Computer Networking, 8th Edition

Features

A balanced presentation focuses on the Internet as a specific motivating example of a network and also introduces students to protocols in a more theoretical context.

UPDATED - Expanded and significantly updated coverage reflects the swift rise in importance of software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G/5G networks and the mobile applications they e...

Features

A balanced presentation focuses on the Internet as a specific motivating example of a network and also introduces students to protocols in a more theoretical context.

UPDATED - Expanded and significantly updated coverage reflects the swift rise in importance of software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G/5G networks and the mobile applications they enable — arguably the most important and exciting advances in networking in decades.

UPDATED - Individual chapters have been updated to reflect changes in the field of computer networking:

Chapter 1 has been updated to reflect the ever-growing reach and use of the Internet, and of 4G/5G networks.

Chapter 2, which covers the application layer, has been significantly updated, including material on the new HTTP/2 and HPPT/3 protocols for the Web.

Chapter 3 has been updated to reflect advances in, and evolution in use of, transport-layer congestion control and error control protocols over the past five years. Updated coverage includes expanded examinations of TCP CUBIC, the default TCP protocol in many deployed systems, and delay-based approaches to congestion control, including the new BBR protocol, which is deployed in Google’s backbone network. Additional coverage studies the QUIC protocol, which is being incorporated into the HTTP/3 standard.

Chapter 4, which covers the network-layer data plane, has general updates throughout. A new section is included on so-called “middleboxes,” which perform network-layer functions other than routing and forwarding, such as firewalling and load balancing. Timely new material is included on topics such as the amount of buffering that is “just right” in network routers, net neutrality, and the architectural principles of the Internet.

Chapter 5, which covers the network-layer’s control plane, contains updated material on SDN, and a significantly new treatment of network management. The use of SDN has evolved beyond management of packet-forwarding tables to include configuration management of network devices as well. Two new protocols are introduced, NETCONF and YANG, whose adoption and use have fueled this new approach towards network management.

Chapter 6, which covers the link layer, has been updated to reflect the continuing evolution of link-layer technologies such as Ethernet. Also included is an updated and expanded treatment of datacenter networks, which are at the heart of the technology driving much of today’s Internet commerce.

Chapter 7 has been significantly updated and revised to reflect the many changes in wireless networking since the 7th edition, from short-range Bluetooth piconets, to medium-range wireless 802.11 local area networks (WLANs), to wide-area 4G/5G wireless cellular networks. Coverage of earlier 2G and 3G networks is retired in favor of a broader and deeper treatment of today’s 4G LTE networks and tomorrow’s 5G networks. Updated coverage of mobility issues, from the local issue of handover of mobile devices between base stations to the global issue of identity management and mobile device roaming among global cellular provider networks, is provided.

Chapter 8, which covers network security, has been updated to reflect changes in wireless network security in particular, with new material on WPA3 security in WLANs, and mutual device/network mutual authentication and confidentiality in 4G/5G networks.

Principles and Practice boxes throughout demonstrate real-world applications of the principles studied.

Case History boxes help tell the story of the history and development of computer networking.

Material on application programming development is included, along with numerous programming assignments.

A highly developed art program enhances the descriptions of concepts.

VideoNote presentations, programming assignments, Wireshark labs, and additional technical material are available on the Companion Website at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/cs-resources.

The author-maintained website at http://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ross contains additional resources and interactive exercises that allow students to generate (and view solutions for) problems similar to those in the text so they can work until the material is truly mastered.

New to This Edition

Expanded and significantly updated coverage reflects the swift rise in importance of software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G/5G networks and the mobile applications they enable – arguably the most important and exciting advances in networking in decades.

Individual chapters have been updated to reflect changes in the field of computer networking:

Chapter 1 has been updated to reflect the ever-growing reach and use of the Internet, and of 4G/5G networks.

Chapter 2, which covers the application layer, has been significantly updated, including material on the new HTTP/2 and HPPT/3 protocols for the Web.

Chapter 3 has been updated to reflect advances in, and evolution in use of, transport-layer congestion control and error control protocols over the past five years. Updated coverage includes expanded examinations of TCP CUBIC, the default TCP protocol in many deployed systems, and delay-based approaches to congestion control, including the new BBR protocol, which is deployed in Google’s backbone network. Additional coverage studies the QUIC protocol, which is being incorporated into the HTTP/3 standard.

Chapter 4, which covers the network-layer data plane, has general updates throughout. A new section is included on so-called “middleboxes,” which perform network-layer functions other than routing and forwarding, such as firewalling and load balancing. Timely new material is included on topics such as the amount of buffering that is “just right” in network routers, net neutrality, and the architectural principles of the Internet.

Chapter 5, which covers the network-layer’s control plane, contains updated material on SDN, and a significantly new treatment of network management. The use of SDN has evolved beyond management of packet-forwarding tables to include configuration management of network devices as well. Two new protocols are introduced, NETCONF and YANG, whose adoption and use have fueled this new approach towards network management.

