Description
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For undergraduate and graduate business data communications and networking courses.
Panko teaches students about the technologies that are being used in the marketplace.
New To This Edition
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The World Gone Wireless
Material on wireless transmission has been strengthened throughout the book to reflect the most recent developments in technology that corporations use today.
Some of the market-driven content regarding wireless equipment includes:
* Chapter 3 - Material propagation; Pg. XX
* Chapter 5 - Wireless LANs; Pg. XX
* Chapter 6 - WiMAX and general wireless access; Pg. XX
The Importance of Network Security
Network managers in today's business world find themselves spending much of their time ensuring that systems are well protected.
Various topics of security have been strengthened throughout the text, including:
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Chapter 4 - Ethernet LANs; Pg. XX
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Chapter 5 - Wireless LANs; Pg. XX
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Chapter 9 - The anchor chapter on security; Pg. XX
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Chapter 11 - Applications; Pg. XX
Features and Benefits
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For undergraduate and graduate business data communications and networking courses.
Panko teaches students about the technologies that are being used in the marketplace.
The World Gone Wireless
Material on wireless transmission has been strengthened throughout the book to reflect the most recent developments in technology that corporations use today.
Some of the market-driven content regarding wireless equipment includes:
* Chapter 3 - Material propagation; Pg. XX
* Chapter 5 - Wireless LANs; Pg. XX
* Chapter 6 - WiMAX and general wireless access; Pg. XX
The Importance of Network Security
Network managers in today's business world find themselves spending much of their time ensuring that systems are well protected.
Various topics of security have been strengthened throughout the text, including:
·
Chapter 4 - Ethernet LANs; Pg. XX
·
Chapter 5 - Wireless LANs; Pg. XX
·
Chapter 9 - The anchor chapter on security; Pg. XX
Chapter 11 - Applications; Pg. XX
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1
An Introduction to Networking
Chapter 1a
Introductory Design and Hands-On Exercises
Chapter 2
Network Standards
Chapter 3
Physical Layer Propagation
Chapter 3a
Hands On: Cutting and Connectorizing UTP
Chapter 4
Ethernet LANs
Chapter 4a
Token-Ring Networks and Early Ethernet Technologies
Chapter 5
Wireless LANs
Chapter 6
Telecommunications
Chapter 7
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Chapter 7a
Case Study: First Bank of Paradise's Wide Area Networks
Chapter 8
TCP/IP Internetworking
Chapter 8a
Hands on: Packet Capture and Analysis with WinDump and TCPDump
Chapter 9
Security
Chapter 10
Network Management
Chapter 10a
Network Management Utilities and Router Configuration
Chapter 11
Networking Applications
Module A
More on TCP/IP
Module B
More on Modulation
Module C
More on Telecommunications
