Business Data Communications, 6/e, covers the fundamentals of data communications, networking, distributed applications, and network management and security. Stallings presents these concepts in a way that relates specifically to the business environment and the concerns of business management and staff, structuring his text around requirements, ingredients, and applications. While making liberal use of real-world case studies and charts and graphs to provide a business perspective, the book also provides the student with a solid grasp of the technical foundation of business data communications. Throughout the text, references to the interactive, online animations supply a powerful tool in understanding complex protocol mechanisms.

The Sixth Edition maintains Stallings' superlative support for either a research projects or modeling projects component in the course.   The diverse set of projects and student exercises enables the instructor to use the book as a component in a rich and varied learning experience and to tailor a course plan to meet the specific needs of the instructor and students.

Chapter 0 Reader's Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Business Information
Chapter 3 Distributed Data Processing
Chapter 4 The Internet
Chapter 5 TCP/IP and OSI
Chapter 6 Client/Server and Intranet Computing
Chapter 7 Internet-Based Applications
Chapter 8 Internet Operation
Chapter 9 LAN Architecture and Protocols
Chapter 10 Ethernet
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