Introduction to Computer Networks - Second Edition

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dordal, Peter Lars, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer science--Textbooks.

Computer science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second Edition

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois Peter L Dordal 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An Introduction to Computer Networksis a free and open general-purpose computer-networking textbook, complete with diagrams and exercises.It covers the LAN, internetworking and transport layers, focusing primarily on TCP/IP. Particular attention is paid to congestion; other special topics include queuing, real-time traffic, network management, security and the ns simulator. The book is suitable as the primary text for an undergraduate or introductory graduate course in computer networking, as a supplemental text for a wide variety of network-related courses, and as a reference work.

Contents:

0 Preface

1 An Overview of Networks

2 Ethernet

3 Other LANs

4 Links

5 Packets

6 Abstract Sliding Windows

7 IP version 4

8 IP version 6

9 Routing-Update Algorithms

10 Large-Scale IP Routing

11 UDP Transport

12 TCP Transport

13 TCP Reno and Congestion Management

14 Dynamics of TCP Reno

15 Newer TCP Implementations

16 Network Simulations: ns-2

17 The ns-3 Network Simulator

18 Mininet

19 Queuing and Scheduling

20 Quality of Service

21 Network Management and SNMP

22 Security

23 Bibliography

24 Selected Solutions

Notes:

Description based on print resource