TY - CHAP
T1 - The network, as we know it
AU - Liotta, Antonio
AU - Exarchakos, George
PY - 2011/8/22
Y1 - 2011/8/22
N2 - If you aren't a network guru and have no interest whatsoever in becoming one, though still wonder how the 'Net' works, this chapter will provide you with a number of precious answers. Together, we'll revisit the hectic journey of a data packet from the time it's conceived by an Internet server, until its destiny is accomplished in your computer. As with messengers, packets carry valuable information. Their purpose in life is simple: to find the best path to their addressee. However, in a network entangled with billions of links, how does your packet find its way through? How can streams of packets be delivered on time? You will appreciate the mechanisms that keep the network connected and stable. To those who are not network specialists, this chapter will provide all the elements required to tackle the more advanced networking concepts introduced in the rest of book. You will read about routers, packet switching, data buffering, message forwarding, the wonders of Dijkstra's algorithm and the tricks used to keep mobile terminals connected.
AB - If you aren't a network guru and have no interest whatsoever in becoming one, though still wonder how the 'Net' works, this chapter will provide you with a number of precious answers. Together, we'll revisit the hectic journey of a data packet from the time it's conceived by an Internet server, until its destiny is accomplished in your computer. As with messengers, packets carry valuable information. Their purpose in life is simple: to find the best path to their addressee. However, in a network entangled with billions of links, how does your packet find its way through? How can streams of packets be delivered on time? You will appreciate the mechanisms that keep the network connected and stable. To those who are not network specialists, this chapter will provide all the elements required to tackle the more advanced networking concepts introduced in the rest of book. You will read about routers, packet switching, data buffering, message forwarding, the wonders of Dijkstra's algorithm and the tricks used to keep mobile terminals connected.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80051772881
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-1473-1_2
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-1473-1_2
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:80051772881
SN - 9789400714724
T3 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
SP - 15
EP - 38
BT - Networks for Pervasive Services
A2 - Liotta, A.
A2 - Exarchakos, G.
PB - Springer
ER -