Data Communications: From Basics to Broadband

by WilliamJ.Beyda (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $10.66

  Focusing on fundamental concepts and practical applications, this text prepares students to make intelligent decisions on the appropriate design, purchase, integration and use of data communications equipment and systems. The book aims to demystify every aspect of data communications including relevant terminology, concepts, hardware, software, protocols, architectures and current and future products. Features new to this edition include discussions about a variety of protocols, including TCP/IP and related protocols, such as SNMP, FTP, Telnet, and SMTP. It also includes expanded coverage of internetworking with a thorough treatment of repeaters, bridges, routers, and gateways, client/server technology, higher speed LANs, and wireless LANs, frame relay, and other wide area networks, including the Internet.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $9.63

  For junior/graduate-level courses including Introduction to Data Communications, Introduction to Networks, Business Telecommunications, Business Data Communications.

  Focused on fundamental concepts and practical applications, this text prepares students to make intelligent decisions on the appropriate design, purchase, integration, and use of data communications equipment and systems. Clear, well-balanced, and exceptionally readable, it demystifies every aspect of data communications, including relevant terminology, concepts, hardware, software, protocols, architectures, and current and future products. Its coverage is designed to be both accessible for the novice and challenging for the technical practitioner, offering a broad overview throughout the narrative and advanced discussions in special-interest sidebars.