Computer Networking : A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet

by Kurose, James F.; Ross, Keith W.

• ISBN13: 9780201976991
• ISBN10: 0201976994
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

Explains the engineering problems that are inherent in communicating digital information from point to point. Introduces the underlying principles of networking while at the same time emphasizing Internet protocols and network applications.

Author Biography

James F. Kurose, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Keith W. Ross, Polytechnic University

Table of Contents

Computer Networks and the Internet	p. 1
What Is the Internet?	p. 2
The Network Edge	p. 9
The Network Core	p. 14
Access Networks and Physical Media	p. 24
ISPs and Internet Backbones	p. 34
Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks	p. 37
Protocol Layers and Their Service Models	p. 44
History of Computer Networking and the Internet	p. 52
Summary	p. 59
Interview: Leonard Kleinrock	p. 71
Application Layer	p. 73
Principles of Network Applications	p. 74
The Web and HTTP	p. 87
File Transfer: FTP	p. 106
Electronic Mail in the Internet	p. 109
DNS--The Internet's Directory Service	p. 123
P2P File Sharing	p. 136
Socket Programming with TCP	p. 146
Socket Programming with UDP	p. 156
Building a Simple Web Server	p. 164
Summary	p. 169
Interview: Tim Berners-Lee	p. 181
Transport Layer	p. 183
Introduction and Transport-Layer Services	p. 184
Multiplexing and Demultiplexing	p. 189
Connectionless Transport: UDP	p. 196
Principles of Reliable Data Transfer	p. 201
Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP	p. 228
Principles of Congestion Control	p. 254
TCP Congestion Control	p. 264
Summary	p. 284
Interview: Sally Floyd	p. 297
The Network Layer	p. 299
Introduction	p. 300
Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks	p. 307
What's Inside a Router?	p. 314
The Internet Protocol (IP): Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet	p. 323
Routing Algorithms	p. 351
Routing in the Internet	p. 370
Broadcast and Multicast Routing	p. 384
Summary	p. 399
Interview: Vinton G. Cerf	p. 414
The Link Layer and Local Area Networks	p. 417
Link Layer: Introduction and Services	p. 419
Error-Detection and -Correction Techniques	p. 423
Multiple Access Protocols	p. 430
Link-Layer Addressing	p. 445
Ethernet	p. 455
Interconnections: Hubs and Switches	p. 465
PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol	p. 477
Link Virtualization: A Network as a Link Layer	p. 482
Summary	p. 491
Interview: Simon S. Lam	p. 500
Wireless and Mobile Networks	p. 503
Introduction	p. 504
Wireless Links and Network Characteristics	p. 508
Wi-Fi: 802.11 Wireless LANs	p. 513
Cellular Internet Access	p. 529
Mobility Management: Principles	p. 536
Mobile IP	p. 546
Managing Mobility in Cellular Networks	p. 551
Wireless and Mobility: Impact on Higher-layer Protocols	p. 556
Summary	p. 559
Interview: Charlie Perkins	p. 563
Multimedia Networking	p. 565
Multimedia Networking Applications	p. 566
Streaming Stored Audio and Video	p. 574
Making the Best of the Best-Effort Service: An Internet Phone Example	p. 584
Protocols for Real-Time Interactive Applications	p. 594
Distributing Multimedia: Content Distribution Networks	p. 610
Beyond Best Effort	p. 614
Scheduling and Policing Mechanisms	p. 620
Integrated Services and Differentiated Services	p. 628
RSVP	p. 636
Summary	p. 643
Interview: Henning Schulzrinne	p. 651
Security in Computer Networks	p. 653
What Is Network Security?	p. 654
Principles of Cryptography	p. 657
Authentication	p. 670
Integrity	p. 678
Key Distribution and Certification	p. 684
Access Control: Firewalls	p. 691
Attacks and Countermeasures	p. 697
Security in Many Layers: Case Studies	p. 702
Summary	p. 721
Interview: Steven M. Bellovin	p. 726
Network Management	p. 729
What Is Network Management?	p. 730
The Infrastructure for Network Management	p. 734
The Internet-Standard Management Framework	p. 738
ASN.1	p. 753
Conclusion	p. 757
Interview: Jeff Case	p. 761
References	p. 763
Index	p. 797
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