Data and Computer Communications

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Data and Computer Communications, 10e, is a two-time winner of the best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year award from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association. It is ideal for one/two-semester courses in Computer Networks, Data Communications, and Communications Networks in CS, CIS, and Electrical Engineering departments. This book is also suitable for Product Development personnel, Programmers, Systems Engineers, Network Designers and others involved in the design of data communications and networking products.   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. Emphasizing 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.

Table of Contents:
Preface About the Author Chapter 0 Guide for Readers and Instructors 0.1 Outline of the Book 0.2 A Roadmap for Readers and Instructors 0.3 Internet and Web Resources 0.4 Standards UNIT ONE FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING PART ONE OVERVIEW Chapter 1 Data Communications, Data Networks, and the Internet 1.1 Data Communications and Networking for Today's Enterprise 1.2 A Communications Model 1.3 Data Communications 1.4 Networks 1.5 The Internet 1.6 An Example Configuration Chapter 2 Protocol Architecture, TCP/IP, and Internet-Based Applications 2.1 The Need for a Protocol Architecture 2.2 A Simple Protocol Architecture 2.3 The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture 2.4 Standardization within a Protocol Architecture 2.5 Traditional Internet-Based Applications 2.6 Multimedia 2.7 Sockets Programming 2.7 Recommended Reading 2.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 2A The Trivial File Transfer Protocol PART TWO DATA COMMUNICATIONS Chapter 3 Data Transmission 3.1 Concepts and Terminology 3.2 Analog and Digital Data Transmission 3.3 Transmission Impairments 3.4 Channel Capacity 3.5 Recommended Reading 3.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 3A Decibels and Signal Strength Chapter 4 Transmission Media 4.1 Guided Transmission Media 4.2 Wireless Transmission 4.3 Wireless Propagation 4.4 Line-of-Sight Transmission 4.5 Recommended Reading 4.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 5 Signal Encoding Techniques 5.1 Digital Data, Digital Signals 5.2 Digital Data, Analog Signals 5.3 Analog Data, Digital Signals 5.4 Recommended Reading 5.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 6 Error Detection and Correction 6.1 Types of Errors 6.2 Error Detection 6.3 Parity Check 6.4 The Internet Checksum 6.5 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) 6.6 Forward Error Correction 6.7 Recommended Reading 6.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 7 Data Link Control Protocols 7.1 Flow Control 7.2 Error Control 7.3 High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) 7.4 Recommended Reading 7.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 7A Performance Issues Chapter 8 Multiplexing 8.1 Frequency-Division Multiplexing 8.2 Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing 8.3 Cable Modems 8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 8.5 xDSL 8.6 Multiple Channel Access 8.7 Recommended Reading 8.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems PART THREE WIDE AREA NETWORKS Chapter 9 WAN Technology and Protocols 9.1 Switched Communications Networks 9.2 Circuit Switching Networks 9.3 Circuit Switching Concepts 9.4 Softswitch Architecture 9.5 Packet-Switching Principles 9.6 Asynchronous Transfer Mode 9.7 Recommended Reading 9.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 10 Cellular Wireless Networks 10.1 Principles of Cellular Networks 10.2 Cellular Network Generations 10.3 LTE-Advanced 10.4 Recommended Reading 10.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems PART FOUR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS Chapter 11 Local Area Network Overview 11.1 Bus and Tree Topologies 11.2 LAN Protocol Architecture 11.3 Bridges 11.4 Hubs and Switches 11.5 Virtual LANs 11.6 Recommended Reading 11.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 12 Ethernet 12.1 Traditional Ethernet 12.2 High-Speed Ethernet 12.3 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Standard 12.4 Recommended Reading 12.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 12A Digital Signal Encoding for LANs Appendix 12B Scrambling Chapter 13 Wireless LANs 13.1 Overview 13.2 IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services 13.3 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control 13.4 IEEE 802.11Physical Layer 13.5 Gigabit Wi-Fi 13.6 IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations 13.7 Recommended Reading 13.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems PART FIVE INTERNET AND TRANSPORT LAYERS Chapter 14 The Internet Protocol 14.1 Principles of Internetworking 14.2 Internet Protocol Operation 14.3 Internet Protocol 14.4 IPv6 14.5 Virtual Private Networks and IP Security 14.6 Recommended Reading 14.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 15 Transport Protocols 15.1 Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol Mechanisms 15.2 TCP 15.3 UDP 15.4 Recommended Reading 15.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems UNIT TWO ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING PART SIX DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND WIRELESS NETWORKS Chapter 16 Advanced Data Communications Topics 16.1 Analog Data, Analog Signals 16.2 Forward Error Correction Codes 16.3 ARQ Performance Issues 16.4 Recommended Reading 16.