Data Communications Books

This book is THE complete guide to building an intranet. Killer examples and techniques.

Very impressive compendium of Intranet information and the latest HTML techniques

Cutting the cord is awesome, jam-packed with information on this new wirless world of ours. Whether looking at wireless for your office, home or on-the-road needs, this book provides you with all you need to know regarding options and how to get connected...plus a whole lot more. I recommend it highly!

Everything you wanted to know about what's going on in the wireless arena. The author did a nice job explaining the products and services and how they work. Jam-packed with helpful information. A good read for those in the industry as well as consumers interested in researching future purchases.

The book was received in a timely fashion and was in the condition advertised. It was a good transaction.

if you want more from your computer communications than justdialing your IP this is the book and software for you. long but detailed...

I am an EE but spent most of my career programming in C. This book is an excellent tutorial, beginning with the basics and gradually covering the more complex aspects of VHDL. It clearly explains the difference between sequential (traditional) programming and concurrent programming--both are used in VHDL. It also clearly defines the differences between the modelling stage (not covered in detail) and the design stage (Register Transfer Level - which is covered in great detail). Finally, he explains how to set up a test bench. Within 2 months of reading this book, other engineers were coming to me for advice. I literally wore out the binding!

+'s This is an excellent book for the one that has an inkling
of what VHDL is about.
There is a lot of detail of language definition and how the
language came about.
This author is very good at explaining a point.

-`s There is very little in this reference concerning non-
synthesisable code AND why can't folks index books? I would
really like to buy a book that I didn't have to re-read to
revisit a particular detail, L

I have enjoyed reading your book so far and really like your sense of humor. As an EE myself, I was looking for something just like this for USB communications. The book is great!

Once again Joe Pardue ("C Programming For Microcontrollers") shows his wry sense of humor and expertise in embedded systems and programming. This time he has produced a breadboard oriented USB interface (using the FTDI R232R chip) which this book examines with code examples in C# and VB.Net (both available free from Microsoft). The interface can act both as a USB based RS232 virtual port and as a 12 bit general purpose interface with several bells and whistles. Drivers for both types of applications are free, and currently the interface is available for $20 (smileymicros.com).

This book does not teach the ins and outs of USB (you'll want Axelson's book for that). It is application, not theory, oriented, and as such contains fully coded applications. There are also several simple hardware experiments to illustrate the power and techniques needed to use the interface.

It covers how voice can be transported over different technologies - IP. ATM, Frame Relay and Cable. Technically, very well written. It compares these technology very well. It also covers QoS. If you are in Telecom, keep this book on your desk. To the point and accurate discussion.

This book presents the concepts of VoP in a very clear way. It is an excellent introductory book for both development engineers and for market people.

I agree with the previous reviewer, considering how long this book has been out, it's incredibly informative. It's also surprisingly easy to read considering the detali that the authors go into. A great book to start learning about phone systems.

This book is 20 years old, still it outperforms almost all modern books on the subject when it comes to clarity and sense of humor.
The book IS NOT OUTDATED!
If you are still using plain old telephone service and if you company has a PBX this book is probably the best to start with. It explains how the phone works, describes all the usefull features such as call forwarding and automatic call distribution -- all the features that are still in use today!
But I bought this book not even because of that but because I was impressed by the explanation how a computer works. That's truly amazing explanation -- I'm a network administrator and I've read many books about computers but what I've read in those few pages was just brilliant.
This book is dirt cheap here to buy -- read it and you'll have a great time and learn all you need to know about analog phone technology.

I am a retired executive and have started my own consulting business recently.The new world of Wireless Internet has intrigued me for some time but knowing nothing about it I was reluctant to get too far on my own until just last week I got a copy of the book "WAP Integration" by Srdjan Vujosevic and Robert Laberge.
The book is very imressive in that the subject matters are well organized, the writting style is easy to read and understand and at times fun , yet contains a wealth of information covering topics for those who are amatures (like me)all the way to the more professional and knowledgeble people whose daily life is programming or creating new application protocols.
I am able to recommend the book as a "five star" product based on my limited know how of this exciting and upcoming new technology.
I am now "technically" competent enough to send e-mails through my wireless (but Internet capable) phone, and understand some of the technical concepts which were very hazy at best when I started into the book.
I especially like the info provided in "Related Sites" enabling the reader to further enhance their knowledge in any particular focused area.

Tom Krieser

This book has great working examples of WAP. They talk about each line of code, show exactly what is what and have excellent template examples. Great work!!

This book is perfectly focused on the intention of setting Public Wi-Fi Hotspots. By this I mean that the book doesn't load you down with all the technical details of how wireless networks work, but instead dives right into the business/organizational benefits of running such a network as a hotspot. There is a very brief chapter at the end that gives an overview of RF or wireless signals (literally 14 pages) and this is perfect. Great job staying on focus.

The book presents the implementation of Wi-Fi Hotspots from start-to-finish covering these topics:

-Why Implement a Hotspot
-Simple Quick-Install Hotspots
-Adcvanced Hotspot technologies
-Marketing your hotspot
-Avoiding freeloaders who consume your bandwidth
-Common problems and resolutions
-Hotspot safety and security

...among others. If you are considering implementing a hotspot for pay or for marketing purposes, this book is a great place to start. -Tom Carpenter, Author: Wireless# Certification Official Study Guide, CWNA Certification Official Study Guide 4th Edition, CWSP Certification Official Study Guide 2nd Edition

Have not settled down to read the contents, but have flipped through the pasges. Very well presented, with tons of graphics - drawings, images, pictures etc make it look like an easy to read and digest book. If the contents are anything like the presentation, it'll simply A1 material.

High speed networks and information security

This is the book that really made me understand network performance. It covers performance/delay issues right through the protocol stack.

The Author works through examples to show the reader where performance issues may arise. Many popular products and protocols are covered.

Time after time I see clients moving LAN applications into the WAN environment and failing. All these clients make the same basic mistakes, mistakes they would never have made had they read this book.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I own three copies, while my employer owns two. We struggle to keep ONE copy in the office!