Table of Contents

(Each Chapter concludes with Summary containing “Homework Problems and Questions.” Included are chapter review questions, problems, discussion questions, and assignments.)

1. Computer Networks and the Internet.
What is the Internet?
The Network Edge.
Case History: Search for Extraterrestrial Life.
The Network Core.
Network Access and Physical Media.
ISPs and Internet Backbones.
Delay and Loss in Packet-Switched Networks.
Protocol Layers and Their Service Models.
History of Computer Networking and the Internet.

2. Application Layer.
Principles of Application Layer Protocols.
The Web and HTTP.
File Transfer: FTP.
Electronic Mail in the Internet.
DNS-The Internet's Directory Service.
Socket Programming with TCP.
Socket Programming with UDP.
Building a Simple Web Server.
Content Distribution.

3. Transport Layer.
Introduction and Transport-Layer Services.
Multiplexing and Demultiplexing.
Connectionless Transport: UDP.
Principles of Reliable Data Transfer.
Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP.
Principles of Congestion Control.
TCP Congestion Control.

4. Network Layer and Routing.
Introduction and Network Service Models.
Routing Principles.
Hierarchical Routing.
The Internet Protocol (IP).
Routing in the Internet.
What's Inside a Router?
IPv6.
Multicast Routing.
Mobility and the Network Layer.

5 Link Layer and Local Area Networks.
Data Link Layer: Introduction and Services.
Error Detection and Correction Techniques.
Multiple Access Protocols.
LAN Addresses and ARP.
Ethernet.
Hubs, Bridges and Switches.
Wireless Links.
PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).
Frame Relay.

6. Multimedia Networking.
Multimedia Networking Applications.
Streaming Stored Audio and Video.
Making the Best of the Best-Effort Service: An Internet Phone Example.
Protocols for Real-Time Interactive Applications.
Beyond Best-Effort.
Scheduling and Policing Mechanisms.
Integrated Services.
RSVP.
Differentiated Services.

7. Security in Computer Networks.
What is Network Security?
Principles of Cryptography.
Authentication.
Integrity.
Key Distribution and Certification.
Access Control: Firewalls.
Attacks and Countermeasures.
Security in Many Layers: Case Studies.

8. Network Management.
What is Network Management?
The Infrastructure for Network Management.
The Internet Network-Management Framework.
ASN.1.

Appendix.
Lab: Building a multi-thread Web sever in Java.
Lab: Building a mail user agent in Java.
Lab: Implementing a distributed, asynchronous distance vector routing.
Lab: Video Streaming Using RTP and RTSP.

Supplements
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