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Computer Networks, Fourth Edition
By Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Publisher	: Prentice Hall
Pub Date	: March 17, 2003
ISBN	: 0-13-066102-3
Pages	: 384

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

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