Applied Data Communications: A Business-Oriented Approach, 3rd Edition

This book provides frameworks and methodology for solving problems as technology continues to advance. A "top-down" approach is used, starting with the overall business problem, and then showing how technology can solve the problem. This book goes into depth in describing the technology and is very "hands-on" and current. It is designed for the IT employees who actually build networks and not the managers who merely oversee.

James E. Goldman is currently Professor and Assistant Department head for Telecommunications and Networking Technology at Purdue University. An award winning teacher, he is the only faculty member in the history of the School of Technology to win all three school-level teaching awards. He is author of best-selling textbooks, including Local area Networks: A Business-Oriented Approach, 2/e (Wiley, 2000) and Client/Server Information Systems: A Business-Oriented Approach (Wiley, 1999). He maintains an active consulting practice and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Phillip T. Rawles is Assistant Professor of Telecommunications and Networking Technology at Purdue University. His Primary areas of interest are network systems administration, enterprise network management, and network simulation and optimization. He has been involved in developing or significantly redeveloping courses at Purdue, mainly in local area networking, systems administration, and enterprise network management.