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Other bestselling titles by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Preface
About the Author
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Uses of Computer Networks
1.2 Network Hardware
1.3 Network Software
1.4 Reference Models
1.5 Example Networks
1.6 Network Standardization
1.7 Metric Units
1.8 Outline of the Rest of the Book
1.9 Summary
Chapter 2. The Physical Layer
2.1 The Theoretical Basis for Data Communication
2.2 Guided Transmission Media
2.3 Wireless Transmission
2.4 Communication Satellites
2.5 The Public Switched Telephone Network
2.6 The Mobile Telephone System
2.7 Cable Television
2.8 Summary
Chapter 3. The Data Link Layer
3.1 Data Link Layer Design Issues
3.2 Error Detection and Correction
3.3 Elementary Data Link Protocols
3.4 Sliding Window Protocols
3.5 Protocol Verification
3.6 Example Data Link Protocols
3.7 Summary
Chapter 4. The Medium Access Control Sublayer
4.1 The Channel Allocation Problem
4.2 Multiple Access Protocols
4.3 Ethernet
4.4 Wireless LANs
4.5 Broadband Wireless
4.6 Bluetooth
4.7 Data Link Layer Switching
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5. The Network Layer
5.1 Network Layer Design Issues
5.2 Routing Algorithms
5.3 Congestion Control Algorithms
5.4 Quality of Service
5.5 Internetworking
5.6 The Network Layer in the Internet
5.7 Summary
Chapter 6. The Transport Layer
6.1 The Transport Service
6.2 Elements of Transport Protocols
6.3 A Simple Transport Protocol
6.4 The Internet Transport Protocols: UDP
6.5 The Internet Transport Protocols: TCP
6.6 Performance Issues
6.7 Summary
Chapter 7. The Application Layer
7.1 DNSThe Domain Name System
7.2 Electronic Mail
7.3 The World Wide Web
7.4 Multimedia
7.5 Summary
Chapter 8. Network Security
8.1 Cryptography
8.2 Symmetric-Key Algorithms
8.3 Public-Key Algorithms
8.4 Digital Signatures
8.5 Management of Public Keys
8.6 Communication Security
8.7 Authentication Protocols
8.8 E-Mail Security
8.9 Web Security
8.10 Social Issues
8.11 Summary
Chapter 9. Reading List and Bibliography
9.1 Suggestions for Further Reading
9.1.1 Introduction and General Works
9.2 Alphabetical Bibliography
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