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Computer and Communication Networks
By Nader  F.  Mir
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub Date: November 02, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-174799-1
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-174799-9
Pages: 656

Table of Contents    Index

		Copyright
		Preface
		About the Author
		Part I:   Fundamental Concepts
			Chapter 1.   Packet-Switched Networks
				Section 1.1.   Basic Definitions in Data Networks
				Section 1.2.   Types of Packet-Switched Networks
				Section 1.3.   Packet Size and Optimizations
				Section 1.4.   Summary
				Section 1.5.   Exercises
			Chapter 2.   Foundation of Networking Protocols
				Section 2.1.   5-Layer TCP/IP Model
				Section 2.2.   7-Layer OSI Model
				Section 2.3.   Internet Protocols and Addressing
				Section 2.4.   Equal-Sized Packets Model: ATM
				Section 2.5.   Summary
				Section 2.6.   Exercises
			Chapter 3.   Networking Devices
				Section 3.1.   Multiplexers
				Section 3.2.   Modems and Internet Access Devices
				Section 3.3.   Switching and Routing Devices
				Section 3.4.   Router Structure
				Section 3.5.   Summary
				Section 3.6.   Exercises
			Chapter 4.   Data Links and Transmission
				Section 4.1.   Data Links
				Section 4.2.   Wired Links and Transmission
				Section 4.3.   Wireless Links and Transmission
				Section 4.4.   Methods of Channel Access on Links
				Section 4.5.   Error Detection and Correction
				Section 4.6.   Link-Level Flow Control
				Section 4.7.   Summary
				Section 4.8.   Exercises
			Chapter 5.   Local Area Networks and Networks of LANs
				Section 5.1.   LANs and Basic Topologies
				Section 5.2.   LAN Protocols
				Section 5.3.   MAC and IP Addresses
				Section 5.4.   Classification of MAC Protocols
				Section 5.5.   Contention-Access MAC
				Section 5.6.   Round-Robin-Access MAC
				Section 5.7.   Network of LANs
				Section 5.8.   Summary
				Section 5.9.   Exercises
			Chapter 6.   Wireless Networks and Mobile IP
				Section 6.1.   Infrastructure of Wireless Networks
				Section 6.2.   Wireless LAN Technologies
				Section 6.3.   IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard
				Section 6.4.   Cellular Networks
				Section 6.5.   Mobile IP
				Section 6.6.   Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)
				Section 6.7.   Summary
				Section 6.8.   Exercises
			Chapter 7.   Routing and Internetworking
				Section 7.1.   Network-Layer Routing
				Section 7.2.   Least-Cost- Path Algorithms
				Section 7.3.   Non-Least-Cost-Path Routing
				Section 7.4.   Intradomain Routing Protocols
				Section 7.5.   Interdomain Routing Protocols
				Section 7.6.   Congestion Control at Network Layer
				Section 7.7.   Summary
				Section 7.8.   Exercises
			Chapter 8.   Transport and End-to-End Protocols
				Section 8.1.   Transport Layer
				Section 8.2.   Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
				Section 8.3.   User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
				Section 8.4.   Mobile Transport Protocols
				Section 8.5.   TCP Congestion Control
				Section 8.6.   Summary
				Section 8.7.   Exercises
			Chapter 9.   Applications and Network Management
				Section 9.1.   Application-Layer Overview
				Section 9.2.   Domain Name System (DNS)
				Section 9.3.   Remote Login Protocols
				Section 9.4.   Electronic Mail (E-mail)
				Section 9.5.   File Transfer and FTP
				Section 9.6.   World Wide Web (WWW) and HTTP
				Section 9.7.   Network Management
				Section 9.8.   Summary
				Section 9.9.   Exercises
			Chapter 10.   Network Security
				Section 10.1.   Overview of Network Security
				Section 10.2.   Overview of Security Methods
				Section 10.3.   Secret-Key Encryption Protocols
				Section 10.4.   Public-Key Encryption Protocols
				Section 10.5.   Authentication
				Section 10.6.   Authentication and Digital Signature
				Section 10.7.   Security of IP and Wireless Networks
				Section 10.8.   Firewalls
				Section 10.9.   Summary
				Section 10.10.   Exercises
		Part II:   Advanced Concepts
			Chapter 11.   Packet Queues and Delay Analysis
				Section 11.1.   Little's Theorem
