This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print
rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials so they come to
class ready to succeed. A top-down layered approach to computer networking.
Unique among computer networking texts the 8th Edition of the popular Computer
Networking: A Top Down Approach builds on the authors' long tradition of teaching this
complex subject through a layered approach in a "top-down manner." The text works its way from
the application layer down toward the physical layer motivating students by exposing them to
important concepts early in their study of networking. Focusing on the Internet and the
fundamentally important issues of networking this text provides an excellent foundation for
students in computer science and electrical engineering without requiring extensive knowledge
of programming or mathematics. The 8th Edition has been updated to reflect the most
important and exciting recent advances in networking including the importance of
software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G 5G networks and the mobile
applications they enable.