Behrouz A. Forouzan Data Communication And Networking

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The fifth edition of Behrouz Forouzan's Data Communications and Networking presents a comprehensive and accessible approach to data communications and networking that has made this book a favorite with students and professionals alike. More than 830 figures and 150 tables accompany the text and provide a visual and intuitive opportunity for understanding the material. This unique approach minimizes the need for heavy math content, allowing normally complicated topics to unfold graphically and visually rather than through the presentation of complex formulas.

The new edition has been reorganized to showcase recent developments in the field and minimize or eliminate coverage of deprecated topics. In addition to the updated material included in each chapter, the text now features a chapter on the peer-to-peer paradigm , a full chapter on quality of service (QoS) , additional coverage of forward error correction , coverage of WiMAX, and material on socket-interface programming in Java. The end-of-chapter material has also been significantly enhanced and now includes more than 630 questions, 600 problems, many lab assignments, programming assignments, and online applets that allow students to see problems and protocols in action.

Technologies related to data communications and networking are among the fastest growing in our culture today, and there is no better guide to this rapidly expanding field than Behrouz Forouzan, an author whose visual, student-friendly approach has become a hallmark in computer science instruction.

Data Communications And Networking (SIE) by Behrouz Forouzan is a comprehensive reference book for students pursuing their courses on networking. With detailed accounts on the data transmission protocols and networking, the book is a useful for various the engineering courses in communication, computer science, and IT. Further, the book also finds usage as a preparatory material for the various other technology related courses too.

This book starts with a detailed account on network models, thus providing the user with an ideal introduction on data transmission. The protocols and standards, as well as the physical structures of the networks are also discussed extensively here. The Data Communications And Networking (SIE) follows a descriptive pattern, thus engaging users of all kind.

A number of diagrams and tabular representations are also included in the book, thus making it more useful for the reader. The much discussed OSI model is also explained extensively with special emphasis on its layered architecture. Further, there are also chapters on bandwidth utilisation with multiplexing and spreading.

To aid the electronic and communication students, the author has specifically included sections on switching, that emphasise on virtual circuit networks as well as circuit-switched networks. Also covered are topics such as wired LANs, wireless LANs, connecting LANs, virtual LANs, and multiple access.

Sections on congestion control, traffic management, and the methods to improve the quality of service can help to provide the reader a practical approach. Published in 2006 by Mcgraw-Hill Education, the fourth edition of this book comes in paperback.

The contents are so arranged to ensure that it fulfills both the academic and research needs of the students.
Practice sets and review questions are provided at the end of every chapter to test the reader's level of understanding of the topic.
Every chapter has a set of relevant research activities and experiments that could be carried out by the user.

Using a bottom-up approach, Data Communications and Networking presents this highly technical subject matter without relying on complex formulas by using a strong pedagogical approach supported by more than 830 figures. Now in its Fifth Edition, this textbook brings the beginning student right to the forefront of the latest advances in the field, while presenting the fundamentals in a clear, straightforward manner. Students will find better coverage, improved figures and better explanations on cutting-edge material. The \"bottom-up\" approach allows instructors to cover the material in one course, rather than having separate courses on data communications and networking.