Description
Tanenbaum takes a structured approach to explaining how networks work from the inside out. He starts with an explanation of the physical layer of networking, computer hardware and transmission systems; then works his way up to network applications. Tanenbaum's in-depth application coverage includes email; the domain name system; the World Wide Web (both client- and server-side); and multimedia (including voice over IP, Internet radio video on demand, video conferencing, and streaming media. Each chapter follows a consistent approach: Tanenbaum presents key principles, then illustrates them utilizing real-world example networks that run through the entire book—the Internet, and wireless networks, including Wireless LANs, broadband wireless and Bluetooth. The Fifth Edition includes a chapter devoted exclusively to network security. The textbook is supplemented by a Solutions Manual, as well as a Website containing PowerPoint slides, art in various forms, and other tools for instruction, including a protocol simulator whereby students can develop and test their own network protocols.
Features Computer Networks, 5/e carefully explains how networks work on the inside, from underlying hardware at the physical layer up through the top-level application layer, 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)
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 gives detailed descriptions of the principles associated with each layer and presents many examples drawn from the Internet and wireless networks.
New to This Edition
Among the many changes in this book, the most important one is the addition of Prof. David J. Wetherall as a co-author. David brings a rich background in networking, having cut his teeth designing metropolitan-area networks more than 20 years ago. He has worked with the Internet and wireless networks ever since and is a professor at the University of Washington, where he has been teaching and doing research on computer networks and related topics for the past decade.
Of course, the book also has many changes to keep up with the ever-changing world of computer networks. Among these are revised and new material on:
Wireless networks (802.12 and 802.16)
The 3G networks used by smart phones
RFID and sensor networks
Content Distribution using CDNs
Peer-to-peer networks
Real-time media (from stored, streaming, and live sources)
Internet telephony (voice over IP)
Delay-tolerant networks
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 THE PHYSICAL LAYER CHAPTER 3 THE DATA LINK LAYER CHAPTER 4 THE MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL CHAPTER 5 THE NETWORK LAYER CHAPTER 6 THE TRANSPORT LAYER CHAPTER 7 THE APPLICATION LAYER CHAPTER 8 NETWORK SECURITY CHAPTER 9 READING LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY