A top-down exploration of networking using the 5-layer model and the TCP/IP stack. HTTP, FTP, DNS, BSD Sockets, concurrent servers, checksums, reliable transport with stop-and-wait, go-back-n, ...
What is a computer network? A computer network is a collection of computers and other devices that use a common network protocol to share resources with each other over a network medium. That's a ...
the whole network fails if the switch fails as no node can communicate a wired star topology requires plenty of cable - in a large network this can be expensive Star topologies tend to be found in ...
Bus topologies are not widely used in modern networking as they are not well suited to dealing with large amounts of data. They are used when a small, cheap and often temporary network is needed ...
A high-level network protocol that provides the structure and language for file requests between clients and servers. The file sharing protocol provides the commands for opening, reading ...
or direct packets of information along a computer or telecommunications network. This product area includes hubs, switches, routers, bridges, gateways, multiplexers, transceivers and firewalls. In ...
A network protocol that encapsulates packets at a peer level or below. It is used to transport multiple protocols over a common network as well as provide the vehicle for encrypted virtual private ...