Computer Networking builds on the authors' long tradition of teaching this complex subject through a layered approach in a “top-down manner.” Authors James Kurose and Keith Ross proceed from the application layer toward the physical layer, presenting important concepts early in your study of networking. Focusing on the fundamental issues of networking, the text provides an excellent foundation without requiring extensive prior knowledge of programming or mathematics.

The 8th Edition has been updated to reflect the most important and exciting recent advances in networking. These include including software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G/5G networks and the mobile applications they enable.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Computer Networks and the Internet

Chapter 2 Application Layer

Chapter 3 Transport Layer

Chapter 4 The Network Layer: Data Plane

Chapter 5 The Network Layer: Control Plane

Chapter 6 The Link Layer and LANs

Chapter 7 Wireless and Mobile Networks

Chapter 8 Security in Computer Networks

About the Authors

Jim Kurose is a Distinguished University Professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has been on the faculty since receiving his PhD in computer science from Columbia University. He received a BA in physics from Wesleyan University. He has held a number of visiting scientist positions in the United States and abroad, including IBM Research, INRIA, and the Sorbonne University in France. He recently completed a five-year term as Assistant Director at the US National Science Foundation, where he led the Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering in its mission to uphold the nation’s leadership in scientific discovery and engineering innovation.

Keith Ross is the Dean of Engineering and Computer Science at NYU Shanghai and the Leonard J. Shustek Chair Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at NYU. Previously he was at University of Pennsylvania (13 years), Eurecom Institute (5 years) and NYU-Poly (10 years). He received a B.S.E.E from Tufts University, a M.S.E.E. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Computer and Control Engineering from The University of Michigan. Keith Ross is also the co-founder and original CEO of Wimba, which develops online multimedia applications for e-learning and was acquired by Blackboard in 2010.