				Section 11.2.   Birth-and-Death Process
				Section 11.3.   Queueing Disciplines
				Section 11.4.   Markovian FIFO Queueing Systems
				Section 11.5.   Non-Markovian and Self-Similar Models
				Section 11.6.   Networks of Queues
				Section 11.7.   Summary
				Section 11.8.   Exercises
			Chapter 12.   Quality of Service and Resource Allocation
				Section 12.1.   Overview of QoS
				Section 12.2.   Integrated Services QoS
				Section 12.3.   Differentiated Services QoS
				Section 12.4.   Resource Allocation
				Section 12.5.   Summary
				Section 12.6.   Exercises
			Chapter 13.   Networks in Switch Fabrics
				Section 13.1.   Characteristics and Features of Switch Fabrics
				Section 13.2.   Crossbar Switch Fabrics
				Section 13.3.   Blocking Switch Fabrics
				Section 13.4.   Nonblocking Switch Fabrics: Clos Networks
				Section 13.5.   Concentration and Expansion Switches
				Section 13.6.   Shared-Memory Switch Fabrics
				Section 13.7.   Techniques for Improving Performance
				Section 13.8.   Case Study: Multipath Buffered Crossbar
				Section 13.9.   Summary
				Section 13.10.   Exercises
			Chapter 14.   Optical Networks and WDM Systems
				Section 14.1.   Overview of Optical Networks
				Section 14.2.   Basic Optical Networking Devices
				Section 14.3.   Large-Scale Optical Switches
				Section 14.4.   Optical Routers
				Section 14.5.   Wavelength Allocation in Networks
				Section 14.6.   Case Study: An All-Optical Switch
				Section 14.7.   Summary
				Section 14.8.   Exercises
			Chapter 15.   Multicasting Techniques and Protocols
				Section 15.1.   Basic Definitions and Techniques
				Section 15.2.   Intradomain Multicast Protocols
				Section 15.3.   Interdomain Multicast Protocols
				Section 15.4.   Node-Level Multicast Algorithms
				Section 15.5.   Summary
				Section 15.6.   Exercises
			Chapter 16.   VPNs, Tunneling, and Overlay Networks
				Section 16.1.   Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
				Section 16.2.   Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
				Section 16.3.   Overlay Networks
				Section 16.4.   Summary
				Section 16.5.   Exercises
			Chapter 17.   Compression of Digital Voice and Video
				Section 17.1.   Overview of Data Compression
				Section 17.2.   Digital Voice and Compression
				Section 17.3.   Still Images and JPEG Compression
				Section 17.4.   Moving Images and MPEG Compression
				Section 17.5.   Limits of Compression with Loss
				Section 17.6.   Compression Methods Without Loss
				Section 17.7.   Case Study: FAX Compression for Transmission
				Section 17.8.   Summary
				Section 17.9.   Exercises
			Chapter 18.   VoIP and Multimedia Networking
				Section 18.1.   Overview of IP Telephony
				Section 18.2.   VoIP Signaling Protocols
				Section 18.3.   Real-Time Media Transport Protocols
				Section 18.4.   Distributed Multimedia Networking
				Section 18.5.   Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
				Section 18.6.   Self-Similarity and Non-Markovian Streaming Analysis
				Section 18.7.   Summary
				Section 18.8.   Exercises
			Chapter 19.   Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
				Section 19.1.   Overview of Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
				Section 19.2.   Routing in Ad-Hoc Networks
				Section 19.3.   Routing Protocols for Ad-Hoc Networks
				Section 19.4.   Security of Ad-Hoc Networks
				Section 19.5.   Summary
				Section 19.6.   Exercises
			Chapter 20.   Wireless Sensor Networks
				Section 20.1.   Sensor Networks and Protocol Structures
				Section 20.2.   Communication Energy Model
				Section 20.3.   Clustering Protocols
				Section 20.4.   Routing Protocols
				Section 20.5.   Case Study: Simulation of a Sensor Network
				Section 20.6.   Other Related Technologies
				Section 20.7.   Summary
				Section 20.8.   Exercises
		Appendix A.   Glossary of Acronyms
		Appendix B.   RFCs
		Appendix C.   Probabilities and Stochastic Processes
			Section C.1.   Probability Theory
			Section C.2.   Random Variables
			Section C.3.   Multiple Random Variables
			Section C.4.   Stochastic (Random) Processes
			Section C.5.   Theory of Markov Chains
		Index