An Introduction to Computer Networks

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 qu...

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Main Author: Dordal, Peter Lars (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois Peter L Dordal 2020.
Edition:Second Edition
Series:Open textbook library.
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505 0 |a 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 
520 0 |a 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. 
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