However, sometimes few abbreviations will appear without its expansion at its first appearance resulting in reader not knowing what it is. The presentation of materials is mostly clear. It will make it easier to adopt as a textbook for the relevant networking courses. It will be beneficial to revise the textbook up-to-date. The date of publication gives the impression that it is outdated or old in the minds of the readers and the students in the course. The good part is most of the TCP/IP layers remained the same. It was not updated to cover the technological changes that appeared since 2011. The publication of the textbook is 2011, which is almost 10 years old. Other than that the textbook is accurate and unbiased. Textbook covers almost all areas of TCP/IP Internet protocol except security, network management and protocols for real-time applications and Internet Application layer protocols such as FTP, SNMP, SMTP, and HTTP in details. Reviewed by Suban Krishnamoorthy, Professor, Framingham State University on 6/12/20
New revision could add latest technological updates. A great addition for understanding networking concepts. Cleary presented topics as described in the scope of the book. Great book as an introductory courses for CS/ES classes. The book is technical in nature and found no issues with cultural biases. There are no navigation issues, and the structure is well maintained throughout the book. Index topics are clear and easy to follow. Nicely organized in a logical fashion from a top-down approach.
The index, titles and sub-sections are clear and easy to follow. The sections of the book is divided nicely. Slowly it starts with concepts and builds on them.
The book maintains consistency with the topics covered and terminology used. Protocols are explained in step-by-step manner. Topics are clearly presented, with exercises and solutions. Future releases could include more on security/cryptography to keep up with the latest changes. Since the fundamentals of networking have remained the same, the topics covered are still relevant as an introductory understanding. Fundamentals are covered in a systematic way.Ĭontent is accurately presented as in the scope of this book. Most other books will start with a bottom-up approach. It covers topics from the top-down perspective of the OSI model. The book is sufficiently comprehensive for the introductory CS/EE courses. Reviewed by Venkatesh Patil, Adjunct Faculty, Portland State University on 1/27/23
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