Architecture of Network Systems

Combines principles from computer architecture, algorithms and networking into a set of practices and methodologies to improve performance, scalability, security, and power efficiency in network system design

Dimitrios Serpanos (Author), Tilman Wolf (Author)

9780123744944, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 2 March 2011

344 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg

"Designed for upper level undergraduate or graduate students in network engineering and architecture, this volume presents a comprehensive examination of major features of contemporary network systems and embedded network architectures. Topics discussed include network protocols, interconnects and switching, network adapters, bridges and routers, transport and application layer systems, QoS and security, network on chip architectures and next generation Internet architecture. Chapters include numerous illustrations and tables as well as concise summaries. Serpanos is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Petras, Greece and Wolf is a professor of computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst." --Book News, Reference & Research

Architecture of Network Systems explains the practice and methodologies that will allow you to solve a broad range of problems in system design, including problems related to security, quality of service, performance, manageability, and more. Leading researchers Dimitrios Serpanos and Tilman Wolf develop architectures for all network sub-systems, bridging the gap between operation and VLSI.This book provides comprehensive coverage of the technical aspects of network systems, including system-on-chip technologies, embedded protocol processing and high-performance, and low-power design. It develops a functional approach to network system architecture based on the OSI reference model, which is useful for practitioners at every level. It also covers both fundamentals and the latest developments in network systems architecture, including network-on-chip, network processors, algorithms for lookup and classification, and network systems for the next-generation Internet.The book is recommended for practicing engineers designing the architecture of network systems and graduate students in computer engineering and computer science studying network system design.

1. Introduction2. Networks and Network Systems3. Performance Requirements4. Interconnects and Switching Fabrics5. Network Adapters6. Bridges and L-2 Switches7. Routers (including software routers)8. Gateways9. Application Layer Systems--Deep Packet Inspection10. Quality-of-Service and Security11. Specialized Hardware Components I: Memory and Memory Management12. Specialized Hardware Components II: Network Processors13. Power Issues in Network Systems14. Networks-on-Chips and Network Systems15. Operating Systems for Network Systems16. Next-Generation Internet Systems ArchitectureAppendix A: The ISO OSI Reference Model and Network Protocols

Subject Areas: Computer networking & communications [UT]