBN10: 0131442570
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

The fifth edition of this popular book presents the fundamental concepts of data communications, networking, distributed applications, and network management and security; and uses real world case studies to explicate business environment and business management and staff issues.Up-to-date coverage of key issues-the use of the Internet, intranets, and extranets support business objectives, LANs, WANs, high-speed networks, asychronous transfer mode (ATM) and TCP/IP.Accessible presentation for information systems managers, telecommunications managers, product marketing personnel, and system support specialists.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction	1	(23)
1.1 Information and Communication	2	(1)
1.2 Data Communications and Networking for Today's Enterprise	3	(4)
1.3 The Nature of Business Information Requirements	7	(2)
1.4 Distributed Data Processing	9	(1)
1.5 The Internet and Distributed Applications	9	(2)
1.6 Networks	11	(5)
1.7 The Transmission of Information	16	(2)
1.8 Management Issues	18	(1)
1.9 Standards	19	(1)
1.10 Internet Resources	19	(1)
1.11 Useful Publications	20	(2)
1.12 Review Questions	22	(2)
Appendix 1A Prefixes for Numerical Units	22	(2)
PART ONE REQUIREMENTS	24	(50)
Chapter 2 Business Information	25	(20)
2.1 Audio	27	(1)
2.2 Data	28	(2)
2.3 Image	30	(3)
2.4 Video	33	(1)
2.5 Performance Measures	34	(6)
2.6 Summary	40	(1)
2.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	41	(1)
2.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	41	(4)
Chapter 3 Distributed Data Processing	45	(29)
3.1 Centralized versus Distributed Processing	47	(9)
3.2 Forms of Distributed Data Processing	56	(2)
3.3 Distributed Data	58	(5)
3.4 Networking Implications of DDP	63	(2)
3.5 Summary	65	(1)
3.6 Recommended Reading	65	(3)
3.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	68	(3)
Case Study I MasterCard International	71	(3)
PART TWO THE INTERNET AND DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS	74	(162)
Chapter 4 Internet History and Architecture	76	(21)
4.1 Internet History	77	(6)
4.2 Internet Architecture	83	(4)
4.3 Internet Domains	87	(6)
4.4 Summary	93	(1)
4.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	93	(1)
4.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	93	(4)
Chapter 5 TCP/IP and OSI	97	(43)
5.1 A Simple Protocol Architecture	99	(7)
5.2 The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture	106	(7)
5.3 Internetworking	113	(3)
5.4 TCP and IP Details	116	(6)
5.5 The OSI Protocol Architecture	122	(5)
5.6 Summary	127	(1)
5.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	127	(1)
5.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	128	(12)
Appendix 5A The Trivial File Transfer Protocol	130	(10)
Case Study II Florida Department of Management Services
Chapter 6 Internet-Based Applications	140	(35)
6.1 Electronic Mail and SMTP	142	(13)
6.2 Web Access and HTTP	155	(5)
6.3 Internet Telephony and SIP	160	(11)
6.4 Summary	171	(1)
6.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	172	(1)
6.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	173	(2)
Chapter 7 Client-Server and Intranet Computing	175	(33)
7.1 The Growth of Client/Server Computing	176	(4)
7.2 Client/Server Applications	180	(6)
7.3 Middleware	186	(7)
7.4 Intranets	193	(4)
7.5 Extranets	197	(4)
7.6 Summary	201	(1)
7.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	201	(1)
7.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	202	(3)
Case Study III ING Life	205	(3)
Chapter 8 Internet Operation	208	(28)
8.1 Internet Addressing	209	(3)
8.2 Internet Routing Protocols	212	(7)
8.3 The Need for Speed and Quality of Service	219	(5)
8.4 Differentiated Services	224	(8)
8.5 Summary	232	(1)
8.6 Recommended Reading	233	(1)
8.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	234	(2)
PART THREE LOCAL AREA NETWORKS	236	(87)
Chapter 9 LAN Architecture and Protocols	238	(28)
9.1 Background	239	(4)
9.2 LAN Configuration	243	(2)
9.3 Guided Transmission Media	245	(9)
9.4 LAN Protocol Architecture	254	(6)
9.5 Summary	260	(1)
9.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	261	(1)
9.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	261	(7)
