Business Data Communications and Networking, 7th Edition

by Jerry FitzGerald (Jerry FitzGerald & Associates); Alan Dennis (Indiana Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780471391005
• ISBN10: 047139100X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Over the past few years, many fundamental changes have occurred in data communications and networking that will shape the future for decades to come. Updated with the latest advances in the field, Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis' 10th Edition of Business Data Communications and Networking continues to provide the fundamental concepts and cutting-edge coverage applications that students need to succeed in this fast-moving field. Authors FitzGerald and Dennis have developed a foundation and balanced presentation from which new technologies and applications can be easily understood, evaluated, and compared.

Author Biography

<b>Dr. Jerry FitzGerald</b> is the principal in Jerry FitzGerald &amp; Associates, which he started in 1977.&#160; While at this firm, he has gained valuable experience in risk analysis, computer security, audit and control of computerized systems, data communications, networks, and systems analysis. He received his Ph.D. in business economics and master's degree in business economics from the Claremont Graduate School, and MBA from the University of Santa Clara, and a B.A. in industrial engineering from Michigan State University. <p> <b>Dr. Alan Dennis</b> holds the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Dr. Dennis has won numerous awards for teaching data communications and networking and for his research on collaboration and the Internet. He is an Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly and serves as the Executive Editor for MIS Quarterly Executive. He received his Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of Arizona, his MBA from Queen's University in Ontario, and his Bachelor of Computer Science from Acadia University in Nova Scotia.

Table of Contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION	1	(386)
Introduction	3	(36)
PART 2: FUNDAMENTALS
Application Layer	39	(30)
Physical Layer	69	(39)
Data Link Layer	108	(27)
Network and Transport Layers	135	(36)
PART 3: NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
Local Area Networks	171	(32)
Backbone Networks	203	(34)
Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks	237	(30)
The Internet	267	(26)
PART 4: NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Network Security	293	(42)
Network Design	335	(20)
Network Management	355	(32)
Appendix A: Groupware	387	(4)
Appendix B: Electronic Commerce	391	(5)
Appendix C: Cellular Technology	396	(2)
Appendix D: Connector Cables	398	(7)
Appendix E: Systems Network Architecture	405	(6)
Appendix F: Token Ring	411	(2)
Appendix G: TCP/IP Game	413	(10)
Glossary	423	(24)
Index	447