The book "Computer and Data Communications", eighth edition, provides a clear, understandable, and unified view of the entire field of data communications, networking, and protocols. William Stallings organizes this vast subject into small, comprehensible units, creating a comprehensive, section-by-section study of the most modern technologies. Stallings has substantially revised this renowned book to reflect the latest developments, from Wi-Fi and 10 Gbps Ethernet to advanced congestion control and IP protocol performance metrics.

As with all of Stallings' well-known books, "Computer and Data Communications" provides extensive pedagogical support, including hundreds of carefully selected exercises for home study and a companion website at: www.WilliamStallings.com/DCC/DCC8e.html.

What's new in this edition:

- Extensive coverage of Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gbps Ethernet technologies, including new standards
- Extensive coverage of WiFi/IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks and corresponding specifications
- New coverage of performance monitoring, service level agreements, and Quality of Service (QoS)
- Extensive coverage of security, including a new standalone chapter
- Coverage of TCP congestion control algorithms Tahoe, Reno, and New Reno, used in new commercial applications
- Extensive new coverage of multimedia internet applications