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# Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (6th Edition)

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book for anyone wanting to learn about computer networking.
*by J***E on October 21, 2013*

This book was required for a graduate course that I had in computer networking. The authors did an excellent job at gradually introducing the reader to the broad and sometimes complex topics in computer networking while still keeping the reader engaged. One thing I did not like was how some of the important concepts, like BGP protocols, were very briefly introduced and brushed off by tagging some references and/or referring to exercises at the end of the chapter. Overall, an excellent book and worth every penny.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book for a first course in networking
*by S***R on September 18, 2013*

Previously I had written a review on "Computer Networks" by Tanenbaum and Wetherall. I had no exposure to Kurose & Ross, so I thought it was the best around. I was incorrect. Don't get me wrong, the Tanenbaum book is still quite good. But I am now using Kurose & Ross for my networking class, and it is far better for an intuitive understanding of networking.What makes Kurose & Ross better for a first course in networking? It reads quite well (except for Chapter 5, I think the editor forgot to take a look at that one), which is an incredible achievement for a networking book. The flow of the book is much better, as is the approach to explanations. They approach their explanations of networking as though you are a person who has no exposure to networking. I do not think the Tanenbaum book is quite so careful. What does this mean in terms of the book? K&R uses many analogies to help you understand. It also has an entire section devoted to everything that happens, step by step, when a user requests a webpage. DHCP, ARP, TCP, HTTP, etc. This is great for the big picture.Also, K&R motivates the materials by explaining the dilemma they faced at the time, what the conceptual design considerations are, and then you are primed for the explanation of the actual protocols. This is vastly helpful. Another point for K&R is the top down approach. It really provide a significant improvement for the average student.Lastly, I think the scope and content of K&R is better for a first course in networking. They are quite detailed, yet they leave out other things that are extraneous to our current understanding of networking (e.g. Shannon's limit and Nyquist's Theorem -- the way my networking prof put it, those have been settled debates for many years, and don't really affect the study of networking today). Which lends itself to my final point: the math used in K&R is WAY more practical and intuitive. Propagation, Transmission, and Queueing delay, queueing efficiency, the difference in time between persistent and non-persistent HTTP, etc. Tanenbaum doesn't really have the unified picture in this regard, and some of the math in it is very unrealistic for a first course.All in all, an incredible networking text.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good resource for networking
*by B***N on January 11, 2015*

Do you want to know how the internet works? This is a good book for doing so. It starts you out basic with the application layer of computer networking, which is what most of us are used to seeing everyday when we login to our favorite websites. It gradually guides you through each of the underlying layers and connects them to each other to give you a good idea of how everything fits together and works. It also describes networking in a more local sense and shows you how a computer on the same network can work with others (such as Ad Hoc). The book has some great text about internet security, and the many different ways that systems can be compromised on the internet (which may even help make you more secure when you are doing your personal things online). The text is easy to read, but unfortunately cannot go into much depth with a lot of the concepts as it would be enough to fill a set of encyclopedias. In that sense, having access to other online (or offline if you really like physical text) resources will be a great help for explaining concepts, protocols, and other related material.

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