COMPUTER NETWORKS By Behrouz Forouzan & Firouz Mosharraf

COMPUTER NETWORKS by Behrouz Forouzan, Firouz Mosharraf

Book Summary of Computer Networks

"Overview: This new networking text follows a top-down approach. The presentation begins with an explanation of the application layer, which makes it easier for students to understand how network devices work, and then moves on to discuss the other layers, ending with the physical layer.

Key Features

• This book approaches how application-layer protocols exchange messages before learning how these messages are actually broken into bits and signals and physically carried through the internet
• More than 700 figures in the text provide a visual and intuitive opportunity for understanding the subject

Table Of Contents

• 1: Introduction
• 2: Application Layer
• 3: Transport Layer
• 4: Network Layer
• 5: Data Link Layer and Wired Networks
• 6: Wireless Networks and Mobile IP
• 7: Physical Layer and Transmission Media
• 8: Multimedia
• 9: Network Management
• 10: Network Security
• 11: Socket-Interface Programming in Java