Computer Networks: Pearson International Edition 5th Revised Edition

A contemporary, yet classic, introduction to today's key networking technologies

Computer Networks, Fifth Edition, is the ideal introduction to the networking field. This bestseller reflects the latest networking technologies with a special emphasis on wireless networking, including 802.11, 802.16, Bluetooth, and 3G cellular, paired with fixed-network coverage of ADSL, Internet over cable, gigabit Ethernet, MLPS, and peer-to-peer networks. Notably, this latest edition incorporates new coverage on 3G mobile phone networks, Fiber to the Home, RIFD, delay-tolerant networks, and 802.11 security, in addition to expanded material on Internet routing, multicasting, congestion control, quality of service, real-time transport, and content distribution.

Authors Andrew Tanenbaum and Davis Wetherall describe the inner facets of the network, exploring its functionality from underlying hardware to applications, including:

• Physical layer (e.g., copper, fiber, wireless, satellites, and Internet over cable)
• Data link layer (e.g., protocol principles, protocol verification, HDLC, and PPP)
• MAC Sublayer (e.g., gigabit Ethernet, 802.11, broadband wireless, and switching)
• Network layer (e.g., routing algorithms, congestion control, QoS, IPv4, and IPv6)
• Transport layer (e.g., socket programming, UDP, TCP, RTP, and network performance)
• Application layer (e.g., e-mail, the Web, PHP, wireless Web, MP3, and streaming audio)
• Network security (e.g., AES, RSA, quantum cryptography, IPsec, and Web security)

The book dissects and depicts the principles associated with each layer and then translates them through examples from the Internet and wireless networks.

About the Authors

Andrew S. Tanenbaum is a Professor of Computer Science at Vrije Universiteteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is a fellow of IEEE and ACM and a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences. He recently won a prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant of 2.5 million to do research on highly reliable computer systems. Tanenbaum has also authored or coauthored the following titles: Structured Computer Organization, Fifth Edition; Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, Third Edition; and Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, Second Edition, all published by Prentice Hall.

David J. Wetherall is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He hails from Australia and has worked in the area of networking for the past two decades. His research is focused on Internet protocols, wireless networks, and security. Wetherall's work has been recognized with a Sloan Fellowship, the IEEE Bennett Prize, and the ACM SIGCOMM Test-of-Time Award.

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Andrew S. Tanenbaum is a Professor of Computer Science at Vrije Universiteteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is a fellow of IEEE and ACM and a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences. He recently won a prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant of 2.5 million to do research on highly reliable computer systems. Tanenbaum has also authored or coauthored the following titles: Structured Computer Organization, Fifth Edition; Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, Third Edition; and Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, Second Edition, all published by Prentice Hall. David J. Wetherall is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He hails from Australia and has worked in the area of networking for the past two decades. His research is focused on Internet protocols, wireless networks, and security. Wetherall's work has been recognized with a Sloan Fellowship, the IEEE Bennett Prize, and the ACM SIGCOMM Test-of-Time Award.

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CHAPTER 1  INTRODUCTION

1.1  USES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS

1.1.1  Business Applications

1.1.2  Home Applications

1.1.3  Mobile Users

1.1.4  Social Issues

1.2  NETWORK HARDWARE

1.2.1  Personal Area Networks

1.2.2  Local Area Networks

1.2.3  Metropolitan Area Networks

+1.2.4  Wide Area Networks

1.2.5  Internetworks

1.3  NETWORK SOFTWARE

1.3.1  Protocol Hierarchies

1.3.2  Design Issues for the Layers

1.3.3  Connection-Oriented Versus Connectionless Service

1.3.4  Service Primitives

1.3.5  The Relationship of Services to Protocols

1.4  REFERENCE MODELS

1.4.1  The OSI Reference Model

1.4.2  The TCP/IP Reference Model

1.4.3  The Model Used in this Book

**1.4.4  A Comparison of the OSI and TCP/IP Reference Models

**1.4.5  A Critique of the OSI Model and Protocols

**1.4.6  A Critique of the TCP/IP Reference Model

1.5  EXAMPLE NETWORKS

+1.5.1  The Internet

+**1.5.2  Third-Generation Mobile Phone Networks

+**1.5.3  Wireless LANs: 802.11

++**1.5.4  RFID and Sensor Networks

**1.6  NETWORK STANDARDIZATION

**1.6.1  Who's Who in the Telecommunications World

**1.6.2  Who's Who in the International Standards World

**1.6.3  Who's Who in the Internet Standards World

1.7  METRIC UNITS

1.8  OUTLINE OF THE REST OF THE BOOK

1.9  SUMMARY

 

CHAPTER 2  THE PHYSICAL LAYER

2.1  THE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION

2.1.1  Fourier Analysis

2.1.2  Bandwidth-Limited Signals

2.1.3  The Maximum Data Rate of a Channel

2.2  GUIDED TRANSMISSION MEDIA

2.2.1  Magnetic Media

2.2.2  Twisted Pairs

2.2.3  Coaxial Cable

++2.2.4  Power Lines

2.2.5  Fiber Optics

2.3  WIRELESS TRANSMISSION

+2.3.1  The Electromagnetic Spectrum

2.3.2  Radio Transmission

+2.3.3  Microwave Transmission

+**2.3.4  Infrared Transmission

+**2.3.5  Light Transmission

**2.4  COMMUNICATION SATELLITES

**2.4.1  Geostationary Satellites

**2.4.2  Medium-Earth Orbit Satellites

**2.4.3  Low-Earth Orbit Satellites

**2.4.4  Satellites Versus Fiber

2.5  DIGITAL MODULATION AND MULTIPLEXING

++2.5.1  Baseband Transmission

++2.5.2  Passband Transmission

+2.5.3  Frequency Division Multiplexing

2.5.4  Time Division Multiplexing

+2.5.5  Code Division Multiplexing

2.6  THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK

2.6.1  Structure of the Telephone System

2.6.2  The Politics of Telephones

+2.6....

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