Reading List "Vernetzte Systeme 2002/2003"

version: 28/01/2003


Chapter 1: Introduction

  - T Chapter 1 (everything, mostly 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5.1)
  - T Section 2.2
  - Newspapers and magazines


Chapter 2: Applications

  - T Chapter 7 (except 7.4)
  - Any network programming (sockets) book - T 6.1 for a start
  - Any Java book or Active Oberon overview paper


Chapter 3: Transport

  - T Chapter 6
  - Any book on queuing theory - T Section 5.3, 5.4 for a start
  - T Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5.1


Chapter 4: Network Layer

  - T Chapter 5 (mostly 5.1, 5.2, 5.6)


Chapter 5: Link Layer

  - T Chapter 3 (mostly 3.1, 3.2, 3.6.2) 
  - T Chapter 4 (mostly 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7)


T = Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th edition