Business Data CommunicationsThe fifth edition of this popular book presents the fundamental concepts of data communications, networking, distributed applications, and network management and security; and uses real world case studies to explicate business environment and business management and staff issues. Up-to-date coverage of key issues-the use of the Internet, intranets, and extranets support business objectives, LANs, WANs, high-speed networks, asychronous transfer mode (ATM) and TCP/IP. Accessible presentation for information systems managers, telecommunications managers, product marketing personnel, and system support specialists. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART ONE REQUIREMENTS | 23 |
Distributed Data Processing | 79 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
applications architecture bandwidth baseband bits broadband CCITT channel Chapter characters circuit-switched coaxial cable configuration connection cost CSMA/CD data base data communications data compression data link data processing data rate defined devices digital data digital network digital PBX display distributed document electronic mail equipment example exchange facility facsimile Figure file transfer format frame functions HDLC header integrated integrated digital network Interconnection interface ISDN kbps layer link control local area network mainframe Mbps modem module multiplexing node operation optical fiber OSI model packet packet-switching network performance personal computers processor protocol requirements routing specified standards station subscriber switching synchronous Table techniques THREE NETWORKING time-division multiplexing tion token bus topology traffic transmission medium transmitted twisted pair types unit vendors virtual circuit virtual terminal voice Wide-Area Networks