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Computer Networks: A Systems Approach

Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie

Table of Contents
Foreword
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface

What is “A Systems Approach”?

New Material in the Sixth Edition
Organization
Code Examples
Acknowledgments
Open Source
How to Contribute

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 Basics
3.2 Switched Ethernet
3.3 Internet (IP)
3.4 Routing
3.5 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

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