Communication Networking: An Analytical Approach

Description

The viewpoint is that communication networking is about efficient resource sharing. The focus is on the three building blocks of communication networking, namely, multiplexing, switching and routing. The approach is analytical, with the discussion being driven by mathematical analyses of and solutions to specific engineering problems.

The result? A comprehensive, effectively organized treatment of core engineering issues in communication networking. Written for both the networking professional and for the classroom, this book covers fundamental concepts in detail and places design issues in context by drawing on real world examples from current technologies.

*Systematically uses mathematical models and analyses to drive the development of a practical understanding of core network engineering problems.
*Provides in-depth coverage of many current topics, including network calculus with deterministically-constrained traffic, congestion control for elastic traffic, packet switch queuing, switching architectures, virtual path routing, and routing for quality of service.
*Includes over 200 hands-on exercises and class-tested problems, dozens of schematic figures, a review of key mathematical concepts, and a glossary.

CONTENTS:

Preface

1 Introduction: Two Examples
2 Networking: Elements and Practice

Part I - Multiplexing
3 Multiplexing: Performance Measures, Engineering Issues
4 Stream Sessions: Deterministic Network Analysis
5 Stream Sessions: Stochastic Analysis
6 Circuit Multiplexing
7 Adaptive Bandwidth Sharing for Elastic Traffic
8 Multiple Access: Wireless Networks

Part II - Switching
9 Performance and Architecture Issues
10 Queuing in Packet Switches
11 Switching Fabrics
12 Packet Processing

Part III - Routing
13 Routing: Engineering Issues
14 Shortest Path Routing of Elastic Aggregates
15 Virtual Path Routing of Elastic Aggregates
16 Routing of Stream-Type Sessions

Part IV - Appendices
A - Glossary of Terminology and Notation
B - A Review of some Mathematical Concepts
C - Convex Optimization
D - Discrete Event Random Processes
E - Complexity Theory

Bibliography
Index