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. 98 *Chapter 5 — Wireless LANs; Pg.190 *Chapter 6 — WiMAX and general wireless access; Pg. 236
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. 146 *Chapter 5 — Wireless LANs; Pg. 190 *Chapter 9 — The anchor chapter on security; Pg. 353 *Chapter 11 — Applications; Pg. 442 本書目錄 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