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Computer Networks

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, John David Wetherall and others

  • 813 pages · about 14 hours
  • First published 1981
  • 42 editions
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1 About this book

A contemporary, yet classic, introduction to today's key networking technologies Computer Networks, Fifth Edition, is the ideal introduction to the networking field. This bestseller reflects the latest networking technologies with a special emphasis on wireless networking, including 802.11, 802.16, Bluetooth™, and 3G cellular, paired with fixed-network coverage of ADSL, Internet over cable, gigabit Ethernet, MLPS, and peer-to-peer networks.

Notably, this latest edition incorporates new coverage on 3G mobile phone networks, Fiber to the Home, RIFD, delay-tolerant networks, and 802.11 security, in addition to expanded material on Internet routing, multicasting, congestion control, quality of service, real-time transport, and content distribution.

Good for readers who want: a play and a long read.

  • Relationships
  • Computer networks
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  • Architecture
  • Cryptography
  • Algorithms
  • Telecommunication
  • Engineering

2 About Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Born 1944

Andrew Stuart Tanenbaum (born March 16, 1944), sometimes referred to by the handle AST, is an American-born Dutch computer scientist and retired professor emeritus of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is the author of MINIX, a free Unix-like operating system for teaching purposes, and has written multiple computer science textbooks regarded as standard texts in the field.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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