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Download this computer networking PDF excerpt from "Computer Networks," a book that addresses the key principles of computer
networks. In Chapter 1, Foundation, learn how local and wide area networks (WANs) are now built to connect more than computers.

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It is important to lay a foundation before you build a general-purpose computer network. If you're looking to build a
network that has the potential to grow to global proportions and support increasingly diverse applications, first you need
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This free networking PDF, "Foundation," Chapter 1 from the Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition , will
teach you what building materials you will need to construct a network from scratch. It explores the requirements that
different applications and communities place on the network, introduces network architecture basics and options,
discusses the networking and IT groups that should be consulted in network design, examines key elements in computer
networks and identifies the key metrics used to evaluate the computer network performance.

After reading the summary below, download the computer networking PDF of Chapter 1:
"Foundation," from Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, by Larry L. Peterson
and Bruce S. Davie (Morgan Kaufmann, 2012).
1 Applications over your network

A network must provide connectivity among a set of computers. While some networks limit the
number of connected machines, others grow as large as a global wide area network (WAN).
Chapter 1 of Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition hopes to explain why
networks are designed the way they are to help readers better understand how to build a network
from the ground up. This computer networking PDF walks you through how to build a network that
supports application diversity.

1Network requirements to accommodate application needs

Efficiency is the key requirement of computer networks, which is why networks use packet switching as their main
strategy. It's too simplistic to view a computer network as simply delivering packets among a collection of computers,
however. A network should be thought of as the way to deliver a set of applications distributed over those computers.
Success includes both understanding the applications' requirements and recognizing the limitations of the underlying
technology. The challenge is to fill the gap between what the application needs and what the technology can provide.

Networks do not remain fixed and must be able to evolve to accommodate technological changes, and networking and IT
professionals must be able to manage them. Designing a network to meet those requirements isn't easy. The most basic
requirements for a network are that they must provide general, cost-effective, fair and robust connectivity among a large
number of computers.

1Network architecture as the blueprint

Network architectures are general blueprints that guide the design and implementation of your network. The idea of
abstraction, which hides your networking details behind a well-defined interface. The idea of abstraction is to make a
model that can capture an important aspect of the system, but the challenge is to identify abstractions that simultaneously
provide a service that proves useful in a large number of situations. Abstractions naturally lead to layering. The idea is that
you start with the services the underlying hardware offers, then add a sequence of layers, each of which provides a higher
level of service. Layering helps IT professionals build a network into more manageable components.

1Implementing network software

One of the things that has made the Internet such a success is the fact that software running in general-purpose
computers provides so much of its functionality, which means new functionality can be added easily. As a result, new
applications and services can deployed in a heartbeat. Knowing how to deploy network software is an essential part of
understanding computer networks. Specific instructions and visual representations for both the client and the server can
be found in the networking PDF.

1Network performance
Naturally, computer networks are expected to perform well, and it's vital to understand the factors that can impact network
performance. Network performance is measured by bandwidth and latency. A network's bandwidth is the number of bits
that can be transmitted over the network in a certain period of time. Latency is how long it takes a message to travel from
one end of a network to the other and is measured in time. Equations found in this chapter can help you properly assess
the performance of your computer LAN or WAN network.

To read the full book chapter, download this free computer networking PDF from Computer Networks: A Systems
Approach.
About the book

Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, Fifth Edition, teaches the key principles of computer networks, using the
Internet as a primary example to explain protocols and networking technologies. The book encourages readers to think,
through a number of perspectives, about how a network can fit into a larger, complex system of interaction.

About the authors:

Author Larry Peterson is the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Princeton-hosted
PlanetLab Consortium. His research focuses on the design and implementation of networked systems.

Author Bruce Davie is a visiting lecturer at MIT and chief service provider architect at Nicira Networks. As a fellow at Cisco
Systems, he led a team of architects responsible for Multiprotocol Label Switching and IP Quality of Service. He is also an
active participant in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and is currently SIGCOMM chair.

©2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Printed with permission from Morgan Kaufmann, a division of Elsevier. Copyright
2012. For more information on this title and similar networking books, please visit www.mkp.com.

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Hi Ramusingh! If you click on "Download the Computer Networks PDF" link, that should do the trick.

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The download link should be much more prominent and contain a much clearer call to action.

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Follow the links. The setup gets no points for usability, but the chapter is well worth the effort. Solid information, clear, concise, well written.

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