High Performance TCP/IP Networking: United States Edition - Hardcover

Hassan, Mahbub; Jain, Raj

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130646342 ISBN 13: 9780130646347

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

Designed for one-semester/-quarter undergraduate/graduate courses in Advanced Computer Networks, Advanced TCP/IP Networks, High Performance Networks, and Internetworking, in departments of computer science, electrical engineering, and computer and information sciences.

This text provides in-depth coverage of the necessary tools and techniques for the performance evaluation of TCP/IP networks. It examines performance concepts and issues for running TCP/IP over wireless, mobile, optical and satellite networks; congestion control algorithms in hosts and routers to manage traffic congestion in TCP/IP networks and enhance application performance; and high performance implementation of TCP/IP protocol stack in software and hardware.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Mabub Hassan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, where he directs advanced research and development activities in the Network Research Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Raj Jain is a Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Nayna Networks, Inc.―an optical systems company in Milpitas, CA. He is currently on a leave of absence From Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he is a professor of computer and Information Sciences.

From the Back Cover

This book leads the way in providing in-depth coverage of tools and techniques (or the performance evaluation of TCP/IP networks. Designed for use in a second course on networking with a prerequisite course on introductory networking or data communications, it is also valuable for professionals working as network C engineers, R&D managers, research scientists, and network administrators as reference to the most recent advances in TCP performance research.

FEATURES

• Provides a running case study that glues together different chapters.
• Begins each chapter with a list of learning objectives.
• Offers chapter summary and review questions at the end of each chapter.
• Includes an additional reading list with annotations for each chapter.
• Displays numerous illustrations, examples, and laboratory exercises.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130646342
• ISBN 13: 9780130646347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408