Skip to content
Cart (0) Free shipping over $35*
Buybacks (0) Free shipping on buybacks
loading
Help Contact
Return rental ›

Computer Networks

Best in textbook rentals since 2012!

ISBN-10: 0130661023

ISBN-13: 9780130661029

Edition: 4th 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Andrew S. Tanenbaum

List price: $120.67
Blue ribbon 30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!
Marketplace
4 new & used from $4.40
what's this?
Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:
Carrot Coin icon
XP icon
You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Appropriate for courses titled Computer Networking or Introduction to Networking at both the undergraduate and graduate level in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, CIS, MIS, and Business Departments. In this highly anticipated revision, Tanenbaum takes a structured approach to explaining how networks work from the inside out. He starts with an explanation of the physical layer of networking, computer hardware and transmission systems; then works his way up to network applications. Tanenbaum's in-depth application coverage includes email; the domain name system; the World Wide Web (both client- and server-side); and multimedia (including voice over IP, Internet radio video on demand,…    
Customers also bought

Book details

List price: $120.67
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/9/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 912
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Uses of Computer Networks
Network Hardware
Network Software
Reference Models
Example Networks
Network Standardization
Metric Units
Outline of the Rest of the Book
Summary
The Physical Layer
The Theoretical Basis For Data Communication
Guided Transmission Media
Wireless Transmission
Communication Satellites
The Public Switched Telephone Network
The Mobile Telephone System
Cable Television
Summary
The Data Link Layer
Data Link Layer Design Issues
Error Detection and Correction
Elementary Data Link Protocols
Sliding Window Protocols
Protocol Verification
Example Data Link Protocols
Summary
The Medium Access Control Sublayer
The Channel Allocation Problem
Multiple Access Protocols
Ethernet
Wireless Lans
Broadband Wireless
Bluetooth
Data Link Layer Switching
Summary
The Network Layer
Network Layer Design Issues
Routing Algorithms
Congestion Control Algorithms
Quality of Service
Internetworking
The Network Layer in the Internet
Summary
The Transport Layer
The Transport Service
Elements of Transport Protocols
A Simple Transport Protocol
The Internet Transport Protocols: UDP
The Internet Transport Protocols: TCP
Performance Issues
Summary
The Application Layer
DNS-he Domain Name System
Electronic Mail
The World Wide Web
Multimedia
Summary
Network Security
Cryptography
Symmetric-Key Algorithms
Public-Key Algorithms
Digital Signatures
Management of Public Keys
Communication Security
Authentication Protocols
E-Mail Security
Web Security
Social Issues
Summary
Reading List and Bibliography
Suggestions For Further Reading
Alphabetical Bibliography
Index
  • TextbookRush.com BBB Business Review
  • Trustpilot
Like TextbookRush on Facebook Follow TextbookRush on X Follow TextbookRush on Instagram Subscribe to TextbookRush on YouTube Follow TextbookRush on Pinterest Add TextbookRush on Snapchat Add TextbookRush on TikTok
© 2002-2024 TextbookRush
Subscribe