High-Performance Communication Networks

Features

• Provides the most recent information on
  • wide and local area networks, including WDM and optical networks, Fast and Gigabit Ethernets
  • access networks, such as cable modems and DSL;
  • approaches for quality-differentiated services in IP and ATM networks.
• Examines the Internet, including proposed advances for improved performance and quality of service.
• Presents a comprehensive discussion of wireless networks for voice and data.
• Explains the economic factors and technical tradeoffs that guide network development.
• Derives (in self-contained sections) the most important mathematical results of network performance

About the Author

Jean Walrand, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC-Berkelely, is a recipient of the Lanchester Prize and a fellow of both the IEEE and the Belgian American Educational Foundation. His research interests include stochastic processes, queuing theory, communication networks, and control systems. His other books include An Introduction to Queuing Networks (1988) and Communication Networks: A First Course (1998). He is co-founder of Odyssia Systems, a Berkeley-based company specializing in the development of IP-QoS systems.

Pravin Varaiya is the Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC-Berkeley. A fellow of the IEEE and a member of the NAE, he has been engaged in teaching and research in communication networks for two decades. He is co-Principal Investigator on the NSF-sponsored Internet Demand Experiment (INDEX) and WebTP projects, as well as on an ONR-sponsored project dealing with ad hoc networks for unmanned air vehicles.