Data and computer communications
By: William Stallings.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 798
Subjects: Data transmission systems.; Computer networks.
Description: Data and Computer Communications provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the whole field of data communications and provides an up-to-date tutorial on leading-edge network technologies. This is the only book that covers the full range of data and computer communications, from the physical layer details of transmission media and signaling up to and including the most popular Internet applications protocols, including electronic mail (SMTP/MIME) and the world wide web (HTTP).

Since its inception, Data and Computer Communications has sold over 150,000 copies and is considered the standard in the field. This new edition is a thorough revision and reorganization and reflects requests from numerous professionals and academics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [785]-790) and index.