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Features

• NEW - Modular approach—Book has 12 core chapters for a well-structured course with some free time plus 8 advanced modules for selective emphasis depending on the teacher's course goals.

  • Highly regarded, this modular approach allows for selective emphasis enabling full focus upon the professor's course goals. Ex.___

• NEW - More but smaller core chapters.

  • Although there are more core chapters, they are smaller for easier reading. The total material is about the same in the two previous editions. Ex.___

• NEW - Companion Web Site, www.prenhall.com/panko—Access to a dedicated Website that is personally maintained by the author and updated frequently. Case studies with discussion questions. Kept at the companion Website to allow recent cases. Up-dates for new information since the book went to press. Downloads: PowerPoint presentations and End-of-Chapter questions.

  • Ensures that course material is current and provides an Instructor-only portion of the Website for special material. Ex.___

• NEW - End-of-chapter questions and Test Your Knowledge subsections.

  • Allow students to review all key points in the chapter. Graded into core review questions, detailed review questions, and thought questions. By assigning particular questions, teachers can direct student learning. Also, at the end of each section in the book, the Test Your Knowledge subsection lists end-of-chapter questions to answer for that section. Ex.___

• NEW - Instructor CD—Contains PowerPoint presentations, Transparencies (Word files), Test bank, and Instructor Manual with model syllabus and end-of-chapter answer keys.

• NEW - 85% Rewrite—Although the topic flow is largely the same as the second edition, the chapters and modules have been rewritten, not simply edited. Many changes are due to new developments in the field and to adopters' comments.

• NEW - Transparencies.

  • For every figure in the book. Some figures have builds. Ex.___

• NEW - More open book design.

  • For easier readability. Ex.___

• NEW - Vignette at the beginning of each chapter raises issues that must be resolved using information in the chapter.

  • Thought question at end of chapter usually asks for student solutions. Ex.___

• Begins with the familiar—The book begins with Internet standards (Chapters 1-5) and then small PC networks on simple LANs (Chapters 6-7).

  • Allows students to learn abstract concepts in concrete and familiar contexts. Ex.___

• Detailed PowerPoint presentations—Full pre-made lecture presentations. Not just a few selected slides.

  • Provides instructors and students with a multimedia guide for every chapter and module. Created by the author. Modifiable by the teacher. Ex.___

• MORE—Case studies at the companion Website so that they can be kept hot and fresh.

  • Now provided for all chapters and some modules. Ex.___

• Internet and TCP/IP —Heavy emphasis in Chapters 1-3, considerable emphasis throughout book. Module A.

• MORE—Quality of Service (QoS). Introduced in Chapter 1, strong treatment in Chapter 8.

• NEW - Telephony —Now integrated into the core chapters. Hierarchical circuit switching (Chapter 1), IP telephony (Chapter 11), cellular service (Chapter 12).

• MORE—Stronger focus on LAN switching, which now dominates in large LANs. In Ethernet, switches and hubs are introduced equally, and Chapter 8 has a strong section on LAN switching. VLANs, Layer 3 switching.

• COMPLETELY REVISED—Security now has a full chapter (Chapter 10) and a full module (Module F). Very up-to-date coverage. SSL, IPsec, Kerberos, etc.

• Even more on Frame Relay —Now dominates WANs. Full chapter on Internet access, including ADSL and cable modems (Chapter 5).

• NEW - Web-Host Integration, IBM Mainframe Systems, and SNA (Chapter 11).

• NEW - Analysis of alternative products with Net Present Value (NPV) analysis and multicriteria product selection.

New To This Edition

• Modular approach—Book has 12 core chapters for a well-structured course with some free time plus 8 advanced modules for selective emphasis depending on the teacher's course goals.

  • Highly regarded, this modular approach allows for selective emphasis enabling full focus upon the professor's course goals. Ex.___

• More but smaller core chapters.

  • Although there are more core chapters, they are smaller for easier reading. The total material is about the same in the two previous editions. Ex.___

• Companion Web Site, www.prenhall.com/panko—Access to a dedicated Website that is personally maintained by the author and updated frequently. Case studies with discussion questions. Kept at the companion Website to allow recent cases. Up-dates for new information since the book went to press. Downloads: PowerPoint presentations and End-of-Chapter questions.

  • Ensures that course material is current and provides an Instructor-only portion of the Website for special material. Ex.___

• End-of-chapter questions and Test Your Knowledge subsections.

  • Allow students to review all key points in the chapter. Graded into core review questions, detailed review questions, and thought questions. By assigning particular questions, teachers can direct student learning. Also, at the end of each section in the book, the Test Your Knowledge subsection lists end-of-chapter questions to answer for that section. Ex.___

• Instructor CD—Contains PowerPoint presentations, Transparencies (Word files), Test bank, and Instructor Manual with model syllabus and end-of-chapter answer keys.

