Computer Networks & Internets - Hardcover

Comer, Douglas E.; Droms, Ralph E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130836176 ISBN 13: 9780130836175

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

This textbook for a two-semester undergraduate course in networking is divided into four sections--low-level transmission, packet switching, internetworking, and network applications. The new edition adds three chapters on tools students can use to explore the Internet, long-distance digital connection technologies, and RPC and middleware. The CD-ROM includes photographs of network wiring. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

Few authors have the ability to present deep technical subjects with the clarity and accessibility that Comer so routinely provides readers of varying backgrounds. Perhaps his experiences as a member of the Internet Architecture Board and his close interaction and collaboration with researchers who invented the Internet helped to give him the perspective needed to present the underlying technology so well, and recognize the Internet's potential when most people didn't know it existed. He is unique because, unlike many researchers, he has been able to share his in-depth knowledge of networking in an entertaining way, with diverse audiences of students and professionals throughout the world, in the renowned courses he teaches at Purdue University and Networld+Interop events. It is not surprising that his groundbreaking, best selling Internetworking with TCP/IP Series is considered to be the "bible" for Internet technology for students, programmers, network implementors and administrators, and technical managers.

Douglas Comer is a professor at Purdue University. He was one of the researchers who contributed to the formation of the Internet in the late 1970s and 1980s. He has served on the Internet Architecture Board, the group responsible for guiding development of the Internet. He wrote this book in response to everyone who has asked him for an explanation of Computer Networking that is technically correct, comprehensive, and accessible to undergraduates. He has had an Internet connection in his home since 1981.

From the Back Cover

"Professor Comer's book is a superb introduction to the field of Computer Networks and Internets. By far the best introductory textbook I have found of the subject." —Ivan Krsul, Professor, Universidad Católica Boliviana, Bolivia.

"A very good example of client and server code - simple enough for beginners yet illustrative of the key points." —Pradip K. Srimani, Professor, Colorado State University.

"Comer's text deals directly with technologies in wide application today, and the underlying theory... I've found it particularly useful with students who are professionals from other disciplines that need to understand the depth and breadth of networking in a one-semester course." —Stanley A. Telson, Extension Instructor, University of California-Berkeley.

"Dr. Comer has a remarkable ability to write highly technical material in a way that beginners can easily understand." —Barbara Hotta, Assistant Professor, Leeward Community College

"With Comer's book, I was able to spend a considerable amount of time on the exciting newer developments in application layer and web technology." —Javed I. Khan, Assistant Professor, Kent State University

The Second Edition of this best-selling text continues to answer the question, "How do computer networks and internets operate?" Douglas Comer, a leading computer networking authority, provides a self-contained tour from the lowest levels of data transmission wiring through the highest levels of application software, explaining how facilities and services are used and extended in the next level. Finally, the text explains how applications use reliable stream transfer to provide high-level services.

Computer Networks and Internets is appropriate for use by undergraduate students, as well as graduate students and professionals with little or no background in networking or operating systems. The text uses analogies and examples to define concepts instead of sophisticated mathematical proofs. The book's four sections cover Low-Level Transmission, Packet Switching, Internetworking, and Network Applications.

New to the Second Edition— Additions, updates, and changes throughout that cover the latest networking and internet technology. NEW Chapter 2 discusses tools students can use to explore the Internet. NEW Chapter 11 covers long-distance digital connection technologies such as leased digital circuits (e.g., T1, T3, and OC3) and local loop technologies (e.g., ADSL and cable modems). NEW Chapter 32 surveys middleware and discusses general concepts and specific technologies (e.g., ONC RPC, DCE RPC, MSRPC, COM and DCOM, and CORBA).

The CD-ROM and Web site have been updated with additional: Animations. Data files. Photos of equipment and wiring. Complete instructional materials.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130836176
• ISBN 13: 9780130836175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 583