Elements of Network Protocol Design [Hardcover]

Mohamed G. Gouda (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471197440 | ISBN-13: 978-0471197447 | Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | Edition: 1

While we are all becoming familiar with the Internet, which uses the Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), more and more additions and changes emerge every year, including protocols that support multimedia, encryption, and other methods of secure data transfer. This book focuses on the design and implementation of these computer network information transfer protocols. Using the Internet as a running case study throughout the book, the authors introduce a formal notation for writing network protocols and organize their discussion around protocol functions.

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While we are all becoming familiar with the Internet, which uses the Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), more and more additions and changes emerge every year, including protocols that support multimedia, encryption, and other methods of secure data transfer. This book focuses on the design and implementation of these computer network information transfer protocols. Using the Internet as a running case study throughout the book, the authors introduce a formal notation for writing network protocols and organize their discussion around protocol functions.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 506 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471197440
• ISBN-13: 978-0471197447
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,339,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, buy anything else., December 12, 2004

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A. Lee (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elements of Network Protocol Design (Hardcover)

Too bad I couldn't give this book 0 stars. Like others giving this book a review, I took the Networks class with Gouda (a few years back). There was nothing redeeming about this book, it's just total BS. I didn't learn anything of value from the book or the class, and neither did any of the dozens of other people I have talked to in person (undergraduate and graduate students). It seems that Gouda doesn't really know much about Networking. Thus, he created his convoluted interpretation that nobody else uses or really understands so he can elevate himself on a pseudo-intellectual pedestal. The other regular Networks teacher at UTCS is currently using a decent book 'Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet' by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross. Previously he used Comer's books on Networking. Either of those choices is vastly superior than Gouda's offering.

10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars WOW ?, November 29, 1999

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Wilson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elements of Network Protocol Design (Hardcover)

After reading the (glowing) reviews for this book, I purchased a copy. I would say that this book is pretty weak. He presents a lot of shallow arguments, but doesn't go into the details that one would expect. His coverage of the Internet protocols is not at all in depth. I had hoped to get a more detailed analysis of the protocols of the Internet. I also find his presentation for describing the "Abstract Protocol" language as vague and confusing, and the syntax is needlessly convoluted. Why does he need to use a 'box' symbol to separate different actions? Perhaps another symbol which actually appears on most keyboards would have been a better choice.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 6, 2001

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This review is from: Elements of Network Protocol Design (Hardcover)

Not only did I have the pleasure of reading this book for my Networks class, Professor Gouda also the instructor for the course. The book is excellent -- and though it is not entirely applicable -- for networking theory it is outstanding. The book is very clear and though technical in nature --- it is not long winded and difficult to understand. I completely recommend this book for anyone who would like to learn the basics of networking.