Fundamentals of Business Data Communications

The 11th edition of FitzGerald and Dennis' Business Data Communications and Networking focuses on more comprehensive updating, as well as more hands-on and applied exercises. The new edition has more in-depth coverage of routing; revisions and updates on wireless; additional cases for team-based learning; and more hands-on lab exercises. In general, this text has more details in many chapters, specific updates, and updated illustrations.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE - INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO DATA COMMUNICATIONS 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWOKS 1.3 NETWORK MODELS 1.4 NETWORK STANDARDS 1.5 FUTURE TRENDS 1.6 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY PART 2 - FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS CHAPTER 2 NETWORK APPLICATIONS 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 APPLICATION ARCHITECTURES 2.3 WORLD WIDE WEB 2.4 ELECTRONIC MAIL 2.5 OTHER APPLICATIONS 2.6 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 3 CIRCUITS AND TRANSMISSION 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.2 CIRUITS 3.3 COMMUNICATION MEDIA 3.4 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL DATA 3.5 ANALOG TRANSMISSION OF ANALOG DATA 3.6 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OF ANALOG DATA 3.7 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 4 DATA LINK LAYER 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL 4.3 ERROR CONTROL 4.4 DATA LINK PROTOCOLS 4.5 TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY 4.6 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 5 TCP/IP 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.2 TRANSPORT AND NETWORK LAYER PROTOCOLS 5.3 TRANSPORT LAYER FUNCTIONS 5.4 ADDRESSING 5.5 ROUTING 5.6 TCP/IP EXAMPLE 5.7 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT PART THREE - NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CHAPTER 6 WIRED AND WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS 6.1 INTRODUCTION 6.2 LAN COMPONENTS 6.3 WIRED ETHERNET 6.4 WIRELESS ETHERNET 6.5 THE BEST PRACTICE LAN DESIGN 6.6 IMRPOVING LAN PERFORMANCE 6.7 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 7 BACKBONES 7.1 INTRDUCTION 7.2 BACKBONE NETWORK COMPONENTS 7.3 BACKBONE NETWORK ARCHITECTURES 7.4 THE BEST PRACTICE BACKBONE DESIGN 7.5 IMPROVING BACKBONE PERFORMANCE 7.6 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 8 WIDE AREA NETWORKS 8.1 INTRODUCTION 8.2 CIRCUIT-SWITCHED NETWORKS 8.3 DEDICATED-CIRCUIT NETWORKS 8.4 PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORKS 8.5 VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS 8.6 THE BEST PRACTICE WAN PERFORMANCE 8.7 IMPROVING WAN PERFORMANCE 8.8 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 9 THE INTERNET 9.1 INTRODUCTION 9.2 HOW THE INTERNET WORKS 9.3 INTERNET ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES 9.4 THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET 9.5 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY PART FOUR - NETWORK MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 10 SECURITY 10.1 INTRODUCTION 10.2 RISK ASSESSMENT 10.3 ENSURING BUSINESS CONTINUITY 10.4 INTRUSION PREVENTION 10.5 BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 10.6 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 11 DESIGNING NETWORKS 11.1 INTRODUCTION 11.2 NEEDS ANALYSIS 11.3 TECHNOLOGY DESIGN 11.4 COST ASSESSMENT 11.5 DESIGNING FOR NETWORK PERFORMANCE 11.6 IMPLICATION FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY CHAPTER 12 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION 12.1 INTRODUCTION 12.2 ORGANIZING THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT FUNCTION 12.3 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT 12.4 PERFORMANCE AND FAULT MANAGEMENT 12.5 END USER SUPPORT 12.6 COST MANAGEMENT 12.7 IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT SUMMARY PART FIVE - APPENDICES APPENDIX A CONNECTOR CABLES APPENDIX B SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL APPENDIX C IP TELEPHONY APPENDIX D TCP/IP GAME GLOSSARY INDEX