Computer Networks and Internets

by Comer, Douglas E.

• ISBN13: 9780136061274
• ISBN10: 0136061273
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-18
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

Written by a best-selling author and leading computer networking authority, this updated book builds a comprehensive picture of the technologies behind Internet applications. It answers the basic question "how do computer networks and Internets operate?" in the broadest sense and includes an early optional introduction to network programming and applications.The book provides a comprehensive, self-contained tour through all of networking from the lowest levels of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software, explaining how underlying technologies provide services and how Internet applications use those services. At each level, it shows how the facilities and services provided by lower levels are used and extended in the next level. Emphasis on Internet technologies and applications provides readers with substantial sections on Internetworking and Network Applications.For individuals with little or no background in the subject.

Author Biography

Dr. Douglas Comer is an internationally recognized expert on TCP/IP protocols, computer networking, and the Internet. One of the researchers who contributed to the Internet as it was being formed in the late 1970s and 1980s, he was a member of the Internet Architecture Board, the group responsible for guiding the Internet's development. He was also chairman of the CSNET technical committee, a member of the CSNET executive committee, and chairman of DARPA's Distributed Systems Architecture Board.

 

Comer has consulted for industry on the design of computer networks. In addition to giving talks in US universities, each year Comer lectures to academics and networking professionals around the world. Comer's operating system, XINU, and implementation of TCP/IP protocols (both documented in his textbooks), have been used in commercial products.

 

Comer is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. He is currently on leave from Purdue, serving as VP of Research Collaboration at Cisco Systems. Recently, Comer has taught courses on networking, internetworking, computer architecture, and operating systems. He has developed innovative labs that provide students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with operating systems, networks, and protocols. In addition to writing a series of best-selling technical books that have been translated into 16 languages, he served as the North American editor of the journal Software — Practice and Experience for 20 years. Comer is a fellow of the ACM. For additional information, visit his web site.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction and Internet Applications

Introduction and Overview

Internet Trends

Internet Applications and Network Programming

Traditional Internet Applications

Data Communication Basics

Overview Of Data Communications

Information Sources and Signals

Transmission Media

Reliability and Channel Coding9/ Transmission Modes

Modulation and Modems

Multiplexing and Demultiplexing (Channelization)

Access and Interconnection Technologies

Packet Switching and Network Technologies

Local Area Networks: Packets, Frames, and Topologies

The IEEE MAC Sub-Layer

Wired LAN Technology (Ethernet and 802.3)

Wireless Networking Technologies

LAN Extensions: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Switches

WAN Technologies and Dynamic Routing

Networking Technologies Past and Present

Internetworking

Internetworking: Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols

IP: Internet Addressing

Datagram Forwarding

Support Protocols and Technologies

The Future IP (IPv6)

UDP: Datagram Transport Service

TCP: Reliable Transport Service

Internet Routing and Routing Protocols

Other Networking Concepts & Technologies

Network Performance (QoS and DiffServ)

Multimedia and IP Telephony (VoIP)

Network Security

Network Management (SNMP)

Trends In Networking Technologies and Uses

A Simplified Application Programming Interface

Index

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