SOLUTIONS MANUAL
BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS
SIXTH EDITION
WILLIAM STALLINGS
Copyright 2009: William Stallings
,© 2009 by William Stallings
All rights reserved. No part
of this document may be
reproduced, in any form or
by any means, or posted on
the Internet, without
permission in writing from
the author. Selected
solutions may be shared
with students, provided that
they are not available,
unsecured, on the Web.
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, NOTICE
This manual contains solutions to the review questions and
homework problems in Business Data Communications, Sixth
Edition. If you spot an error in a solution or in the wording of
a problem, I would greatly appreciate it if you would
forward the information via email to . An errata
sheet for this manual, if needed, is available at
http://www.box.net/public/ig0eifhfxu . File name is
S-BDC6e-mmyy
W.S.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction...........................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Business Information ...........................................................................6
Chapter 3 Distributed Data Processing .............................................................10
Chapter 4 The Internet .........................................................................................14
Chapter 5 TCP/IP and OSI..................................................................................17
Chapter 6 Client/Server and Intranet Computing ..........................................20
Chapter 7 Internet-Based Applications .............................................................23
Chapter 8 Internet Operation ..............................................................................26
Chapter 9 LAN Architecture and Protocols......................................................29
Chapter 10 LAN Architecture and Protocols....................................................32
Chapter 11 Wireless LANs ..................................................................................35
Chapter 12 Circuit Switching and Packet Switching .......................................38
Chapter 13 Frame Relay and ATM.....................................................................41
Chapter 14 Wireless WANs.................................................................................48
Chapter 15 Data Transmission............................................................................52
Chapter 16 Data Communication Fundamentals.............................................54
Chapter 17 Data Link Control and Multiplexing .............................................58
Chapter 18 Computer and Network Security Threats ....................................62
Chapter 19 Computer and Network Security Techniques..............................65
Chapter 20 Network Management.....................................................................71
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BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATIONS
SIXTH EDITION
WILLIAM STALLINGS
Copyright 2009: William Stallings
,© 2009 by William Stallings
All rights reserved. No part
of this document may be
reproduced, in any form or
by any means, or posted on
the Internet, without
permission in writing from
the author. Selected
solutions may be shared
with students, provided that
they are not available,
unsecured, on the Web.
-2-
, NOTICE
This manual contains solutions to the review questions and
homework problems in Business Data Communications, Sixth
Edition. If you spot an error in a solution or in the wording of
a problem, I would greatly appreciate it if you would
forward the information via email to . An errata
sheet for this manual, if needed, is available at
http://www.box.net/public/ig0eifhfxu . File name is
S-BDC6e-mmyy
W.S.
-3-
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction...........................................................................................5
Chapter 2 Business Information ...........................................................................6
Chapter 3 Distributed Data Processing .............................................................10
Chapter 4 The Internet .........................................................................................14
Chapter 5 TCP/IP and OSI..................................................................................17
Chapter 6 Client/Server and Intranet Computing ..........................................20
Chapter 7 Internet-Based Applications .............................................................23
Chapter 8 Internet Operation ..............................................................................26
Chapter 9 LAN Architecture and Protocols......................................................29
Chapter 10 LAN Architecture and Protocols....................................................32
Chapter 11 Wireless LANs ..................................................................................35
Chapter 12 Circuit Switching and Packet Switching .......................................38
Chapter 13 Frame Relay and ATM.....................................................................41
Chapter 14 Wireless WANs.................................................................................48
Chapter 15 Data Transmission............................................................................52
Chapter 16 Data Communication Fundamentals.............................................54
Chapter 17 Data Link Control and Multiplexing .............................................58
Chapter 18 Computer and Network Security Threats ....................................62
Chapter 19 Computer and Network Security Techniques..............................65
Chapter 20 Network Management.....................................................................71
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