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High-speed networks : TCP/IP and ATM design principles / William Stallings.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1998.Description: xvi, 576 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0135259657
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 004.6/5 21
LOC classification:
  • TK5105.585 .S73 1998
Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Protocol and Network Fundamentals. Ch. 2. Protocols and the TCP/IP Suite. Ch. 3. Data Networks -- Pt. 2. High-Speed Networks. Ch. 4. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Ch. 5. High-Speed LANs -- Pt. 3. Performance Modeling and Estimation. Ch. 6. Overview of Probability and Stochastic Processes. Ch. 7. Queuing Analysis. Ch. 8. Self-similar Traffic -- Pt. 4. End-System Traffic Management. Ch. 9. Link-level Flow and Error Control. Ch. 10. Transport-Level Traffic Control -- Pt. 5. Network Traffic Management. Ch. 11. Internetwork Traffic Management. Ch. 12. Traffic and Congestion Control in ATM Networks -- Pt. 6. Internet Routing. Ch. 13. Overview of Graph Theory and Least-Cost Paths. Ch. 14. Routing Protocols. Ch. 15. Routing for High-Speed and Multimedia Traffic -- Pt. 7. Compression. Ch. 16. Overview of Information Theory. Ch. 17. Lossless Compression. Ch. 18. Lossy Compression.
Summary: As networking speeds continue to increase into the gigabit range, an integrated view of the many technical design issues is needed. This text meets that need by providing comprehensive technical coverage of both TCP/IP based and ATM high speed networks.Summary: High-Speed Networks: TCP/IP and ATM Design will be useful to professionals and computer science students. The text includes excellent learning aids such as exercises, recommended reading lists, and a review of the math essential for understanding the issues related to high-speed network performance and design.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [557]-567) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Protocol and Network Fundamentals. Ch. 2. Protocols and the TCP/IP Suite. Ch. 3. Data Networks -- Pt. 2. High-Speed Networks. Ch. 4. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Ch. 5. High-Speed LANs -- Pt. 3. Performance Modeling and Estimation. Ch. 6. Overview of Probability and Stochastic Processes. Ch. 7. Queuing Analysis. Ch. 8. Self-similar Traffic -- Pt. 4. End-System Traffic Management. Ch. 9. Link-level Flow and Error Control. Ch. 10. Transport-Level Traffic Control -- Pt. 5. Network Traffic Management. Ch. 11. Internetwork Traffic Management. Ch. 12. Traffic and Congestion Control in ATM Networks -- Pt. 6. Internet Routing. Ch. 13. Overview of Graph Theory and Least-Cost Paths. Ch. 14. Routing Protocols. Ch. 15. Routing for High-Speed and Multimedia Traffic -- Pt. 7. Compression. Ch. 16. Overview of Information Theory. Ch. 17. Lossless Compression. Ch. 18. Lossy Compression.

As networking speeds continue to increase into the gigabit range, an integrated view of the many technical design issues is needed. This text meets that need by providing comprehensive technical coverage of both TCP/IP based and ATM high speed networks.

High-Speed Networks: TCP/IP and ATM Design will be useful to professionals and computer science students. The text includes excellent learning aids such as exercises, recommended reading lists, and a review of the math essential for understanding the issues related to high-speed network performance and design.

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