Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (6th Edition) 6th Edition

by James F. Kurose (Author), Keith W. Ross (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0132856201

ISBN-10: 0132856204

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&>Computer Networking continues with an early emphasis on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces (the top layer), encouraging a hands-on experience with protocols and networking concepts, before working down the protocol stack to more abstract layers.

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James Kurose teaches at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His research interests include network protocols and architecture, network measurement, sensor networks, multimedia communication, and modeling and performance evaluation. He received his PhD from Columbia University.

Keith Ross is a professor of computer science at Polytechnic University. He has worked in peer-to-peer networking, Internet measurement, video streaming, Web caching, multi-service loss networks, content distribution networks, voice over IP, optimization, queuing theory, optimal control of queues, and Markov decision processes. Professor Ross received his PhD in Computer and Control Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Series: computer networking : a top-down approach (Book 10)
Hardcover: 864 pages
Publisher: Pearson; 6th edition (March 5, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0132856204
ISBN-13: 978-0132856201
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 1.4 x 9.2 inches
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Average Customer Review: 295 customer reviews
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and so far everything seems great. The algorithms are explained in detail

September 19, 2017

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I bought this book for my computer networking class which was run by one of the contributors of this book (George Polyzos). I've read all of chapters 1-6 and some parts of 7, and so far everything seems great. The algorithms are explained in detail, complete with visual material and online supplementary animations which can be accessed via the code in the book. The protocols are clearly explained with a visual representation of the formatting of each packet/segment/frame based the protocol. For me, it was a tiny bit tedious to read some parts and a bit frustrating trying to understand the more complex algorithms, but this was after having read 20+ pages straight beforehand. I never did any of the homework problems as we were given problem sets (possibly from one of the older editions). Overall though I'd give this book 4 stars for doing a great job of teaching general computer networking.

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Jim

Well written text.

December 9, 2016

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Well written text. The homework problems are awkwardly written. Many of them are written as a string of questions, rather than being broken out in to part a, b, c, etc. It is easy to overlook part of the problem, or provide an incomplete answer.

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Hope Alhaidari

Top-Down Approach

January 15, 2018

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Most books in computer networks start bottom-up. This is good for those who might be beginners or those who are just looking to get a high level understanding of the field since it starts with the bigger picture and gets to the complicated lower level stuff later. Computer networks might feel dry to some, so starting with the upper level layers to the lower level ones later can more easily grab readers' attention. As a result they're more likely to stay for the entire ride and see how great computer networks are. It provides interesting end of chapter interviews! It also mentions the history and its influence on computer networks, which one might not take away from a computer networks class even though it is the basis of the internet that we know today. Great book!

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Ryan Acebo

Not good for an introductory course, good for network-level software design

April 27, 2015

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I think it's worth starting off by saying that I'm not going to be too detail specific. I rented this as part of an introductory networking course. Unfortunately, the course and the book don't really work well together. Some aspects of networking are really detailed and thorough - especially when discussing how to build the network layer into software, but when trying to understand the concepts, this book misses pretty significantly. I found myself flipping through several pages looking for the meat of the topic. ("Is there a page missing? Why did it end there?") This could be a good reference book, however some of the core examples are too specific to certain transient solutions or technologies. I liked that the book was organized into the network layers, but there was still some cherry-picking of the details that should have had more content. This has been mentioned in another review as well.

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ChowChow

but I've found this text to be rather easy to digest

September 28, 2017

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College textbooks are generally difficult to read, but I've found this text to be rather easy to digest. The first two chapters were especially useful when it came to describing how the Internet works and how applications interface with the Internet. Highly recommended!

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Basically version 6 with a higher price.

October 5, 2016

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Over priced reprint of previous versions. Version 6 is almost the exact same book and it's much cheaper.

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Andrew

Accessible and informative

June 1, 2015

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As a 3rd year computer science student with little experience with networks prior to the course that used this textbook, I found it very accessible. The textbook outlines and then defines the five layers of networking: application, transport, network, link-layer and physical, chapter-by-chapter. In addition, there are chapters that cover network security, network management and wireless networks. The textbook provides a great deal of information interlaced with an appropriate amount of humor. I would fully recommend this book for learning networking topics, for those without a significant understanding of networking concepts.

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AMC

Quite good

February 16, 2013

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I have the International Edition and so can only speak for that. This is the recommended text for our Data Comm course and and I find that the book does a good job given the fact I have zero background in this area. The lecturer also used the slides prepared by the authors so everything tied in nicely. If you do get the book, I would recommend that you check out the student's resources at the publisher's website. There are useful animations that enhance understanding of the material and the one that sticks in my mind concerns routing, MAC addresses and IP addresses. One final note, if you wish to learn subnetting painlessly you will need more material. My advice is to download the 3Com paper referenced by the authors, I read it and it was like a light was switched on.

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