Spring 2009: ECE 742/IT 834 Reference Material

• The following is a list of some relevant reference texts. Many of them are available in the GMU libraries.
  • General references on networks
    1. D. Bertsekas and R.G. Gallager, Data Networks , 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1992.
    2. H. J. Chao Broadband Packet Switching Technologies: A Practical Guide to ATM Switches and IP Routers, Wiley-Interscience, 2001.
    3. D. E. Comer, Computer Networks and Intranets , 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1999.
    4. S. Keshav, An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network, Addison-Wesley, 1997.
    5. A. Leon-Garcia and I. Widjaja, Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures, 2nd edition McGraw-Hill, 2004.
    6. J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 4th edition Addison-Wesley, 2008.
    7. L. Peterson and B. S. Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 3rd edition, Morgan Kauffman, 2003
    8. M. Schwartz, Telecommunication Networks: Protocols, Modeling and Analysis, Addison-Wesley, 1988.
    9. A. S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall, 2002.
    10. J. Walrand, Communication networks: a first course, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
  • Performance evaluation of computer networks
    1. R. Jain, The Art of computer systems performance analysis: techniques for experimental design, measurement, simulation and modeling, , John Wiley and Sons, 1991.
    2. L. Kleinrock, Queueing Systems: Vol I, Theory, John Wiley and Sons, 1975.
    3. L. Kleinrock, Queueing Systems: Vol II, Computer Applications, John Wiley and Sons, 1976.
    4. H. Kobayashi, Modeling and Analysis: An Introduction to System Performance Evaluation, 1978.
  • High-speed networks
    1. J. Hui, Switching and Traffic Theory for Integrated Broadband Networks , Kluwer, 1990.
    2. M. Schwartz, Broadband Integrated Networks, Prentice-Hall, 1996.
    3. W. Stallings, High-Speed Networks: TCP/IP and ATM Design Principles, Prentice-Hall, 1998.
    4. J. Walrand and P. Varaiya, High-Performance Communication Networks, Morgan Kauffman Publishers, Inc., 1996.
  • Internet Protocols
    1. D. E. Comer, Internetworking With TCP/IP Volume I: Principles, Protocols and Architecture , 3rd edition, Prentice-Hall, 1995.
    2. C. Huitema, IPv6: the new Internet protocol , 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, 1998.
    3. C. Huitema, Routing in the Internet , 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, 1995.
    4. R. Perlman, Interconnections: bridges and routers, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1999.
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode networks
    1. D. McDysan and D. Spohn, ATM Theory and Applications McGraw-Hill, 1995.
    2. R. O. Onvural, Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks: Performance Issues , 2nd Edition, Arctech House, 1995.
    3. R. O. Onvural and R. Cherukuri, Signaling in ATM Networks , Arctech House, 1997.
    4. R. Handel, M. N. Huber and S. Schroder, ATM Networks: Concepts, Protocols, Applications, 3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1998.
    5. T. Kwok, ATM: The New Paradigm for Internet, Intranet and Residential Broadband Services and Applications, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1998.
• Relevant journals:
  • IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • IEEE Network Magazine
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Journal of High-Speed Networks
  • Telecommunications Systems
  • Computer Networks and ISDN Systems
  • Performance Evaluation
• Relevant conference proceedings:
  • IEEE Infocom
  • IEEE Globecom, IEEE ICC
  • ACM Sigcomm
• Useful links on the Web:
  • Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
  • MPLS Forum
  • Technology Guides
  • Data Communications Magazine On-Line
  • ITU-T Recommendations