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Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 2/E
James F. Kurose, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Keith W. Ross, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn

ISBN-10: 0201976994
ISBN-13: 9780201976991

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2003
Format: Cloth; 784 pp
Published: 07/17/2002

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet provides a modern, top-down approach to the study of computer networking that begins with applications-level protocols and then works down the protocol stack. An early emphasis is placed on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces, allowing readers to get their “hands-dirty” with protocols and networking concepts in the context of applications they use daily. Proceeding through the layered network architecture in a top-down manner allows readers to focus on the network services that are needed and then, in turn, study how these services can be provided. Both the principles and practice of modern computing networking are covered.

Networking is much more (and much more interesting) than dry standards specifying message formats and protocol behaviors. Professors Kurose and Ross focus on describing the emerging principles of the field and then illustrate these principles with examples drawn from Internet architecture. The discussion is lively and engaging.

This second edition has been updated to reflect the rapid changes in the field of networking over the last few years. The entire text and references have been updated based on changes in the field and feedback from readers of the first edition.

Focuses on a specific motivating example of a network—the Internet—as well as introducing students to protocols in a more theoretical context.

Uses the layered model for the Internet (with a top-down approach), a popular approach that focuses on only the key layers that are covered in most courses.

Includes material on application programming development.

Identifies fundamental networking issues as well as approaches toward addressing these issues.

Principles and Practice boxes throughout the book demonstrate real-world applications of the principles studied.

Includes interviews with networking heavyweights and visionaries to provide students with motivational insights from experts.

Provides a comprehensive companion Web site that contains links to the most current information on, and examples of, networking concepts, and provides Java applets that animate concepts.

Material on mobility and mobile IP, peer-to-peer networking, content distribution networks, SIP, Bluetooth and more makes this the most current book available.

Expanded coverage of topics such as network security, BGP and CIDR, Internet backbones and ISPs, and more.

More problems added to provide additional practice for students.

Additional lab material, including a new lab on video streaming using RTP and RSTP.

More Java applets added to the companion Web site.

Total amount of PowerPoint slides for each chapter has been increased.

(Each Chapter concludes with Summary containing “Homework Problems and Questions.” Included are chapter review questions, problems, discussion questions, and assignments.)

1. Computer Networks and the Internet.

What is the Internet?

The Network Edge.

Case History: Search for Extraterrestrial Life.

The Network Core.

Network Access and Physical Media.

ISPs and Internet Backbones.

Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks.

Protocol Layers and Their Service Models.

History of Computer Networking and the Internet.

2. Application Layer.

Principles of Application Layer Protocols.

The Web and HTTP.

File Transfer: FTP.

Electronic Mail in the Internet.

DNS-The Internet's Directory Service.

Socket Programming with TCP.

Socket Programming with UDP.

Building a Simple Web Server.

Content Distribution.

3. Transport Layer.

Introduction and Transport-Layer Services.

Multiplexing and Demultiplexing.

Connectionless Transport: UDP.

Principles of Reliable Data Transfer.

Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP.

Principles of Congestion Control.

TCP Congestion Control.

4. Network Layer and Routing.

Introduction and Network Service Models.

Routing Principles.

Hierarchical Routing.

The Internet Protocol (IP).

Routing in the Internet.

What's Inside a Router?

IPv6.

Multicast Routing.

Mobility and the Network Layer.

5 Link Layer and Local Area Networks.

Data Link Layer: Introduction and Services.

Error Detection and Correction Techniques.

Multiple Access Protocols.

LAN Addresses and ARP.

Ethernet.

Hubs, Bridges and Switches.

Wireless Links.

PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).

Frame Relay.

6. Multimedia Networking.

Multimedia Networking Applications.

Streaming Stored Audio and Video.

Making the Best of the Best-Effort Service: An Internet Phone Example.

Protocols for Real-Time Interactive Applications.

Beyond Best-Effort.

Scheduling and Policing Mechanisms.

Integrated Services.

RSVP.

Differentiated Services.

7. Security in Computer Networks.

What is Network Security?

Principles of Cryptography.

Authentication.

Integrity.

Key Distribution and Certification.

Access Control: Firewalls.

Attacks and Countermeasures.

Security in Many Layers: Case Studies.

8. Network Management.

What is Network Management?

The Infrastructure for Network Management.

The Internet Network-Management Framework.

ASN.1.

Appendix.

Lab: Building a multi-thread Web sever in Java.

Lab: Building a mail user agent in Java.

Lab: Implementing a distributed, asynchronous distance vector routing.

Lab: Video Streaming Using RTP and RTSP.

Networking--Intro (Computer Science)

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 5/E
Kurose & Ross
©2010 | Addison-Wesley | Cloth; 864 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0136079679 | ISBN-13: 9780136079675
Net price: $81.75 (What's this?)Brief Description

Building on the successful top-down approach of previous editions, the Fifth Edition of Computer Networking continues with an early emphasis on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces, encouraging a hands-on experience with protocols and networking concepts. With this edition, Kurose and Ross have revised and modernized treatment of some key chapters to integrate the most current and relevant networking technologies.

Networking today involves much more than standards specifying message formats and protocol behaviors–and it is far more interesting. Professors Kurose and Ross focus on describing emerging principles in a lively and engaging manner and then illustrate these principles with examples drawn from Internet architecture.

Jim Kurose is currently a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts. He is the eight-time recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Technological University, the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the college of Natural Science and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts, and the recipient of the 1996 Outstanding Teaching Award of the Northeast Association of Graduate Schools. He has been the recipient of a GE Fellowship, an IBM faculty Development Award, and a Lilly Teaching Fellowship.

Dr. Kurose is a former Editor-In-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Communications and of the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. He is active in the program committees for IEEE Informcom, ACM SIGCOMM, and ACM SIGMETRICS. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Columbia University.

Keith Ross is the Leonard Shustek Chaired Professor in the Computer Science Department at Polytechnic University. He has previously been a professor at both Eurécom Institute in France and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1999, he co-founded the Internet startup Wimba.com.

Dr. Ross has published over 50 papers and written two books. He has served on editorial boards of five major journals, and has served on the program committees of major networking conferences, including IEEE Infocom and ACM SIGCOMM. He has supervised more than 10 Ph.D. theses. His research and teaching interests include multimedia networking, asynchronous learning, Web catching, streaming audio and video, and traffic modeling. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

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