This best-selling and classic book teaches you the key principles of computer networks with examples drawn from the real world of network and protocol design. Using the Internet as the primary example, the authors explain various protocols and networking technologies. Their systems-oriented approach[...]
In this new edition of their classic and bestselling textbook, authors Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie continue to emphasize why networks work the way they do. Their "system approach" treats the network as a system composed of interrelated building blocks (as opposed to strict layers), giving student[...]
Focuses on wireless networking and communications. This book offers coverage of wireless networking issues that facilitates learning and lets the reader remain informed from multiple viewpoints. It presents methods of analysis and problem-solving techniques, enhancing the reader's grasp of the mater[...]
Provides a practical understanding of networks and their building blocks through example-based instruction. This title focuses on the why of network design, not just the specifications comprising systems but how key technologies and protocols actually work in the real world to solve specific problem[...]