Computer Networking: a Top-Down Approach (8th ed.)
J.F. Kurose, K.W. Ross, Pearson, 2020http://gaia.cs.umass.edu/kurose_ross
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4.1
Network Layer Overview
Chapter goals; forwarding versus routing; data plane, control plane; network service model.
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4.2
Whats Inside a Router?
Input and output ports, switching fabrics, buffering, packet scheduling, net neutrality.
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4.3
The Internet Protocol.
IPv4, addressing, NAT, IPv6
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4.4
Generalized Forwarding
Generalized fowarding, match plus action, OpenFlow.
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4.5
Middleboxes and Summary
Whats a middlebox? Internet architecture, evoluation; chapter summary
