Computer networking : a top down approach featuring the internet / by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross

Index included

Chapter 1: Computer networks and the Internet-----------------------
Chapter 2: Application layer--------------------------
Chapter 3: Transport layer--------------------------
Chapter 4: Network layer and routing---------------------------
Chapter 5: Link layer and local area networks-------------------------
Chapter 6: Multimedia networking-------------------------
Chapter 7: Security in computer networks------------------------
Chapter 8: Network management-----------------------------

This textbook introduces the underlying principles of networking while at the same time emphasizing Internet protocols and network applications. Chapters cover the application layer, transport layer, network layer, link layer, multimedia networking, security, and management. - Book News, Inc. [The textbook] provides [an] approach to the study of computer networking that begins with application-level protocols and then works down the protocol stack. It puts an early emphasis on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces, allowing readers to get their "hands dirty" early-studying and implementing protocols in the context of applications they use daily. -Back cover. This textbook is for a first course on computer networking. It can be used in both computer science and electrical engineering departments. In terms of programming languages, the book assumes only that the student has experience with C, C++, or Java. -Pref.