Appendix 9A Decibels and Signal Strength	263	(3)
Chapter 10 Ethernet and Fibre Channel	266	(32)
10.1 The Emergence of High-Speed LANs	268	(1)
10.2 Traditional Ethernet	269	(4)
10.3 Bridges, Hubs, and Switches	273	(6)
10.4 High-Speed Ethernet	279	(6)
10.5 Fibre Channel	285	(6)
10.6 Summary	291	(1)
10.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	292	(1)
10.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	293	(2)
Case Study IV Carlson Companies	295	(3)
Chapter 11 Wireless LANs	298	(25)
11.1 Overview	299	(5)
11.2 IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard	304	(6)
11.3 Bluetooth	310	(7)
11.4 Summary	317	(1)
11.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	317	(1)
11.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	318	(2)
Case Study V St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital	320	(3)
PART FOUR WIDE AREA NETWORKS	323	(95)
Chapter 12 Circuit Switching and Packet Switching	325	(29)
12.1 Switching Techniques	326	(2)
12.2 Circuit-Switching Networks	328	(7)
12.3 Packet-Switching Networks	335	(5)
12.4 Traditional Wide Area Network Alternatives	340	(8)
12.5 Summary	348	(1)
12.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	348	(1)
12.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	349	(2)
Case Study VI Staten Island University Hospital.	351	(3)
Chapter 13 Frame Relay and ATM	354	(32)
13.1 Wide Area Networking Alternatives	356	(4)
13.2 Frame Relay	360	(7)
13.3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)	367	(9)
13.4 Summary	376	(1)
13.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	376	(1)
13.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	377	(3)
Case Study VII Olsten Staffing Services	380	(2)
Case Study VIII Guardian Life Insurance	382	(4)
Chapter 14 Wireless WANs	386	(32)
14.1 Cellular Wireless Networks	388	(7)
14.2 Multiple Access	395	(5)
14.3 Third-Generation Wireless Communication	400	(3)
14.4 Satellite Communications	403	(8)
14.5 Summary	411	(1)
14.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	411	(1)
14.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	412	(3)
Case Study IX Choice Hotels International	415	(3)
PART FIVE DATA COMMUNICATIONS	418	(78)
Chapter 15 Data Transmission	420	(21)
15.1 Signals for Conveying Information	421	(9)
15.2 Transmission Impairments and Channel Capacity	430	(8)
15.3 Summary	438	(1)
15.4 Recommended Reading	438	(1)
15.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	439	(2)
Chapter 16 Data Communication Fundamentals	441	(25)
16.1 Analog and Digital Data Communications	442	(4)
16.2 Data Encoding Techniques	446	(9)
16.3 Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission	455	(4)
16.4 Error Detection	459	(3)
16.5 Summary	462	(1)
16.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	463	(1)
16.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	463	(3)
Chapter 17 Data Link Control and Multiplexing	466	(30)
17.1 Flow Control and Error Control	468	(2)
17.2 High-Level Data Link Control	470	(5)
17.3 Motivation for Multiplexing	475	(1)
17.4 Frequency Division Multiplexing	476	(7)
17.5 Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing	483	(7)
17.6 Summary	490	(1)
17.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	490	(1)
17.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	491	(2)
Case Study X Haukeland University Hospital	493	(3)
PART SIX MANAGEMENT ISSUES	496	(64)
Chapter 18 Network Security	498	(41)
18.1 Security Requirements and Attacks	500	(1)
18.2 Confidentiality with Symmetric Encryption	501	(9)
18.3 Message Authentication and Hash Functions	510	(5)
18.4 Public-Key Encryption and Digital Signatures	515	(7)
18.5 Virtual Private Networks and IPSec	522	(7)
18.6 Summary	529	(1)
18.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	530	(1)
18.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	531	(3)
Case Study XI The Hacker in All of Us	534	(5)
Chapter 19 Network Management	539	(21)
19.1 Network Management Requirements	541	(3)
19.2 Network Management Systems	544	(2)
19.3 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)	546	(11)
19.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites	557	(1)
19.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems	558	(2)
Glossary	560	(7)
References	567	(6)
Index	573