Computer Networks: A Systems Approach¶

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Foundation
  • Problem: Building a Network
  • 1.1 Applications
  • 1.2 Requirements
  • 1.3 Architecture
  • 1.4 Software
  • 1.5 Performance
  • Perspective: Feature Velocity
• Chapter 2: Direct Links
  • Problem: Connecting to a Network
  • 2.1 Technology Landscape
  • 2.2 Encoding
  • 2.3 Framing
  • 2.4 Error Detection
  • 2.5 Reliable Transmission
  • 2.6 Multi-Access Networks
  • 2.7 Wireless Networks
  • 2.8 Access Networks
  • Perspective: Race to the Edge
• Chapter 3: Internetworking
  • Problem: Not All Networks are Directly Connected
  • 3.1 Switching and Bridging
  • 3.2 Basic Interworking
  • 3.3 Routing
  • 3.4 Implementation
  • Perspective: Virtual Networks All the Way Down
• Chapter 4: Advanced Internetworking
  • Problem: Scaling to Billions
  • 4.1 Global Internet
  • 4.2 IP Version 6
  • 4.3 Multicast
  • 4.4 Multiprotocol Label Switching
  • 4.5 Routing Among Mobile Devices
  • Perspective: The Cloud is Eating the Internet
• Chapter 5: End-to-End Protocols
  • Problem: Getting Processes to Communicate
  • 5.1 Simple Demultiplexor (UDP)
  • 5.2 Reliable Byte Stream (TCP)
  • 5.3 Remote Procedure Call
  • 5.4 Transport for Real-Time (RTP)
  • Perspective: HTTP is the New Narrow Waist
• Chapter 6: Congestion Control
  • Problem: Allocating Resources
  • 6.1 Issues in Resource Allocation
  • 6.2 Queuing Disciplines
  • 6.3 TCP Congestion Control
  • 6.4 Advanced Congestion Control
  • 6.5 Quality of Service
  • Perspective: Software-Defined Traffic Engineering
• Chapter 7: End-to-End Data
  • Problem: What Do We Do with the Data?
  • 7.1 Presentation Formatting
  • 7.2 Multimedia Data
  • Perspective: Big Data and Analytics
• Chapter 8: Network Security
  • Problem: Security Attacks
  • 8.1 Trust and Threats
  • 8.2 Cryptographic Building Blocks
  • 8.3 Key Predistribution
  • 8.4 Authentication Protocols
  • 8.5 Example Systems
  • Perspective: Blockchain and a Decentralized Internet
• Chapter 9: Applications
  • Problem: Applications Need Their Own Protocols
  • 9.1 Traditional Applications
  • 9.2 Multimedia Applications
  • 9.3 Infrastructure Applications
  • 9.4 Overlay Networks
  • Perspective: The Cloud is the New Internet
• About This Book
  • Read the Book
  • Releases and Editions
  • Build the Book
  • How to Contribute
  • Join Us