Computer Networking Principles, Protocols and Practice
This open textbook aims to fill the gap between the open-source implementations and the open-source network specifications by providing a detailed but pedagogical description of the key principles that guide the operation of the Internet.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Saylor Foundation
[2011]
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| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Preface
- 2 Introduction
- 2.1 Services and protocols
- 2.2 The reference models
- 2.3 Organisation of the book
- 3 The application Layer
- 3.1 Principles
- 3.2 Application-level protocols
- 3.3 Writing simple networked applications
- 3.4 Summary
- 3.5 Exercises
- 4 The transport layer
- 4.1 Principles of a reliable transport protocol
- 4.2 The User Datagram Protocol
- 4.3 The Transmission Control Protocol
- 4.4 Summary
- 4.5 Exercises
- 5 The network layer
- 5.1 Principles
- 5.2 Internet Protocol
- 5.3 Routing in IP networks
- 5.4 Summary
- 5.5 Exercises
- 6 The datalink layer and the Local Area Networks
- 6.1 Principles
- 6.2 Medium Access Control
- 6.3 Datalink layer technologies
- 6.4 Summary
- 6.5 Exercises
- 7 Glossary
- 8 Bibliography
- 9 Indices and tables