TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peterson,Larry L.
AU  - Davie,Bruce S.
TI  - Computer networks: a systems approach 
SN  - 97801237400137 (hardcover : alk. paper)
U1  - 004.65  22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Amsterdam ; , Boston, New york
PB  - Morgan Kaufmann
KW  - Computer networks
N1  - 1. Foundation
Problem : Building a network
1.1  Applications
1.2 Requirements
1.3 Network architecture
1.4 Implementing network software
1.5 Performance 
etc

2. Direct link networks
Problem : physically connecting hosts
2.1 Hardware building blocks
2.2 Encoding
2.3 Framing 
2.4 Error detection 
2.5 Reliable transmissions 
etc

3. Packet switching
Problem : Not all networks are directly connected
3.1 Switching and forwarding 
3.2 Bridges and LAN switches
3.3 Cell Switching 
3.4 Implementation and performance
3.5 Summary
etc

4. Internet working 
Problem : There is more than one network
4.1 Simple internetworking 
4.2 Routing 
4.3 Global network 
4.4 Multiast 
4.5 Multiprotocal label switching 
etc

5 End to end protocol 
Problem : getting processes to communicate
5.1 Simple demultiplexer
5.2 Reliable btye stream (TCP)
5.3 Remote procedure call
5.4 Transport for real time application 
5.5 Performance 
etc

6 Congestion control and resource allocation 
Problem : Allocating resources
6.1 Issue in resource allocation 
6.2 Queuing discipline 
6.3 TCP congestion control
6.4 Congestion avoidance mechanism 
6.5 Quality of service 
etc

7 End to end data
Problem : What do we do with the data
7.1 Presentation formatting 
7.2 Data compression 
7.3 Summary 

8 Network security 
Problem : security attacks
8.1 Cryptographic tools
8.2 Key predistribution
8.3 Authentication protocols 
8.4 Secure systems 
8.5 Firewall
8.6 Summary 

9 Application 
Problem : Applications need their own protocol 
9.1 Traditional application 
9.2 Web service 
9.3 Multimedia application 
9.4 Overly networks 
9.5 Summary
; Includes glossary : p. 743 -763 . -- Bibliography : p. 769- 783 . -- Index : p. 785- 806
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006102454-d.html
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