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 17 Wireless Transmission Techniques 17.1 MIMO Antennas 17.2 OFDM, OFDMA, and SC-FDMA 17.3 Spread Spectrum 17.4 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 17.5 Code-Division Multiple Access 17.6 Recommended Reading 17.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 18 Wireless Networks 18.1 Fixed Broadband Wireless Access 18.2 WiMAX/IEEE 802.16 18.3 Bluetooth Overview 18.4 Bluetooth Radio Specification 18.5 Bluetooth Baseband Specification 18.6 Bluetooth Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol 18.7 Recommended Reading 18.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems PART SEVEN INTERNETWORKING Chapter 19 Routing 19.1 Routing in Packet-Switching Networks 19.2 Examples: Routing in ARPANET 19.3 Internet Routing Protocols 19.4 Least-Cost Algorithms 19.5 Recommended Reading 19.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 20 Congestion Control 20.1 Effects of Congestion 20.2 Congestion Control 20.3 Traffic Management 20.4 Congestion Control in Packet-Switching Networks 20.5 TCP Congestion Control 20.6 Datagram Congestion Control Protocol 20.7 Recommended Reading 20.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 21 Internetwork Operation 21.1 Multicasting 21.2 Software Defined Networks 21.3 OpenFlow 21.4 Mobile IP 21.5 Recommended Reading 21.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 22 Internetwork Quality of Service 22.1 QoS Architectural Framework 22.2 Integrated Services Architecture 22.3 Resource Reservation Protocol 22.4 Differentiated Services 22.5 Service Level Agreements 22.6 IP Performance Metrics 22.7 Recommended Reading 22.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 23 Multiprotocol Label Switching 23.1 The Role of MPLS 23.2 Background 23.3 MPLS Operation 23.4 Labels 23.5 FECs, LSPs, and Labels 23.6 Label Distribution 23.7 Traffic Engineering 23.8 Virtual Private Networks 23.9 Recommended Reading 23.10 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems PART EIGHT INTERNET APPLICATIONS Chapter 24 Electronic Mail, DNS, and HTTP 24.1 Electronic Mail: SMTP and MIME 24.2 Internet Directory Service: DNS 24.3 Web Access: HTTP 24.4 Recommended Reading 24.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 25 Internet Multimedia Support 25.1 Real-Time Traffic 25.2 Voice Over IP 25.3 Session Initiation Protocol 25.4 Real-Time Transport Protocol 25.5 Recommended Reading 25.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems APPENDICES Appendix A Fourier Analysis A.1 Fourier Series Representation of Periodic Signals A.2 Fourier Transform Representation of Aperiodic Signals A.3 Recommended Reading Appendix B Projects and Other Student Exercises for Teaching Data and Computer Communications B.1 Animations and Animation Projects B.2 Practical Exercises B.3 Sockets Projects B.4 Wireshark Projects B.5 Simulation and Modeling Projects B.6 Performance Modeling B.7 Research Projects B.8 Reading/Report Assignments B.9 Writing Assignments B.10 Discussion Topics References Index ONLINE CHAPTERS AND APPENDICES[1] PART NINE NETWORK SECURITY Chapter 26 Computer and Network Security Threats 26.1 Computer Security Concepts 26.2 Threats, Attacks, and Assets 26.3 Intruders 26.4 Malicious Software Overview 26.5 Viruses, Worms, and Bots 26.6 Recommended Reading 26.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Chapter 27 Computer and Network Security Techniques 27.1 Virtual Private Networks and IPsec 27.2 SSL and TLS 27.3 Wi-Fi Protected Access 27.4 Intrusion Detection 27.5 Firewalls 27.6 Malware Defense 27.7 Recommended Reading 27.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix C Standards Organizations Appendix D Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission Appendix E The OSI Model Appendix F The International Reference Alphabet Appendix G Proof of the Sampling Theorem Appendix H Ones Complement Representation and Addition Appendix I Statistical TDM Appendix J The Spanning Tree Algorithm Appendix K LAN Performance Issues Appendix L Matrix Multiplication and Determinants Appendix M Queuing Effects Appendix N Orthogonality, Correlation, and Autocorrelation Appendix O TCP/IP Example Appendix P Queue Management and Queueing Discipline Appendix Q Cryptographic Algorithms Appendix R Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) Appendix S Augmented Backus-Naur Form Appendix T Derivations of Equations and Examples Glossary Online chapters and appendices are Premium Content, available via the access card at the front of the book.

About the Author :
William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 18 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 35 books on various aspects of these subjects. In over 20 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. Currently he is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions. He has received the prize for best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association six times. Bill has designed and implemented both TCP/IP-based and OSI-based protocol suites on a variety of computers and operating systems, ranging from microcomputers to mainframes. As a consultant, he has advised government agencies, computer and software vendors, and major users on the design, selection, and use of networking software and products. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science and a B.S. from Notre Dame in Electrical Engineering.