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New in the Fifth EditionAmong the many changes in this book, the most important one is the addition of Prof. David J. Wheterall as a co-author. David brings a rich background in networking, having cut his teeth designing metropolitan-area networks more than 20 years ago. He has worked with the Internet and wireless networks ever since and is a professor at the University of Washington, where he has been teaching and doing research on computer networks and related topics for the past decade.Of course, the book also has many changes to keep up with the: ever-changing world of computer networks. Among these are revised and new material onWireless networks (802.12 and 802.16)The 3G networks used by smart phonesRFID and sensor networksContent distribution using CDNsPeer-to-peer networksReal-time media (from stored, streaming, and live sources)Internet telephony (voice over IP)Delay-tolerant networks.
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Computer Networks, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Computer Networks
- Subtitle
- International Edition
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Pearson Education
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 951
- ISBN10
- 0132553171
- ISBN13
- 9780132553179
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- New in the Fifth EditionAmong the many changes in this book, the most important one is the addition of Prof. David J. Wheterall as a co-author. David brings a rich background in networking, having cut his teeth designing metropolitan-area networks more than 20 years ago. He has worked with the Internet and wireless networks ever since and is a professor at the University of Washington, where he has been teaching and doing research on computer networks and related topics for the past decade.Of course, the book also has many changes to keep up with the: ever-changing world of computer networks. Among these are revised and new material onWireless networks (802.12 and 802.16)The 3G networks used by smart phonesRFID and sensor networksContent distribution using CDNsPeer-to-peer networksReal-time media (from stored, streaming, and live sources)Internet telephony (voice over IP)Delay-tolerant networks.