About this book

Who is this book for?

• used in a first course on computer networking.
• used in computer science and electrical engineering departments, information systems and informatics departments, in business schools, and elsewhere.
• assumes only that the student has experience with C, C++, Java, or Python.
• it rarely uses any mathematical concepts that are not taught in high school.
• avoid using any advanced calculus, probability, or stochastic process concepts .
• included some homework problems for students with this advanced background.
• appropriate for undergraduate courses and for first-year graduate courses.

A Top-Down Approach