Two-time winner of the best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year award from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, including the current edition. For a one/two-semester courses in Computer Networks, Data Communications, and Communications Networks in CS, CIS, and Electrical Engineering departments. 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. The Eighth Edition provides updated coverage of multimedia, Gigabit and 10 Gbps Ethernet, WiFi/IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs, security, and more
Table of Contents
Chapter 0 Reader's and Instructor's Guide 0.1 Outline of the Book 0.2 Roadmap 0.3 Internet and Web Resources 0.4 Standards I. OVERVIEW 1. Data Communications, Data Networking, 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 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 The OSI Model 2.5 Standardization within a Protocol Architecture 2.6 Traditional Internet-Based Applications 2.7 Multimedia 2.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 2.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 2A The Trivial File Transfer Protocol II. DATA COMMUNICATIONS 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 and Web Site 3.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 3A Decibels and Signal Strength 4. Guided and Wireless Transmission 4.1 Guided Transmission Media 4.2 Wireless Transmission 4.3 Wireless Propagation 4.4 Line-of-Sight Transmission 4.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 4.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 5. Signal Encoding Techniques 5.1 Digital Data, Digital Signals 5.2 Digital Data, Analog Signals 5.3 Analog Data, Digital Signals 5.4 Analog Data, Analog Signals 5.5 Recommended Reading 5.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 6. Digital Data Communication Techniques 6.1 Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission 6.2 Types of Errors 6.3 Error Detection 6.4 Error Correction 6.5 Line Configurations 6.6 Recommended Reading 6.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 7. Data Link Control 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 8. Multiplexing 8.1 Frequency-Division Multiplexing 8.2 Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing 8.3 Statistical Time-Division Multiplexing 8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 8.5 xDSL 8.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 8.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 9. Spread Spectrum 9.1 The Concept of Spread Spectrum 9.2 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum 9.3 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 9.4 Code-Division Multiple Access 9.5 Recommended Reading and Web Site 9.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems III. WIDE AREA NETWORKS 10. Circuit Switching and Packet Switching 10.1 Switched Communications Networks 10.2 Circuit Switching Networks 10.3 Circuit Switching Concepts 10.4 Softswitch Architecture 10.5 Packet-Switching Principles 10.6 X.25 10.7 Frame Relay 10.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 10.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 11. Asynchronous Transfer Mode 11.1 Protocol Architecture 11.2 ATM Logical Connections 11.3 ATM Cells 11.4 Transmission of ATM Cells 11.5 ATM Service Categories 11.6 ATM Adaptation Layer 11.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 11.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 12. Routing in Switched Networks 12.1 Routing in Packet-Switching Networks 12.2 Examples: Routing in ARPANET 12.3 Least-Cost Algorithms 12.4 Recommended Reading 12.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 13. Congestion Control in Switched Data Networks 13.1 Effects of Congestion 13.2 Congestion Control 13.3 Traffic Management 13.4 Congestion Control in Packet-Switching Networks 13.5 Frame Relay Congestion Control 13.6 ATM Traffic Management 13.7 ATM-GFR Traffic Management 13.8 Recommended Reading 13.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 14. Cellular Wireless Networks 14.1 Principles of Cellular Networks 14.2 First Generation Analog 14.3 Second Generation CDMA 14.4 Third Generation Systems 14.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 14.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems IV. LOCAL AREA NETWORKS 15. Local Area Network Overview 15.1 Background 15.2 Topologies and Transmission Media 15.3 LAN Protocol Architecture 15.4 Bridges 15.5 Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switches 15.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 15.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 16. High-Speed LANs 16.1 The Emergence of High-Speed LANs 16.2 Ethernet 16.3 Fibre Channel 16.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 16.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems Appendix 16A Digital Signal Encoding for LANs Appendix 16B Performance Issues Appendix 16C Scrambling 17. Wireless LANs 17.1 Overview 17.2 Wireless LAN Technology 17.3 IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services 17.4 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control 17.5 IEEE 802.11Physical Layer 17.6 IEEE 802.11 Security Considerations 17.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 17.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems V. INTERNET AND TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS 18. Internetwork Protocols 18.1 Basic Protocol Functions 18.2 Principles of Internetworking 18.3 Internet Protocol Operation 18.4 Internet Protocol 18.5 IPv6 18.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 18.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 19. Internetwork Operation 19.1 Multicasting 19.2 Routing Protocols 19.3 Integrated Services Architecture 19.4 Differentiated Services 19.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 19.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 20. Transport Protocols 20.1 Connection-Oriented Transport Protocol Mechanisms 20.2 TCP 20.3 TCP Congestion Control 20.4 UDP 20.5 Recommended Reading 20.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems VI. INTERNET APPLICATIONS 21. Network Security 21.1 Security Requirements and Attacks 21.2 Confidentiality with Conventional Encryption 21.3 Message Authentication and Hash Functions 21.4 Public-Key Encryption and Digital Signatures 21.5 Secure Socket Layer and Transport Layer Security 21.6 IPv4 and IPv6 Security 21.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 21.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 22. Internet Applications - Electronic Mail and Network Management 22.1 Electronic Mail: SMTP and MIME 22.2 Network Management: SNMP 22.3 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 22.4 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 23. Internet Applications - Internet Directory Service and World Wide Web 23.1 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) 23.2 Internet Directory Service: DNS 23.3 Web Access: HTTP 24. Internet Applications - Multimedia 24.1 Digital Audio and Video 24.2 Audio and Video Compression 24.3 Streaming Audio and Video 24.4 Voice Over IP 24.5 Session Initiation Protocol 24.6 Real-Time Transport Protocol 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 Sockets Programming Appendix C Projects for Teaching Data and Computer Communications C.1 Simulation Projects C.2 Performance Modeling C.3 Research Projects C.4 Reading/Report Assignments Glossary References Index ONLINE APPENDICES Appendix D Standards Organizations D.1 The Importance of Standards D.2 Standards and Regulation D.3 Standards-Setting Organizations Appendix E The International Reference Alphabet Appendix F Proof of the Sampling Theorem Appendix G Physical-Layer Interfacing G.1 V.24/EIA-232-F G.2 ISDN Physical Interface Appendix H The OSI Model H.1 The Model H.2 The OSI Layers Appendix I Queuing Effects I.1 Queuing Models I.2 Queuing Results Appendix J Orthogonality, Correlation, and Autocorrelation J.1 Correlation and Autocorrelation J.2 Orthogonal Codes Appendix The TCP/IP Checksum Appendix Sockets: A Programmer's Introduction G.1 Versions of Sockets G.2 Sockets, Socket Descriptors, Ports, and Connections G.3 The Client/Server Model of Communication G.4 Sockets Elements G.5 Stream and Datagram Sockets G.6 Run-Time Program Control G.7 Remote Execution of a Windows Console Application Appendix Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) I.1 Uniform Resource Locator I.2 Uniform Resource Identifier I.3 To Learn More Appendix Augmented Backus-Naur Form
Author Biography
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 six times received the prize for best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association. 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.
