Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking

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1. rramadassApr 2022
   Buy cheap/used books :-)

   1) Internet System Handbook by Marshall Rose and Daniel Lynch - Overview of The Internet from the 1990s. Very valuable to get the big picture.

   2) An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network by S. Keshav - Excellent textbook which covers three different types of Networks.

   3) The TCP/IP Guide by Charles Kozierok. - Reference: http://www.tcpipguide.com/ Start at "Networking Fundamentals" : http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_NetworkingFundamentals.htm

   4) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking by S. Keshav - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30964707

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2. rramadassJan 2022
   +1

   The same technique with necessary modifications is also applicable to figuring out whether it is worthwhile to completely Read a Book. These days Books have so much unnecessary filler that a lot can be skipped with no loss of information/knowledge.

   PS: The same author has also written two great books on Computer Networking; 1) An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking 2) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking

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3. rramadassAug 2021
   Not quite clear what you are asking for; Are you looking for "operational" books like the Cisco ones which talk about configuring appliances and setting up networks or books which deal with how networks/protocols work and the theory behind them?

   Nevertheless, you will find the following books useful;

   * An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network by S. Keshav.

   * Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking by S. Keshav.

   * The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference by Charles Kozlerok.

   * The All-New Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology by Seifert and Edwards.

   * Wireless Networking: Understanding Internetworking Challenges by Burbank et al.

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4. RamanathanRNov 2018
   In addition to the TCP/IP books commonly mentioned, i highly recommend the following two, both by Srinivasan Keshav;

   * An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network.

   * Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking

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5. sidupadhyayJan 2012
   It is unfortunate that the content isn't available outside of iTunes.

   Thought, if you're interested there are some other pretty good intro probability courses online:

   Math and Probability for Life Sciences (UCLA): http://www.academicearth.org/courses/math-and-proability-for... The course doesn't cover as much material, but is still fairly detailed.

   CS 798 Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking, Fall 2008, University of Waterloo: http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/keshav/mediawiki-1.4.7/index... This is a really great course that covers a broad set of topics, and is some what similar in structure to the Stat 110 course. Beyond the basics of probability, you also can learn a good deal about statistical inference and stochastic processes.

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6. rramadassMar 2023
   This is a coincidence! I just bought this book last week. It is slim but seems non-trivial. Mathematical Foundations of Computer Networking is definitely needed if one is to understand this book.

   My interest is to study the J language in an application setting but could only find this book in paper copy form. I am quite surprised as to why the AI/ML community has not discovered the J language since at first glance it seems it would be a good fit.

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