Computer networks

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
Other Authors: Wetherall, D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston Pearson Prentice Hall 2011
Edition:5th ed
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Uses of computer networks
  • network hardware
  • Network software
  • Reference models
  • Example networks
  • Network standardization
  • Metric units
  • The theoretical basis for data communication
  • Guided transmission media
  • wireless transmission
  • Communication satellites
  • Digital modulation and multiplexing
  • The public switched telephone network
  • The mobile telephone system
  • Cable television
  • Data link layer design issues
  • Error detection and correction
  • Elementary data link protocols
  • Sliding window protocols
  • Example data link protocols
  • The channel allocation problem
  • Multiple access protocols
  • Ethernet
  • Wireless lans
  • Broadband wireless
  • Bluetooth
  • RFID
  • Data link layer switching
  • Network layer design issues
  • Routing algorithms
  • Congestion control algorithms
  • Quality of service
  • Internetworking
  • The network layer in the internet
  • The transport service
  • Elements of transport protocols
  • Congestion control
  • The internet transport protocols: UDP
  • The internet transport protocols: TCP
  • Performance issues
  • Delay-tolerant networking
  • DNS-The domain name system
  • Electronic mail
  • The world wide web
  • Streaming audio and video
  • Content delivery
  • Cryptography
  • Symmetric-key algorithms
  • Public-key algorithms
  • Digital signatures
  • Management of public keys
  • Communication security
  • Authentication protocols
  • Email security
  • Web security
  • Social issues