NetworkingintheInternetAge

Thistextisappropriateforthosecourseswithanemphasisone–commerceandtheInternet,aswellasshortcoursesorMBA/IScoursesthatwantamodernapproach.Networkinghaschangeddramaticallyoverthepasttenyears.Mosttextshavefocusedonnetworklayersandtheirconceptsandthenonhowthedifferenttechnologiesareimplemented;howeverwiththenumberofviabletechnologiesshrinking,itmakeslesssensetofocusonconceptsfirstandtechnologiessecond.NetworkingintheInternetAgefirsteditionintegratesthediscussionofconceptsandtechnologiessotheyappearinoneplace,organizedbylayers.