Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, Second Edition

Today's networks are required to support an increasing array of real-time communication methods. Video chat, real-time messaging, and always-connected resources put demands on networks that were previously unimagined. The Second Edition of Fundamentals of Communications and Networking helps readers better understand today's networks and the way they support the evolving requirements of different types of organizations. It discusses the critical issues of designing a network that will meet an organization's performance needs and discusses how businesses use networks to solve business problems. Using numerous examples and exercises, this text incorporates hands-on activities to prepare readers to fully understand and design modern networks and their requirements.

Key Features of the Second Edition:

• Introduces network basics by describing how networks work
• Discusses how networks support the increasing demands of advanced communications
• Illustrates how to map the right technology to an organization's needs and business goals
• Outlines how businesses use networks to solve business problems, both technically and operationally.

About the Authors

MICHAEL G. SOLOMON, CISSP, PMP, CISM, is a full-time security speaker, consultant, and author who specializes in achieving and maintaining secure IT environments. An IT professional and consultant since 1987, he has worked on projects for more than 100 major companies and organizations. He is a former instructor in Kennesaw State University's computer science and information sciences (CSIS) department, where he taught courses on software project management, C programming, computer organization and architecture, and data communications. He holds an MS in mathematics and computer science from Emory University (1998) and a BS in computer science from Kennesaw State University (1987); he is currently pursuing a PhD in computer science at Emory University. He has also authored and contributed to many IT security books, including Fundamentals of Information Systems Security (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014), Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011) and Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011).

DAVID KIM is president of Security Evolutions, Inc. (SEI), located outside metropolitan Philadelphia. SEI provides governance, risk, compliance, and IT security consulting services for public and private sector clients worldwide. His IT and IT security experience encompasses more than 28 years of technical engineering, technical management, and solutions selling and sales management. This experience includes LAN/WAN, internetworking, enterprise network management, and IT security for voice, video, and data networking infrastructures. He is an accomplished author and part-time adjunct professor who enjoys teaching cybersecurity to students across the United States.

JEFFREY L. CARRELL is a frequent industry speaker, freelance writer, IPv6 Forum Certified Trainer, network instructor, and course developer to major networking manufacturers. He is also IPv6 technical lead and coauthor of Guide to TCP/IP, 4th edition (Cengage Learning). His primary focus is on IPv6 systems interoperability. He provides consulting services, delivers lectures, and facilitates IPv6 hands-on labs at technical conferences worldwide. His 35-year involvement in the computer industry has led him to concentrate in the internetworking portion of the industry for more than 28 years.