Download or read book Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach: International Edition written by James F. Kurose and published by Pearson Higher Ed. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the successful top-down approach of previous editions, the Sixth Edition of Computer Networking continues with an early emphasis on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces (the top layer), encouraging a hands-on experience with protocols and networking concepts, before working down the protocol stack to more abstract layers. This book has become the dominant book for this course because of the authors’ reputations, the precision of explanation, the quality of the art program, and the value of their own supplements.