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An Introduction To Computer Networks

This document introduces an open textbook on computer networks called "An Introduction to Computer Networks" by Peter L Dordal. The textbook covers topics like LANs, internetworking, transport layers, TCP/IP, congestion, queuing, real-time traffic, network management, security, and simulation tools. The textbook is intended as a primary or supplemental text for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in computer networking. The document provides information on different versions and formats available for both the first and second editions of the textbook.

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An Introduction To Computer Networks

This document introduces an open textbook on computer networks called "An Introduction to Computer Networks" by Peter L Dordal. The textbook covers topics like LANs, internetworking, transport layers, TCP/IP, congestion, queuing, real-time traffic, network management, security, and simulation tools. The textbook is intended as a primary or supplemental text for undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in computer networking. The document provides information on different versions and formats available for both the first and second editions of the textbook.

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2/21/23, 11:48 AM An Introduction to Computer Networks

An Introduction to Computer Networks


Peter L Dordal
Department of Computer Science
Loyola University Chicago

Welcome to the website for An Introduction to Computer Networks, a free and open general-purpose computer-
networking textbook, complete with diagrams and exercises. It covers the LAN, internetworking and transport
layers, focusing primarily on TCP/IP. Particular attention is paid to congestion; other special topics include queuing,
real-time traffic, network management, security, mininet and the ns simulator.

The book is suitable as the primary text for an undergraduate or introductory graduate course in computer
networking, as a supplemental text for a wide variety of network-related courses, and as a reference work.

It is released under the Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs, though note that some
commercial use is allowed (see the preface for licensing details).

Further information about classroom use is available in the preface.

As of the end of July 2020 I am pleased to introduce the second edition. The first version of the second edition,
2.0.1, is essentially identical to the final release of the first edition, 1.9.21, except that the chapters have been
divided into more manageable size; see the discussion in the preface for more. Here are the versions for the
second edition:

Second Edition online html, starting at the Table of Contents


Second Edition pdf
unicode-safer online html (if these characters do not display properly: ⟨𝛼,𝛽,𝛾,⟩)
mobile version (experimental; works reasonably well on Android and iPhones)
Zipped html
unicode-safer zipped html
epub (warning: not compatible with some epub readers)

The last version of the first edition, 1.9.21, is available in the following forms:

Online html
pdf
unicode-safer online html
mobile version
Zipped html
unicode-safer zipped html
epub

I have started a directory of supplemental and contributed material, such as powerpoints, slides and labs.
Submissions are welcome!

A comment form is now available. Let me know what you think!

In the html versions the per-chapter table-of-contents sidebar is now collapsible, for better use of screen space on
smaller devices. Unfortunately, this has broken the search feature. Repairs are underway, but progress has been
slow.

See the preface for more information on the unicode issues that have led to the unicode-safer versions above.

Edition 1.0 of the book is permanently available as Online html, Zipped html, pdf and epub although most users are
more likely to want the current version above.

Peter Dordal

https://intronetworks.cs.luc.edu 1/1

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