Business Data Communications and Networking [Hardcover]

Jerry FitzGerald (Author), Alan Dennis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0471771163 | ISBN-13: 978-0471771166 | Edition: 9

Updated with the latest advances in the field, Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis' Ninth Edition of Business Data Communications and Networking provides the fundamental concepts, cutting-edge coverage, balanced presentation, and practical, real-world applications that professionals and students need to succeed in this fast-moving field.

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From the Back Cover

Access the latest technologies in data communications and networking!

The rapid integration of voice and data… Terabit and pedabit speeds on the horizon… The future of data communications and networking is being shaped right now.

If you want to stay on the cutting edge of these exciting developments, you’ll not only need to keep up with new technologies, you’ll also need to build a solid foundation of fundamental data communications and networking concepts. With FitzGerald and Dennis’s Business Data Communications and Networking, 8th Edition, you can do both.

Updated and revised with new technologies, new applications, and new examples, this Eighth Edition offers balanced coverage of the technical and managerial aspects of data communications to help you understand how networks operate and how to successfully apply them.

New Features

• New chapter on wireless LANs (Chapter 7) discusses WLAN topology, media access control, and transmission of 802.11a, b, and g, as well as BlueTooth.
• A thoroughly revised security chapter (Chapter 11) includes new information on rapidly emerging threats, as well as more information on important controls.
• The appendices provide more detailed discussions of IP telephony and spanning tree protocol.
• Includes best practices recommendations for designing LANs, Backbones, MANs, WANs, and WLANs, based on effective data rates.
• Additional mini-cases in each chapter show how real organizations are using telecommunications and networking.
• New A Day in the Life boxes highlight practical tips and career information.
• New online animations help you visualize basic data communications processes. Access the animations with the registration code included in this text.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Dr. Jerry FitzGerald is the principal in Jerry FitzGerald & Associates, which he started in 1977. He received his Ph.D. in business economics and master's degree in business economics from the Claremont Graduate School, an MBA from the University of Santa Clara, and a B.A. in industrial engineering from Michigan State University.

Alan R. Dennis is currently a professor at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where he holds the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems, which honors John Chambers, the founder of Cisco Systems and a groundbreaking developer in networking technology. He has written numerous books on data communication, system design, and networking, and he is the publisher of MIS Quarterly, a scholarly quarterly lodged in the Information Systems department at Indiana University.
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 592 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 9 edition (August 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471771163
• ISBN-13: 978-0471771166
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #594,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beginner level, June 28, 2009

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Felicitas V. Aroni (VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Business Data Communications and Networking (Hardcover)

the book Business Data Communication and Networking is a good book for people that is getting into networking. People will probably learn the basic skills to be a network manager, how the information travel in a network, and many more interesting subjects about networking.

I will recommend this book for people that is beginning into the field of networking because the terms that the book uses is easy to understand.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and understand, November 9, 2006

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Garrett M. Terry "gdaddy" (Herndon, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Business Data Communications and Networking (Hardcover)

The business data communications and networking book is very to read and understand. The bold and italicized writing makes it easier to comprehend the communication being presented. The information is up to date and I'd recommend this book to anyone who requires a clear understanding of business data communications and networking

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Almost, but not quite there....., March 16, 2006

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I'm the Dude... - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Data Communications and Networking (Hardcover)

I purchased this book for a class I was taking. It was the required text for the class. I have 15 years experience in network design and administration and recently returned to school to earn a second degree. I found this text to be overly technical for its intended audience, and would not recommend it to any instructor. Also the accompanying test bank from which an instructor can pull quiz/test questions are absolutely horrible and only serve to confuse students trying to learn.