TY - BOOK AU - FitzGerald, Jerry AU - Dennis, Alan TI - Business data communications and networking SN - 047112365X AV - TK 5105 .F58 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS N1 - Includes index; Ch. 1. Introduction to Data Communications -- Ch. 2. Network Applications -- Ch. 3. Telephone Communication Hardware -- Ch. 4. Data Communication Hardware -- Ch. 5. Data Transmission -- Ch. 6. Data Link Layer -- Ch. 7. Network Layer -- Ch. 8. Local Area Networks -- Ch. 9. Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks -- Ch. 10. Backbone Networks -- Ch. 11. Network Design and Implementation -- Ch. 12. Network Management -- Ch. 13. Network Security -- Ch. 14. Novell Netware -- N2 - This updated guide to data communications in the business world defines such topics as ATM, FDDI, CDDI, the Ethernet, V.34 modems, PPP and wavelength division multiplexing. Emphasis is placed on strategic IT management, and technical details have been simplified for the business student ER -