Completely updated, the best-selling business networking reference returns. The eighth edition includes the changes necessary for the fast-paced networking environment. While technologies and applications change rapidly, the fundamental concepts evolve much more slowly; they provide the foundation from which new technologies and applications can be understood, evaluated, and compared. The new edition features a chapter on wireless LANS, an expansion of the security chapter to include more on security design and new technologies, and more coverage of technology design material on network design including a selection of technologies and best practices for network design. This book is the market leader known for its technical accuracy and cutting-edge orientation. Table of Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1. Introduction PART 2: FUNDAMENTALS. Chapter 2. Application Layer. Chapter 3. Physical Layer. Chapter 4. Data Link Layer. Chapter 5. Network and Transport Layers. PART 3: NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES. Chapter 6. Local Area Networks. Chapter 7. Wireless Local Area Networks. Chapter 8. Backbone Networks. Chapter 9. Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks. Chapter 10.The Internet. PART 4: NETWORK MANAGEMENT. Chapter 11. Network Security. Chapter 12. Network Design. Chapter 13. Network Management. PART 5: APPENDICES Appendix A: Connector Cables. Appendix B: Systems Network Architecture. Appendix C: Spanning Tree Protocol. Appendix D: IP Telephony. Appendix E: Token Ring. Appendix F: Cellular Technologies. Appendix G: TCP/IP Game. Glossary. Index.