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Communication Networking : An Analytical Approach
Communication Networking : An Analytical Approach
Author: Kumar, Anurag / Manjunath, D. / Kuri, Joy
Edition/Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 0-12-428751-4
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.
Type: Print On Demand
Used Print:  $85.50
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This book combines an innovative and uniform representation of a variety of communication networks, simple to understand motivations for real design problems for these networks, intuitive approaches to solutions, and rigorous mathematical analysis where appropriate. It will be very valuable both as a textbook and as a reference for practitioners.

--Bharat Doshi, Director of Transformational Communication, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory


It has been very difficult to write a textbook on networking that is relevant and rigorous because the field is diverse and fast changing. This book stands out in both providing the readers with the essential domain knowledge and equipping them with fundamental tools to analyze and design new systems as the networking field evolves."

--Steven Low, Associate Professor, California Institute of Technology


This book is a well-researched compendium of theoretical modeling applied to a number of practical networking problems. Some interesting topics of note are important insights in the design of packet switches, performance of TCP under various conditions, and the design of packet address prefix lookups. Although much of the material is mathematically advanced, the book contains a comprehensive set of appendices useful as a reference for the researcher or advanced practitioner.

--Dr. David E. McDysan, Fellow, MCI Internet Architecture and Technology




Submitted By Publisher, August, 2004

 
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The viewpoint is that communication networking is about efficient resource sharing. The focus is on the three building blocks of communication networking, namely, multiplexing, switching and routing. The approach is analytical, with the discussion being driven by mathematical analyses of and solutions to specific engineering problems.

The result? A comprehensive, effectively organized treatment of core engineering issues in communication networking. Written for both the networking professional and for the classroom, this book covers fundamental concepts in detail and places design issues in context by drawing on real world examples from current technologies.

 
  Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Two Examples
2. Networking: Elements and Practice

Part I - Multiplexing

3. Multiplexing: Performance Measures, Engineering Issues
4. Stream Sessions: Deterministic Network Analysis
5. Stream Sessions: Stochastic Analysis
6. Circuit Multiplexing
7. Adaptive Bandwidth Sharing for Elastic Traffic
8. Multiple Access: Wireless Networks

Part II - Switching

9. Performance and Architecture Issues
10. Queuing in Packet Switches
11. Switching Fabrics
12. Packet Processing

Part III - Routing

13. Routing: Engineering Issues
14. Shortest Path Routing of Elastic Aggregates
15. Virtual Path Routing of Elastic Aggregates
16. Routing of Stream-Type Sessions

Part IV - Appendices

A - Glossary of Terminology and Notation
B - A Review of some Mathematical Concepts
C - Convex Optimization
D - Discrete Event Random Processes
E - Complexity Theory

 

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