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Data Communications, Computer Networks, and Open Systems (Electronic Systems Engineering Series) Hardcover – 1 March 1992

by Fred Halsall (Author)
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Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems
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The long awaited revision of Halsall's bestselling introduction to data communications, networks, and open systems. In addition to completely revising the material on networking, networking management, and open distributed processing, application protocols have been expanded to include MHS, X400, VT, EDI, and X500.
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  1. Print length
    752 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Addison Wesley
  4. Publication date
    1 March 1992
  5. Dimensions
    3.81 x 19.69 x 24.77 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0201565064
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0201565065
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison Wesley; 3rd edition (1 March 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 752 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0201565064
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0201565065
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.81 x 19.69 x 24.77 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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barkha
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in India on 28 August 2019
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Love it... I expected it to be old as i had ordered used book...but was in grt condition...
Grt content n easy to understand. Though compare d content wid ur syllabus before purchase.
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Martyn Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value for fundamentals
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2013
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This book is a classic, having been available in a number of editions through the 80s and 90s, with the fourth (and last) from 1996. Much has changed in the world of communications since then, and parts of the book are obsolete now: In particular, OSI protocols (X.25, OSI Transport etc) are pretty much extinct now, with TCP/IP having taken over. However, the first few chapters outline the basic principles of computer communications, and the fundamentals of how protocols work. Topics like encryption and compression are still good. The LAN stuff is largely still useful, and there is a good starter for TCP/IP.

I would recommend the book to any undergraduates taking courses on data communications and networking. It's very inexpensive to have your own copy now, and you will find a lot of essential theory in there.
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M.THIRUNAVUKKARASU-ME
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad
Reviewed in India on 2 May 2018
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Not good
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Zenon Kraszewski
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good old book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2013
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Some books are like wine, the older the better. That is the case with the book "Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems". Nowdays, some issues are taken for granted or assumed that these issues were well explaned in the books in the past
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Clare
5.0 out of 5 stars my brother found this very useful for assignments at Uni
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2016
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Bought as a present, my brother found this very useful for assignments at Uni.
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