Computer Networks, 3rd Edition

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Features

• NEW - Emphasis on TCP/IP. All OSI examples have been replaced by TCP/IP examples.

• NEW - This is the first networking text to treat ATM, TCP/IP and wireless technologies all in one book.

• NEW - The running examples throughout the book are TCP/IP and ATM networks.

• NEW - Extensive coverage of the World Wide Web and its protocols—Including the multimedia Mbone, JAVA, Domain Name System and Usenet News.

• NEW - Extensive coverage of IP (Internet Protocol) including IPv6, OSPF, Internet Multicasting, and Mobile IP.

• NEW - Covers all the latest mobile and wireless technologies including CDMA, CDPD, and PCS.

• NEW - All new coverage of network security including secret and public key algorithms.

• NEW - In-depth coverage of high speed networking technologies including: ATM, B-ISDN, FDDI, and high speed LANS.

• NEW - Special section on multimedia covers audio, video, data compression, video on demand and MBone.

• Expanded coverage of routing and congestion control algorithms.

Description

Computer Networks is the ideal introduction to today's and tomorrow's networks. This classic best-seller has been totally rewritten to reflect the networks of the late 1990s and beyond.

Author, educator, and researcher Andrew S. Tanenbaum, winner of the ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award, carefully explains how networks work inside, from the hardware technology up through the most popular network applications. The book takes a structured approach to networking, starting at the bottom (the physical layer) and gradually working up to the top (the application layer). The topics covered include:

• Physical layer (e.g., copper, fiber, radio, and satellite communication)
• Data link layer (e.g., protocol principles, HDLC, SLIP, and PPP)
• MAC Sublayer (e.g., IEEE 802 LANs, bridges, new high-speed LANs)
• Network layer (e.g., routing, congestion control, internetworking, IPv6)
• Transport layer (e.g., transport protocol principles, TCP, network performance)
• Application layer (e.g., cryptography, email, news, the Web, Java, multimedia)

In each chapter, the necessary principles are described in detail, followed by extensive examples taken from the Internet, ATM networks, and wireless networks.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

Uses of Computer Networks. Network Hardware. Network Software. Reference Models. Example Networks. Example Data Communication Services. Network Standardization. Outline of the Rest of the Book. Summary.

The Theoretical Basis for Data Communication. Transmission Media. Wireless Transmission. The Telephone System. Narrowband ISDN. Broadband ISDN and ATM. Cellular Radio. Communication Satellites. Summary.

Data Link Layer Design Issues. Error Detection and Correction. Elementary Data Link Protocols. Sliding Window Protocols. Protocol Specification and Verification. Example Data Link Protocols. Summary.

The Channel Allocation Problem. Multiple Access Protocols. IEEE Standard 802 for LANS and MANS. Bridges. High-Speed LANS. Satellite Networks. Summary.

Network Layer Design Issues. Routing Algorithms. Congestion Control Algorithms. Internetworking. The Network Layer in the Internet. The Network Layer in ATM Networks. Summary.

The Transport Service. Elements of Transport Protocols. A Simple Transport Protocol. The Internet Transport Protocols (TCP and UDP). The ATM AAL Layer Protocols. Performance Issues. Summary.

Network Security. DNS—Domain Name System. SNMP—Simple Network Management Protocol. Electronic Mail. Usenet News. The World Wide Web. Multimedia. Summary.

Suggestions for Further Reading. Alphabetical Bibliography.

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