Computer and Communication Networks

by Mir, Nader F.

• ISBN13: 9780133814743
• ISBN10: 0133814742
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-12-18
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Computer and Communication Networks, Second Edition, explains the modern technologies of networking and communications, preparing you to analyze and simulate complex networks, and to design cost-effective networks for emerging requirements. Offering uniquely balanced coverage of basic and advanced topics, it teaches through case studies, realistic examples and exercises, and intuitive illustrations.

 

Nader F. Mir establishes a solid foundation in basic networking concepts; TCP/IP schemes; wireless and LTE networks; Internet applications, such as Web and e-mail; and network security. Then, he delves into both network analysis and advanced networking protocols, VoIP, cloud-based multimedia networking, SDN, and virtualized networks.

 

In this new edition, Mir provides updated, practical, scenario-based information that many networking books lack, offering a uniquely effective blend of theory and implementation. Drawing on extensive field experience, he presents many contemporary applications and covers key topics that other texts overlook, including P2P and voice/video networking, SDN, information-centric networking, and modern router/switch design.

 

Students, researchers, and networking professionals will find up-to-date, thorough coverage of

• Packet switching
• Internet protocols (including IPv6)
• Networking devices
• Links and link interfaces
• LANs, WANs, and Internetworking
• Multicast routing, and protocols
• Wide area wireless networks and LTE
• Transport and end-to-end protocols
• Network applications and management
• Network security
• Network queues and delay analysis
• Advanced router/switch architecture
• QoS and scheduling
• Tunneling, VPNs, and MPLS
• All-optical networks, WDM, and GMPLS
• Cloud computing and network virtualization
• Software defined networking (SDN)
• VoIP signaling
• Media exchange and voice/video compression
• Distributed/cloud-based multimedia networks
• Mobile ad hoc networks
• Wireless sensor networks

Key features include

• More than three hundred fifty figures that simplify complex topics
• Numerous algorithms that summarize key networking protocols and equations
• Up-to-date case studies illuminating concepts and theory
• Approximately four hundred exercises and examples honed over Mir’s twenty years of teaching networking

Author Biography

Nader F. Mir is a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of San Jose State University. He has received a number of prestigious national and university awards, and has published numerous technical journal and conference papers in the field of communications and networking. He is a senior member of the IEEE and has served as a member of the Technical Program Committee and Steering Committee for a number of major conferences. He is also currently an editor for three major journals in communications and networking.

Table of Contents

PART I: Fundamental Concepts

1 Packet-Switched Networks

2 Foundation of Networking Protocols
3 Networking Devices
4 Data Links and Transmission
5 Local Area Networks and Networks of LANs 101
6 Wireless Networks and Mobile IP NEW in 2nd Edition
7 Routing and Internetworking
8 Transport and End-to-End Protocols
9 Applications and Network Management
10 Network Security
PART II: Advanced Concepts

11 Packet Queues and Delay Analysis
12 Quality of Service and Resource Allocation
13 Networks in Switch Fabrics
14 Optical Networks and WDM Systems
15 Multicasting Techniques and Protocols
16 VPNs, Tunneling, and Overlay Networks
17 Cloud Computing and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) NEW in 2nd Edition
18 Compression of Digital Voice and Video
19 VoIP and Multimedia Networking
20 Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
21 Wireless Sensor Networks
Appendix A: Glossary of Acronyms
Appendix B: RFCs
Appendix C: Probabilities and Stochastic Processes