Computer Networks - A Top-Down Approach to the Internet (Second Edition)

Author: James F. Kuros [USA]
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book adopts a modern, top-down approach to teaching computer networks. The method starts with application layer protocols and expands downward through the protocol stack, emphasizing application layer examples and application programming interfaces from the outset. This allows readers to "get hands-on" early, learning and implementing protocols within the context of daily-used applications. The top-down approach to layered architecture helps readers focus on the network services they need and then learn how to provide these services. The second edition of this book has been updated to reflect the rapid changes in the field of networking in recent years. It includes new and expanded material on various topics such as network security, mobility, mobile IP, peer-to-peer networks, content distribution networks, SIP, Bluetooth, and more. Additionally, it has been supplemented with post-class exercises and experimental exercises. This book combines theory and practice, illustrating principles with examples extracted from the Internet to make the discussion vivid and engaging. It is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate courses in computer science and electronic engineering, as well as for first-year graduate courses. For network professionals who wish to understand how the Internet actually works, this book serves as an excellent reference.