Computer Networks, Global Edition

1. Introduction

1. Uses of Computer Networks
2. Types of Computer Networks
3. Network Technology, from Local to Global
4. Examples of Networks
5. Network Protocols
6. Reference Models
7. Standardization
8. Policy, Legal, and Social Issues
9. Metric Units
10. Outline of the Rest of the Book
11. Summary

2. The Physical Layer

1. Guided Transmission Media
2. Wireless Transmission
3. Using the Spectrum for Transmission
4. From Waveforms to Bits
5. The Public Switched Telephone Network
6. Cellular Networks
7. Cable Networks
8. Communication Satellites
9. Comparing Different Access Networks
10. Policy at the Physical Layer
11. Summary

3. The Data Link Layer

1. Data Link Layer Design Issues
2. Error Detection and Correction
3. Elementary Data Link Protocols
4. Improving Efficiency
5. Data Link Protocols in Practice
6. Summary

4. The Medium Access ControlSublayer

1. The Channel Allocation Problem
2. Multiple Access Protocols
3. Ethernet
4. Wireless LANs
5. Bluetooth
6. DOCSIS
7. Data Link Layer Switching
8. Summary

5. The Network Layer

1. Network Layer Design Issues
2. Routing Algorithms in a Single Network
3. Traffic Management at the Network Layer
4. Quality of Service and Application QoE
5. Internetworking
6. Software Defined Networking
7. The Network Layer in the Internet
8. Policy at the Network layer
9. Summary

6. The Transport Layer

1. The Transport Service
2. Elements of Transport Protocols
3. Congestion Control
4. The Internet Transport Protocols: UDP
5. The Internet Transport Protocols: TCP, QUIC, BBR
6. Performance Monitoring
7. Delay-Tolerant Networking
8. Summary

7. The Application Layer

1. DNS — The Domain Name System
2. Electronic Mail
3. The World Wide Web
4. HTTP/2
5. Streaming Audio and Video
6. Content Delivery Networks and Distributed Cloud Services
7. Summary

8. Security

1. Fundamentals of Network Security
2. The Core Ingredients of an Attack
3. Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems
4. Cryptography
5. Symmetric-Key Algorithms
6. Public-Key Algorithms
7. Digital Signatures
8. Management of Public Keys
9. Authentication Protocols
10. Communication Security
11. Email Security
12. Web Security
13. Social Issues
14. Summary

9. List and Bibliography

1. Suggestions for Further Reading
2. Alphabetical Bibliography