Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 813 pages
- Published by: Morgan Kaufmann
- Edition: 3rd Edition May 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 155860832X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1558608320
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
- Weighs: 3.6 pounds
Product Review
Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, designed for an advanced college-level course in network design and operation, provides the network applications programmer with detailed information about how networks do their thing. While
Computer Networks is neither a user manual nor a technical reference, it provides an in-depth background on how network architectures and protocols work.
In the beginning, Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie discuss why networks are important and talk about where networks may go in the long term. The authors then move right into a discussion of protocols. There's a fascinating section--complete with plenty of C code--in which the authors actually develop a network protocol called A Simple Protocol (ASP). They compare switching and packet networks and emphasize tunneling protocols. In the internetworking chapter, you'll learn practically all there is to know about Internet Protocol (IP). The concluding chapters talk about traffic management, congestion reduction, and high-speed networking technologies.
Computer Networks reveals the guts of what's going on with computers that share data. Though way out of the league of most computer users, true geeks with an interest in networking will find what they need here.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the foreword by David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I am pleased to report that this great book has gotten better. if you want to understand how networks work, not just how the packet headers are formatted, this is the book to read.
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) (Hardcover)
I think it is a comprehensive and outstanding book. It covers all I want about computer networks.So far, I think it is the best general book on computer networks. The materials contain is quite up-to-date. Ihe content is organized in a good way. From the network foundation knowledge to internetworking, even also talk about networking security, application. You can find more information about packet switching and internetworking in this book. I would appreciate the part of "congestion control and resource allocation". It really gives me much information about it. It is easy to read. I think it is suitable for beginner who want a general full picture about computer networking. Although it is not a practical but theoretical book, I am still pleased to read it, at least it does not make me fall asleep.
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