Computer networking

"Computer networking" Table Of Contents:

• 1- Computer Networks and the Internet
• 2- What Is the Internet?
• 3- A Nuts-and-Bolts Description
• 4- A Services Description
• 5- What Is a Protocol?
• 6- The Network Edge
• 7- Client and Server Programs
• 8- Access Networks
• 9- Physical Media
• 10- The Network Core
• 11- Circuit Switching and Packet Switching
• 12- How Do Packets Make Their Way Through Packet-Switched Networks?
• 13- ISPs and Internet Backbones
• 14- Delay, Loss, and Throughput in Packet-Switched Networks
• 15- Overview of Delay in Packet-Switched Networks
• 16- Queuing Delay and Packet Loss
• 17- End-to-End Delay
• 18- Throughput in Computer Networks
• 19- Protocol Layers and Their Service Models
• 20- Layered Architecture
• 21- Messages, Segments, Datagrams, and Frames
• 22- Networks Under Attack
• 23- History of Computer Networking and the Internet
• 24- The Development of Packet Switching: 1961-1972
• 25- Proprietary Networks and Internetworking: 1972-1980
• 26- A Proliferation of Networks: 1980-1990
• 27- The Internet Explosion: The 1990s
• 28- Recent Developments
• 29- Summary
• 30- Road-Mapping This Book
• 31- Homework Problems and Questions
• 32- Problems
• 33- Discussion Questions
• 34- Ethereal Lab
• 35- Interview: Leonard Kleinrock
• 36- Application Layer
• 37- Principles of Network Applications
• 38- Network Application Architectures
• 39- Processes Communicating
• 40- Transport Services Available to Applications
• 41- Transport Services Provided by the Internet
• 42- Application-Layer Protocols
• 43- Network Applications Covered in This Book
• 44- The Web and HTTP
• 45- Overview of HTTP
• 46- Non-persistent and Persistent Connections
• 47- HTTP Message Format
• 48- User-Server Interaction: Cookies
• 49- Web Caching
• 50- The Conditional GET
• 51- File Transfer: FTP
• 52- FTP Commands and Replies
• 53- Electronic Mail in the Internet
• 54- SMTP
• 55- Comparison with HTTP
• 56- Mail Message Formats and MIME
• 57- Mail Access Protocols
• 58- DNS - The Internet's Directory Service
• 59- Services Provided by DNS
• 60- Overview of How DNS Works
• 61- DNS Records and Messages
• 62- Peer-to-Peer Applications
• 63- P2P File Distribution
• 64- Searching for Information in a P2P Community
• 65- Case Study: P2P Internet Telephony with Skype
• 66- Socket Programming with TCP
• 67- Socket Programming with TCP
• 68- An Example Client-Server Application in Java
• 69- Socket Programming with UDP
• 70- Summary
• 71- Homework Problems and Questions
• 72- Problems
• 73- Discussion Questions
• 74- Socket Programming Assignments
• 75- Ethereal Labs
• 76- Interview: Bram Cohen
• 77- Transport Layer
• 78- Introduction and Transport-Layer Services
• 79- Relationship Between Transport and Network Layers
• 80- Overview of the Transport Layer in the Internet
• 81- Multiplexing and Demultiplexing
• 82- Connectionless Transport: UDP
• 83- UDP Segment Structure
• 84- UDP Checksum
• 85- Principles of Reliable Data Transfer
• 86- Building a Reliable Data Transfer Protocol
• 87- Pipelined Reliable Data Transfer Protocols
• 88- Go-Back-N (GBN)
• 89- Selective Repeat (SR)
• 90- Connection-Oriented Transport: TCP
• 91- The TCP Connection
• 92- TCP Segment Structure
• 93- Round-Trip Time Estimation and Timeout
• 94- Reliable Data Transfer
• 95- Flow Control
• 96- TCP Connection Management
• 97- Principles of Congestion Control
• 98- The Causes and the Costs of Congestion
• 99- Approaches to Congestion Control
• 100- Network-Assisted Congestion-Control Example: ATM ABR Congestion Control
• 101- TCP Congestion Control
• 102- Fairness
• 103- Summary
• 104- Homework Problems and Questions
• 105- Problems
• 106- Discussion Questions
• 107- Programming Assignments
• 108- Ethereal Labs
• 109- Interview: Sally Floyd
• 110- The Network Layer
• 111- Introduction
• 112- Forwarding and Routing
• 113- Network Service Models
• 114- Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks
• 115- Virtual-Circuit Networks
• 116- Datagram Networks
• 117- Origins of VC and Datagram Networks
• 118- What's Inside a Router?
• 119- Input Ports
• 120- Switching Fabric
• 121- Output Ports
• 122- Where Does Queuing Occur?
• 123- The Internet Protocol (IP): Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet
• 124- Datagram Format
• 125- IPv4 Addressing
• 126- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• 127- IPv6
• 128- A Brief Introduction into IP Security VPNs
• 129- Routing Algorithms
• 130- The Link-State (LS) Routing Algorithm
• 131- The Distance-Vector (DV) Routing Algorithm
• 132- Hierarchical Routing
• 133- Routing in the Internet
• 134- Intra-AS Routing in the Internet: RIP
• 135- Intra-AS Routing in the Internet: OSPF
• 136- Inter-AS Routing: BGP
• 137- Broadcast and Multicast Routing
• 138- Broadcast Routing Algorithms
• 139- Multicast
• 140- Summary
• 141- Homework Problems and Questions
• 142- Problems
• 143- Discussion Questions
• 144- Programming Assignment
• 145- Ethereal Labs
• 146- Interview: Vinton G. Cerf
• 147- The Link Layer and Local Area Networks
• 148- Link Layer: Introduction and Services
• 149- The Services Provided by the Link Layer
• 150- Where Is the Link Layer Implemented?
• 151- Error-Detection and -Correction Techniques
