Computer and Communication Networks, 2nd Edition

Computer and Communication Networks, Second Edition, explains the modern technologies of networking and communications, preparing you to analyze and simulate complex networks, and to design cost-effective networks for emerging requirements. Offering uniquely balanced coverage of basic and advanced topics, it teaches through case studies, realistic examples and exercises, and intuitive illustrations.

Nader F. Mir establishes a solid foundation in basic networking concepts; TCP/IP schemes; wireless and LTE networks; Internet applications, such as Web and e-mail; and network security. Then, he delves into both network analysis and advanced networking protocols, VoIP, cloud-based multimedia networking, SDN, and virtualized networks.

In this new edition, Mir provides updated, practical, scenario-based information that many networking books lack, offering a uniquely effective blend of theory and implementation. Drawing on extensive field experience, he presents many contemporary applications and covers key topics that other texts overlook, including P2P and voice/video networking, SDN, information-centric networking, and modern router/switch design.

Students, researchers, and networking professionals will find up-to-date, thorough coverage of

• Packet switching
• Internet protocols (including IPv6)
• Networking devices
• Links and link interfaces
• LANs, WANs, and Internetworking
• Multicast routing, and protocols
• Wide area wireless networks and LTE
• Transport and end-to-end protocols
• Network applications and management
• Network security
• Network queues and delay analysis
• Advanced router/switch architecture
• QoS and scheduling
• Tunneling, VPNs, and MPLS
• All-optical networks, WDM, and GMPLS
• Cloud computing and network virtualization
• Software defined networking (SDN)
• VoIP signaling
• Media exchange and voice/video compression
• Distributed/cloud-based multimedia networks
• Mobile ad hoc networks
• Wireless sensor networks

Key features include

• More than three hundred fifty figures that simplify complex topics
• Numerous algorithms that summarize key networking protocols and equations
• Up-to-date case studies illuminating concepts and theory
• Approximately four hundred exercises and examples honed over Mir’s twenty years of teaching networking

Table of Contents

PART I: Fundamental Concepts
Chapter 1 Packet-Switched Networks
Chapter 2 Overview Of Networking Devices
Chapter 3 Data Links And Link Interfaces
Chapter 4 Local Area Networks And Networks Of Lans
Chapter 5 Wide-Area Routing And Internetworking
Chapter 6 Multicast Routing And Protocols
Chapter 7 Wireless Wide Area Networks And Lte Technology
Chapter 8 Transport And End-To-End Protocols
Chapter 9 Basic Network Applications And Management
Chapter 10 Network Security

PART II: Advanced Concepts
Chapter 11 Network Queues And Delay Analysis
Chapter 12 Advanced Router And Switch Architectures
Chapter 13 Quality Of Service And Scheduling In Routers
Chapter 14 Tunneling, Vpns, And Mpls Networks
Chapter 15 All-Optical Networks, Wdm, And Gmpls
Chapter 16 Cloud Computing And Network Virtualization
Chapter 17 Software-Defined Networking (Sdn) And Beyond
Chapter 18 Voice Over Ip (Voip) Signaling
Chapter 19 Media Exchange And Voice/Video Compression
Chapter 20 Distributed And Cloud-Based Multimedia Networking
Chapter 21 Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
Chapter 22 Wireless Sensor Networks