Computer Network

Author: Xie Xiren
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The book is characterized by accurate concepts, rigorous arguments, novel content, and a rich combination of text and illustrations. It emphasizes the explanation of fundamental principles and concepts while striving to reflect some of the new developments in computer networks. The fourth edition further highlights common network protocols centered around the TCP/IP protocol suite and some emerging network technologies. It is a planned teaching material for higher education institutions in the field of electronic information. This book is the fourth edition of Computer Networks, published in 1989 and awarded the Second National Excellent Teaching Material Award, with significant revisions in both content and structure. The entire book consists of 10 chapters, systematically and comprehensively introducing the development and principles of computer network architecture, the physical layer, data link layer, local area networks, wide area networks, network interconnection, transport layer, application layer, computer network security, and the evolution of the Internet. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises. Additionally, Appendix F provides answers and hints for some of the exercises. The accompanying CD-ROM includes over 150 frequently encountered questions in the author's teaching, along with their solutions, as well as all RFC documents published before January 2003 for reference.