• 152- Parity Checks
• 153- Checksumming Methods
• 154- Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
• 155- Multiple Access Protocols
• 156- Channel Partitioning Protocols
• 157- Random Access Protocols
• 158- Taking-Turns Protocols
• 159- Local Area Networks (LANs)
• 160- Link-Layer Addressing
• 161- MAC Addresses
• 162- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• 163- Ethernet
• 164- Ethernet Frame Structure
• 165- CSMA/CD: Ethernet's Multiple Access Protocol
• 166- Ethernet Technologies
• 167- Link-Layer Switches
• 168- Forwarding and Filtering
• 169- Self-Learning
• 170- Properties of Link-Layer Switching
• 171- Switches Versus Routers
• 172- PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol
• 173- PPP Data Framing
• 174- Link Virtualization: A Network as a Link Layer
• 175- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Networks
• 176- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
• 177- Summary
• 178- Homework Problems and Questions
• 179- Problems
• 180- Discussion Questions
• 181- Ethereal Labs
• 182- Interview: Simon S. Lam
• 183- Wireless and Mobile Networks
• 184- Introduction
• 185- Wireless Links and Network Characteristics
• 186- CDMA
• 187- WiFi: 802.11 Wireless LANs
• 188- The 802.11 Architecture
• 189- The 802.11 MAC Protocol
• 190- The IEEE 802.11 Frame
• 191- Mobility in the Same IP Subnet
• 192- Advanced Features in 802.11
• 193- Beyond 802.11: Bluetooth and WiMAX
• 194- Cellular Internet Access
• 195- An Overview of Cellular Architecture
• 196- Cellular Standards and Technologies: A Brief Survey
• 197- Mobility Management: Principles
• 198- Addressing
• 199- Routing to a Mobile Node
• 200- Mobile IP
• 201- Managing Mobility in Cellular Networks
• 202- Routing Calls to a Mobile User
• 203- Handoffs in GSM
• 204- Wireless and Mobility: Impact on Higher-layer Protocols
• 205- Summary
• 206- Homework Problems and Questions
• 207- Problems
• 208- Discussion Questions
• 209- Ethereal Labs
• 210- Interview: Charlie Perkins
• 211- Multimedia Networking
• 212- Multimedia Networking Applications
• 213- Examples of Multimedia Applications
• 214- Hurdles for Multimedia in Today's Internet
• 215- How Should the Internet Evolve to Support Multimedia Better?
• 216- Audio and Video Compression
• 217- Streaming Stored Audio and Video
• 218- Accessing Audio and Video Through a Web Server
• 219- Sending Multimedia from a Streaming Server to a Helper Application
• 220- Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
• 221- Making the Best of the Best-Effort Service
• 222- The Limitations of a Best-Effort Service
• 223- Removing Jitter at the Receiver for Audio
• 224- Recovering from Packet Loss
• 225- Distributing Multimedia in Today's Internet: Content Distribution Networks
• 226- Dimensioning Best-Effort Networks to Provide Quality of Service
• 227- Protocols for Real-Time Interactive Applications
• 228- RTP
• 229- RTP Control Protocol (RTCP)
• 230- SIP
• 231- H.323
• 232- Providing Multiple Classes of Service
• 233- Motivating Scenarios
• 234- Scheduling and Policing Mechanisms
• 235- Diffserv
• 236- Providing Quality of Service Guarantees
• 237- A Motivating Example
• 238- Resource Reservation, Call Admission, Call Setup
• 239- Guaranteed QoS in the Internet: Intserv and RSVP
• 240- Summary
• 241- Homework Problems and Questions
• 242- Problems
• 243- Discussion Questions
• 244- Programming Assignment
• 245- Interview: Henning Schulzrinne
• 246- Security in Computer Networks
• 247- What Is Network Security?
• 248- Principles of Cryptography
• 249- Symmetric Key Cryptography
• 250- Public Key Encryption
• 251- Message Integrity
• 252- Cryptographic Hash Functions
• 253- Message Authentication Code
• 254- Digital Signatures
• 255- End-Point Authentication
• 256- Authentication Protocol ap1.0
• 257- Authentication Protocol ap2.0
• 258- Authentication Protocol ap3.0
• 259- Authentication Protocol ap3.1
• 260- Authentication Protocol ap4.0
• 261- Authentication Protocol ap5.0
• 262- Securing E-mail
• 263- Secure E-mail
• 264- PGP
• 265- Securing TCP Connections: SSL
• 266- The Big Picture
• 267- A More Complete Picture
• 268- Network-Layer Security: IPsec
• 269- Authentication Header (AH) Protocol
• 270- The ESP Protocol
• 271- SA and Key Management
• 272- Securing Wireless LANs
• 273- Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
• 274- IEEE 802.11i
• 275- Operational Security: Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems
• 276- Firewalls
• 277- Intrusion Detection Systems
• 278- Summary
• 279- Homework Problems and Questions
• 280- Problems
• 281- Discussion Questions
• 282- Ethereal Lab
• 283- Interview: Steven M. Bellovin
• 284- Network Management
• 285- What Is Network Management?
• 286- The Infrastructure for Network Management
• 287- The Internet-Standard Management Framework
• 288- Structure of Management Information: SMI
• 289- Management Information Base: MIB
• 290- SNMP Protocol Operations and Transport Mappings
• 291- Security and Administration
• 292- ASN.1
• 293- Conclusion
• 294- Homework Problems and Questions
• 295- Problems
• 296- Discussion Questions
• 297- Interview: Jeff Case
• 298- References
• 299- Index

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