Networks for Pervasive Services

Despite being the beating heart of our globalized digital society, the internet has not had a software upgrade since the early 1990s. This book argues for an overhaul and presents simple, effective protocols for building complex, self-organizing networks.

Readers will progress from an understanding of what the Internet is now towards an understanding of the motivations and techniques that will drive its future.

Pinpoints the shortcomings of today's Internet, giving an outlook for the Future Internet research Includes over a hundred illustrated scenarios which make advanced networking concepts accessible to a broader readership Presents simple yet effective protocols for the construction of complex, self-organizing networks Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Prof. Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo (Canada)

Since its inception in the 1970s the Internet has become larger, faster and wireless. It is the biggest machine ever built, the generative engine of our digital society. However, the software that runs the global network has not seen any substantial upgrade since the early 1990s. It is now evident that the existing mechanisms that transport data around the Internet are no longer adequate for the new breed of Web applications. This book explains why the time is ripe for a complete overhaul in view of the Future Internet. Through a series of simple examples, the authors present a wealth of network mechanisms, starting from those that sustain the Web today. Readers will become familiar with a range of advanced protocols that will make the Internet more ubiquitous, reactive, proactive, information-driven, distribution-efficient and searchable. This book presents a selection of remarkable research ideas, making them accessible to the non-specialist reader.

Inhalt

Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Ch 1 On the Way to the Pervasive Web.- Ch 2 The Network, as We Know It.- Ch 3 Six Problems for the Service Provider.- Ch 4 Spontaneous Networks.-
Ch 5 Reactive Networks.- Ch 6 Proactive Networks.- Ch 7 Content-aware Networks.- Ch 8 Distribution-efficient Networks.- Ch 9 Discovering Virtual Resources.- Ch 10 A Peek at the Future Internet.
Index.