Chapter 6, which covers the link layer, has been updated to reflect the continuing evolution of link-layer technologies such as Ethernet. Also included is an updated and expanded treatment of datacenter networks, which are at the heart of the technology driving much of today’s Internet commerce.

Chapter 7 has been significantly updated and revised to reflect the many changes in wireless networking since the 7th edition, from short-range Bluetooth piconets, to medium-range wireless 802.11 local area networks (WLANs), to wide-area 4G/5G wireless cellular networks. Coverage of earlier 2G and 3G networks is retired in favor of a broader and deeper treatment of today’s 4G LTE networks and tomorrow’s 5G networks. Updated coverage of mobility issues, from the local issue of handover of mobile devices between base stations to the global issue of identity management and mobile device roaming among global cellular provider networks, is provided.

Chapter 8, which covers network security, has been updated to reflect changes in wireless network security in particular, with new material on WPA3 security in WLANs, and mutual device/network mutual authentication and confidentiality in 4G/5G networks.

James F.Kurose是美国马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校杰出的计算机科学教授。他目前担任美国国家科学基金会的副主任，领导计算机和信息科学工程理事会。

Kurose博士在教育领域的活动获得了许多赞誉，其中包括国立技术大学（8次）、马萨诸塞大学和研究生院东北联合会杰出教师奖。他获得了IEEE Taylor Booth 教育奖章，从而确立了他在马萨诸塞共同体信息技术促进会的领导地位。他多次赢得优秀会议论文奖并获得IEEE Infocom成就奖和ACM Sigcomm的时间考验奖。

Kurose博士是《IEEE通信会刊》（IEEE Transactions on Communications）和《IEEE/ACM网络会刊》(IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking)的前任总编辑。他担任了IEEE Infocom、ACM SIG...

James F.Kurose是美国马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校杰出的计算机科学教授。他目前担任美国国家科学基金会的副主任，领导计算机和信息科学工程理事会。

Kurose博士在教育领域的活动获得了许多赞誉，其中包括国立技术大学（8次）、马萨诸塞大学和研究生院东北联合会杰出教师奖。他获得了IEEE Taylor Booth 教育奖章，从而确立了他在马萨诸塞共同体信息技术促进会的领导地位。他多次赢得优秀会议论文奖并获得IEEE Infocom成就奖和ACM Sigcomm的时间考验奖。

Kurose博士是《IEEE通信会刊》（IEEE Transactions on Communications）和《IEEE/ACM网络会刊》(IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking)的前任总编辑。他担任了IEEE Infocom、ACM SIGCOMM、ACM因特网测量会议和ACM SIGMETRICS的技术程序的共同主席。他是IEEE会士（Fellow）和ACM会士。他的研究兴趣包括网络协议和体系结构、网络测量、多媒体通信以及建模和性能评价。他拥有哥伦比亚大学计算机科学的博士学位。

Keith W.Ross是美国纽约大学（NYU）上海分校工程和计算机科学学院院长以及NYU计算机科学和工程系的Leonard J.Shustek首席教授。在此之前，他就职于宾夕法尼亚大学（13年）、Eurecom学院（5年）和理工大学（10年）。他从Tufts大学获得电气工程学士学位，从哥伦比亚大学获得电气工程硕士学位，从密歇根大学获得计算机和控制工程博士学位。Ross也是Wimba公司奠基人和首任CEO，该公司为电子学习研发了在线多媒体应用并于2010年被Blackboard收购。

Ross教授的研究兴趣在隐私、社交网络、对等（P2P）网络、因特网测量、内容分发网和随机建模等方面。他是ACM会士和IEEE会士，获得了Infocom 2009年优秀论文奖，并且获得《多媒体通信》2011年和2008年优秀论文奖（由IEEE通信学会授予）。他担任多个杂志编委和会议程序委员会委员，包括《IEEE/ACM网络会刊》、ACM SIGCOMM、ACM CoNext和ACM因特网测量会议。他还担任联邦贸易委员会P2P文件共享方面的顾问。

陈鸣，南京航空航天大学特聘教授、研究生导师；分别于1982年、1988年在解放军信息工程学院获得学士、硕士学位，于1991年在解放军通信工程学院获得博士学位，1999~2000年为美国哥伦比亚大学访问科学家，现在任中国计算机学会网络与数据通信专委会副主任，是中国通信学会等多个学术团体委员和IEEE会员；长期从事网络测量、分布式系统、未来网络、网络安全等领域研究和教学工作，近期研究兴趣包括无人机网络、软件定义网络、网络功能虚拟化；承担了国家自然科学基金、国家863、国家973子课题等项目；开发的多个网络管理系统和应用系统在多个领域得到广泛应用；撰写网络著作近10本，发表SCI/EI论文几十篇，有国家发明专利10项；获得国家教学成果二等奖1项和省部级科技进步二、三等奖十几项。