Computer Networks

Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, explores the key principles of computer networking, with examples drawn from the real world of network and protocol design. Using the Internet as the primary example, this best-selling and classic textbook explains various protocols and networking technologies. The systems-oriented approach encourages students to think about how individual network components fit into a larger, complex system of interactions.

This book has a completely updated content with expanded coverage of the topics of utmost importance to networking professionals and students, including P2P, wireless, network security, and network applications such as e-mail and the Web, IP telephony and video streaming, and peer-to-peer file sharing. There is now increased focus on application layer issues where innovative and exciting research and design is currently the center of attention. Other topics include network design and architecture; the ways users can connect to a network; the concepts of switching, routing, and internetworking; end-to-end protocols; congestion control and resource allocation; and end-to-end data.

Each chapter includes a problem statement, which introduces issues to be examined; shaded sidebars that elaborate on a topic or introduce a related advanced topic; What's Next? discussions that deal with emerging issues in research, the commercial world, or society; and exercises.

This book is written for graduate or upper-division undergraduate classes in computer networking. It will also be useful for industry professionals retraining for network-related assignments, as well as for network practitioners seeking to understand the workings of network protocols and the big picture of networking.

Autorentext

Larry Peterson is the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus at Princeton University, where he served as Chair from
2003-2009. His research focuses on the design, implementation, and operation of Internet-scale distributed systems, including the widely used PlanetLab and MeasurementLab platforms. He currently serves as the CTO of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), where he works on open source software at the intersection of access networks and the edge cloud. Professor Peterson is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the ACM and the IEEE, the 2010 recipient of the IEEE Kobayashi Computer and Communication Award, and the 2013 recipient of the ACM SIGCOMM Award. He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in 1985.

Klappentext

This bestselling and classic book continues to provide an enduring, practical understanding of networks and their building blocks through rich, example-based instruction. The authors' focus continues to be on the why of network design not just the specifications comprising today's systems, but how key technologies and protocols actually work in the real world to solve specific problems. The "Systems Approach" adopted by the authors looks at "the big picture," encouraging readers to consider networks as interactive complex systems rather than rigidly defined layers. Thought-provoking problems are presented at the beginning of each chapter so that the professional can start to solve the issue with each new detail learned. Every chapter builds upon the last, continually enhancing the reader s knowledge and adding new tools and resources until upon completion the reader thoroughly understands how complex networks and their applications are built.

Zusammenfassung
Teaches you the key principles of computer networks with examples drawn from the real world of network and protocol design. This book includes coverage of the topics of importance to networking professionals and students, including P2P, wireless, security, and applications.

Inhalt

1. Foundation
   
   2. Getting Connected
   3. Internetworking
   4. Advanced Internetworking
   5. End-to-End Protocols
   6. Congestion Control and Resource Allocation
   7. End-to-End Data
   8. Network Security
   9. Applications