• 85% Rewrite—Although the topic flow is largely the same as the second edition, the chapters and modules have been rewritten, not simply edited. Many changes are due to new developments in the field and to adopters' comments.

• Transparencies.

  • For every figure in the book. Some figures have builds. Ex.___

• More open book design.

  • For easier readability. Ex.___

• Vignette at the beginning of each chapter raises issues that must be resolved using information in the chapter.

  • Thought question at end of chapter usually asks for student solutions. Ex.___

• Telephony —Now integrated into the core chapters. Hierarchical circuit switching (Chapter 1), IP telephony (Chapter 11), cellular service (Chapter 12).

• Web-Host Integration, IBM Mainframe Systems, and SNA (Chapter 11).

• Analysis of alternative products with Net Present Value (NPV) analysis and multicriteria product selection.

Table of Contents



1. Basic Concepts and Principles.


2. Layered (Encapsulated) Communication for Internet Access.


3. A Closer Look at HTTP, TCP, IP, and PPP.


4. Physical Layer Concepts.


5. Modems and Beyond.


6. A Small PC Network.


7. Small Ethernet LANs.


8. Large Site Networks.


9. Wide Area Networking.


10. Security.


11. Networked Applications.


12. Looking Forward.


Module A. More on TCP and IP.


Module B. More on Propagation.


Module C. More on Local Area Networks.


Module D. Telephone Service.


Module E. More on Large-Scale Networks.


Module F. More on Security.


Module G. More on Internet Applications.


Module H. More on Terminal-Host Communication.

Courses

Networking - Intro for Business/Business Data Communication  (Computer Science)

Next Edition(s)

• Business Data Networks and Telecommunications, 8/E
  Panko & Panko
  ©2011  |  Prentice Hall  |  Cloth; 528 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136100120  |  ISBN-13: 9780136100126
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  For undergraduate and graduate business data communications and networking courses.

  
  Understand the exciting and complex field of networking.
  
  Business Data Networks and Telecommunications guides students through the details of networking with its clear writing style, job-ready detail, and focus on the technologies that are used in today’s marketplace.
  
  The eighth edition provides students with the methods of preparation for dealing with specific network standards.
  
  

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Author Bios

DR. RAYMOND R. PANKO (Ray) is a professor of information technology and management at the University of Hawaii. Before coming to the University, he was a project manager at Stanford Research Institute. He received his doctorate, in communication, from Stanford. At Stanford, he had the good fortune to do early work on VSATs with Prof. Bruce Lusignan and broadband LAN planning with Prof. Ed Parker and Paul Baran. His doctoral dissertation was done under contract to the Office of the President of the United States. At SRI, he had the good fortune to do early work on videoconferencing, electronic mail, and the ARPANET. He had the especially good fortune to work for Dr. Doug Engelbart, who invented the mouse and built the first hypertext system. His current research focuses on risks in information technology. His greatest pleasure is seeing the excitement in his students' eyes when they master difficult material and then realize that this is how the Internet, a PC network, or some other network they have long been using really works. His home page is www.panko.com. His e-mail is Ray@Panko.com.

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Real-World, Practical Learning

Because of the author's extensive research with network administrators and published data on what technologies firms actually use, Business Data Communications and Networking, Third Edition focuses on what students really need to know in today's networking jobs, such as LAN switching, security, and quality of service (QoS).

The Right Information Right When You Need It

This uniquely flexible textbook has a novel design. Its twelve core chapters cover key networking concepts, with less basic material placed in boxes. To provide additional flexibility, instructors who wish to emphasize particular areas in more detail can incorporate material from the book's eight advanced modules into the course.

www.prenhall.com/panko

In addition to the flexibility provided by the textbook's unique design, the text is accompanies by an author-driven companion Web site that provides resources for students and instructors including PowerPoint presentations, case studies, Internet Exercises, instructor's manual download, and other important resources tightly linked to the chapters.

New to this Edition

Business Data Communications and Networking, Third Edition includes twelve core chapters instead of the second edition's eight. At the request of adopters and other reviewers, the author divided several of the longer core chapters from the second edition into two chapters in the third edition. The basic flow remains the same, although there are changes in emphasis in response to market trends and adopter comments.

Technologies come and go rapidly in networking, and although the book covers general networking principles, it illustrates them using the latest technologies. Updating these technologies results in the greatest portion of changes from the second to third edition. In addition to these updates, the author has expanded coverage of and emphasis on topics such as Quality of Service; LAN Switching; Product Selection, Procurement, and Cost Analysis; Security; Windows Networking Setup; Wireless Communication and New Access Devices; Web-Enabled Database Access; Frame Relay; and Systems Administration.

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