Data and computer communications / William Stallings ; with contributions by Moumita Mitra Manna.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit one. Fundamentals -- Part one. Overview -- Chapter 1. Data Communications, Data Networks, and the Internet -- Chapter 2. Protocol Architecture, TCP/IP, and Internet-Based Applications -- Part two. Data Communications -- Chapter 3. Data Transmission -- Chapter 4. Transmission Media -- Chapter 5. Signal Encoding Techniques -- Chapter 6. Error Detection and Correction -- Chapter 7. Data Link Control Protocols -- Chapter 8. Multiplexing -- Part three. Wide Area Networks -- Chapter 9. WAN Technology and Protocols -- Chapter 10. Cellular Wireless Networks -- Part four. Local Area Networks -- Chapter 11. Local Area Networks Overview -- Chapter 12. Ethernet -- Chapter 13. Wireless LANs -- Part five. Internet and Transport Protocols -- Chapter 14. The Internet Protocol -- Chapter 15. Transport Protocols -- Unit two. Advanced Topics in Data Communications and Networking -- Part six. Data Communications and Wireless Networks -- Chapter 16. Advanced Data Communications Topics -- Chapter 17. Wireless Transmission Techniques -- Chapter 18. Wireless Networks -- Part seven. Internet working -- Chapter 19. Routing -- Chapter Congestion Control -- Chapter 21. Internetwork Operation -- Chapter 22. Internetwork Quality of Service -- Chapter 23. Multiprotocol Label Switching -- Part eight. Internet Applications -- Chapter 24. Electronic Mail, DNS, and HTTP -- Chapter 25. Internet Multimedia Support -- Appendix A. Fourier Analysis -- Appendix B. Projects and Other Student Exercises Teaching Data and Computer Communications.