Chapter 1: Foundation

I must create a System, or be enslav’d by another Man’s; I will not Reason and Compare: my business is to Create.

—William Blake

• Problem: Building a Network
• 1.1 Applications
  • 1.1.1 Classes of Applications
• 1.2 Requirements
  • 1.2.1 Stakeholders
  • 1.2.2 Scalable Connectivity
  • 1.2.3 Cost-Effective Resource Sharing
  • 1.2.4 Support for Common Services
  • 1.2.5 Manageability
• 1.3 Architecture
  • 1.3.1 Layering and Protocols
  • 1.3.2 Encapsulation
  • 1.3.3 Multiplexing and Demultiplexing
  • 1.3.4 OSI Model
  • 1.3.5 Internet Architecture
• 1.4 Software
  • 1.4.1 Socket API
  • 1.4.2 Example Client/Server
• 1.5 Performance
  • 1.5.1 Bandwidth and Latency
  • 1.5.2 Delay × Bandwidth Product
  • 1.5.3 High-Speed Networks
  • 1.5.4 Application Requirements
• Perspective: Feature Velocity