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Packet Communication (Hardcover)

~ Robert Metcalfe (Author) "This report develops a theory of packet communication; it analyzes uses of computers in digital communication systems and examines structures for organizing computers in highly..." (more)
Key Phrases: packet communication techniques, total effective capacity, interprocess communication techniques, Network Controller, Network Working Group, University of Hawaii (more...)

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This groundbreaking Harvard Ph.D. dissertation by Bob Metcalfe led directly to his invention of Ethernet and contributed significantly to the TCP/IP protocol suite developed by Vint Cerf and others. This dissertation remains a penetrating mathematical exposition of the fundamental packet switching techniques employed by both TCP/IP and Ethernet. Hard-core techies interested in either technology, as well as computer history buffs, will find this material fascinating.

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Annabooks/Rtc Books (October 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1573980331
ISBN-13: 978-1573980333
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

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Network Controller, Network Working Group, University of Hawaii, Harvard University, Technical Report, Report Number, Network Analysis Corporation, Sixth Hawaii International Conference, System Sciences, Computing Technology, Digest of Papers, Dynamic Modeling, New York, San Francisco, Computer Graphics System Document, Network Control Programs, Spring Joint Comput

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This book cites 14 books:

Digest of Papers by Compcon on page 143, page 147, and page 150
Casting the Net: From ARPANET to INTERNET and Beyond by Peter H. Salus in Back Matter
Final report (CCS occasional paper ; no. 6) by Speyside Project on page 150
Computer Graphics by Acm Press on page 149
Final report by Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of the Nugan Hand Group on page 150

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Telecosm: The World After Bandwidth Abundance by George Gilder on page 154, and Back Matter
Encyclopedia of Telecommunications (Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications) by Fritz E. Froehlich on page 110, and page 375
Inventing the Internet (Inside Technology) by Janet Abbate on page 117, and Back Matter
Local Area Networks: An Advanced Course: Glasgow, July 11-22, 1983. Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) (v. 184) by D. Hutchison on page 34
TELECOSM: How Infinite Bandwidth will Revolutionize Our World by George Gilder on page 154

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate summary of Packet Communications, August 27, 2000

By	Sam Drummond (Perth, Australia) - See all my reviews

This book is a great introduction into what will be the wireless data communication protocol of the future - GPRS. I recommend any one working in the field or looking at starting out grab a copy of this book for reference now and in the future. I just started working in the field myself and found it a great start to the complications of protocols.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the few dissertations available on Amazon.com, August 21, 2005

By	Monty VanderBilt "podcast junkie" (Plymouth, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

During an interview with Halley Suitt in 2004, Bob Metcalfe reminisces that in May of 1972 when he defended this thesis, Harvard rejected it and he failed. He was depressed about it at the time but points out with some satisfaction that it's now one of the few PHD thesis' available on Amazon.com. You can hear the interview at http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail200.html. This discussion is at about the 9-minute mark.

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