Key Features
> A balanced presentation focuses on the Internet as a specific motivating example of a network and also introduces students to protocols in a more theoretical context.
> UPDATED - Expanded and significantly updated coverage reflects the swift rise in importance of software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G/5G networks and the mobile applications they enable — arguably the most important and exciting advances in networking in decades.
> Principles and Practice boxes throughout demonstrate real-world applications of the principles studied.
> Case History boxes help tell the story of the history and development of computer networking.
> Material on application programming development is included, along with numerous programming assignments.