Wow, this is a new one for me. Definitely on my reading list. Thanks for sharing this!
Computer Networks: A Systems Approach
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#12If anyone wants to get into the weeds of Ethernet specifically, O'Reilly has a good book on the subject that has more detail than you'll ever want to know about (short of reading the IEEE standards directly):
* https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/ethernet-the-definitive...
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#13Amazing books, but I'm not sure it is a good idea with such huge pictures (3462 × 2176px thumbnails), even though it of course is simpler than adding multiple sizes etc. RIP mobile users. https://sdn.systemsapproach.org/_images/Slide20.png
Looks like it might be a direct PowerPoint export. They might be open to suggestions from someone who has to manage large numbers of slides/images in the context of a teaching environment.
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#14I had never heard of this book. It’s really incredible. I’m curious as to how people think about the “systems” approach to networking vs the traditional.
What is the traditional approach, overly focusing on layers?
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#15This is a great book and one I constantly reference. The newest editions drop clock-based framing like ATM, but whenever I need to go back to looking at what's on the wire or considering what considerations were made in design or convention, I reach for this one!
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#16I'm confused. What makes this a "systems approach"? I've scanned through the index and a few chapters but it doesn't appear to be applying a systems/cybernetic approach to network engineering, unless I've missed something. Is it because it covers the whole stack in a systematic way?
Not bagging on the book, by the way - just trying to establish whether it's worth reading through, as I'm already somewhat familiar with network protocols but would be interested in systems/cybernetics insights into networking.
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#17If anyone wants to get into the weeds of Ethernet specifically, O'Reilly has a good book on the subject that has more detail than you'll ever want to know about (short of reading the IEEE standards directly): * https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/ethernet-the-definitive...
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#18I love this book! It's a great read for anyone who wants to build networked computer systems. I like how it focuses on network design and implementation in terms of the practical problems it solves, which helped me understand why the world's networking protocols were built the way they were.
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#19Could use a pdf release next to the web version
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#20I'm confused. What makes this a "systems approach"? I've scanned through the index and a few chapters but it doesn't appear to be applying a systems/cybernetic approach to network engineering, unless I've missed something. Is it because it covers the whole stack in a systematic way? Not bagging on the book, by the way - just trying to establish whether it's worth reading through, as I'm already somewhat familiar with…
I agree with this comment. I don't understand what specifically makes this a "system approach".