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by William Stallings (Author)
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  • Paperback: 864 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson Education; 7 edition (12 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0131833111
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131833111
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17.6 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 374,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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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. It covers the material in the Computer Communication and Networking core course of the joint ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 2001.



From the Back Cover

In Data and Computer Communications, Seventh Edition, William Stallings maintains his status as the preeminent author of clear and comprehensive texts in the field of data communications. Dr. Stallings provides new, in-depth presentations on wireless cot71munications, wireless networks and wireless standards. This most recent edition, which includes a tutorial on the latest in network design technologies and protocols, is an essential tool for professionals, academics, and students alike.

MAJOR CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND FEATURES:
  • Fully discusses significant Internet developments: integrated services, differentiated services and other matters related to Quality of Service (QoS). and addresses the RSVP reservation protocols.
  • Comprehensive coverage of wireless communications and networks. including wireless LANs and cellular networks.
  • Reviews TCP Congestion Control and ATM traffic management and congestion control techniques.
  • A detailed treatment of high-speed LANs including 1Q-Ubps Ethernet and Fibre Channel.
  • A full discussion of data communications, circuit switching, and packet switching.
  • Supplements the text with a Companion Website, www.prenhall.com/stallings. This source provides links to numerous pertinent sites, transparency masters of figures from the book, PowerPoint slides for lecturing, and an errata sheet.


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for Data Comms, 8 Oct 2003
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I found this book really helpful during my second year of Computer Science. There were detailed explanations of the internal workings of networks, along with good diagrams.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, but some holes, 18 May 2004
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Over all a very good book, but in some areas it's very US-centric with detailed coverage of IS-95 but no mention of GSM. I also found the index hard to navigage with several attempts needed to find something as large as ADSL.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Greater starter if you can stomach the maths, 31 Jul 2000
By tomlinsonjames@hotmail.com (West Midlands, England) - See all my reviews
Coming from a Civil Engineering background and with no previous knowledge off networks, I found this a very informative read, however I felt that in some chapters the mathematics delved slighty too far. However, I found the content give a solid foundation, which i built on by studying for the MCSE exams...
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5.0 out of 5 stars best book at that level
I really like this book and it is my favourite among books at that level. The main competitors are Tanenbaum "Computer Networks" and Kurose&Ross "Computer Networking"; Stallings... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars I suggest it as a textbook, complete and updated
I adopted this book for my course. Very up-to-date and easy to understand. Very good resources online both for teaching and students, give quite a helping hand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
It is very good book to learn how data and computer communicates. It is helping me lot with my studies. Plain English and easy to understand.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy and complete introduction to data communications.
It covers in sufficient detail most of the aspects of digital communications. A very good introduction and a reference book!
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