Front Matter -- Distributed Networks. Client/Server Computing Basics / Daniel McFarland, Darren B Nicholson -- Groupware / Robert Slagter -- Network Middleware / Linda Volonino, Pragati Dalal -- Grid Computing Fundamentals / Mark Baker -- Grid Computing Implementation / Barry Wilkinson, Clayton Ferner -- Cluster Computing Fundamentals / Hong Ong, Mark Baker -- Next-Generation Cluster Networks / Keren Bergman, Benjamin A Small, Larry A Bergman -- Utility Computing on Global Grids / Chee Shin Yeo, Rajkumar Buyya, Marcos Dias de Assu��no, Jia Yu, Anthony Sulistio, Srikumar Venugopal, Martin Placek -- Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture / Jing Wu, Michel Savoie -- Peer-to-Peer Network Applications / Stan Kurkovsky -- Incentive Issues in Peer-to-Peer Systems / Yu-Kwong Kwok -- Storage Area Network Fundamentals / Vladimir V Riabov -- Fibre Channel / Jiying Zhao -- Storage Area Networks: Architectures and Protocols / Nirwan Ansari, Si Yin -- Distributed Intelligent Networks / G N Prezerakos, I S Venieris -- Smart Cards: Communication Protocols and Applications / Michael Tunstall, Konstantinos Markantonakis, Damien Sauveron, Keith Mayes -- Fault-Tolerant Systems / Amiya Nayak -- Distributed Algorithms / Valmir C Barbosa -- Distributed Databases / David Coquil, Harald Kosch -- Network Planning, Control, and Management. Network Capacity Planning / Priscilla Oppenheimer -- Network Traffic Modeling / Thomas M Chen -- Network Traffic Management / Thomas M Chen -- Network Security Risk Assessment and Management / Dan Port, Rick Kazman, David Klappholz -- Network Reliability and Fault Tolerance / Matthew Liotine -- Social Engineering / Benjamin �Bck, Markus D Klemen, Edgar R Weippl -- Intrusion-Detection Systems / Peng Ning, Sushil Jajodia -- Network Attacks / Mohamed Hamdi, Noureddine Boudriga -- Computer Viruses and Worms / Robert Slade -- Denial of Service Attacks / Qijun Gu, Peng Liu -- E-Mail Threats and Vulnerabilities / David Harley -- Virtual Private Networks / G I Papadimitriou, M S Obaidat, C Papazoglou, A S Pomportsis -- Cryptography / Ari Juels -- Access Control / Sabrina De Capitani diVimercati, Sara Foresti, Stefano Paraboschi, Pierangela Samarati -- Biometrics / James L Wayman -- Firewalls / James E Goldman -- Authentication / Patrick McDaniel -- Password Authentication / Jeremy L Rasmussen -- Physical Security Threats and Measures / Mark Michael -- Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) / Raymond R Panko -- Backup and Recovery System Requirements / David R Reavis -- Business Requirements of Backup Systems / Markus Klemen, Thomas Neubauer, Edgar R Weippl -- Evaluating Storage Media Requirements / David R Reavis -- Business Continuity Planning / Marco Cremonini, Pierangela Samarati -- E-Mail and Internet Use Policies / Nancy J King -- Computer Network Management / Jian Ren -- Computer Network Popular Applications and Future Directions. E-Mail and Instant Messaging / Bhagyavati -- Application Service Providers (ASPs) / Bandula Jayatilaka -- Videoconferencing / Ketan Mayer-Patel -- Computer Conferencing: Protocols and Applications / William R Gillis, Colleen Taugher -- Telecommuting and Telework / Michael Workman -- Online Banking / Ronnie J Phillips -- Digital Libraries / Cavan McCarthy -- Computer Conferencing and Distance Learning / Liam Rourke, Heather Kanuka -- Electronic Commerce / Charles Steinfield -- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) / Matthew K McGowan -- Electronic Payment Systems / Indrajit Ray -- Internet Relay Chat (IRC) / James M Hudson, Paul L Witt -- Online Communities / Lee Sproull, Manuel Arriaga -- Mobile Commerce / Vijay Atluri -- Online News / Bruce Garrison, Marcus Messner -- Travel and Tourism / Ulrike Gretzel, Youcheng Wang, Daniel R Fesenmaier -- Web-Based Training / Patrick J Fahy -- RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) / Stephen A Weis -- Active Networking / Stephen F Bush -- Applications of Biological Concepts to Designs of Computer Networks and Network Applications / Tatsuya Suda, Tadashi Nakano, Keita Fujii -- Nanotechnology for Communication Systems / Syed H Murshid, Azhar M Khayrattee -- Molecular Communication: New Paradigm for Communication among Nanoscale Biological Machines / Michael Moore, Akihiro Enomoto, Tatsuya Suda, Tadashi Nakano, Yutaka Okaie -- Reviewers List -- Index.

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v. 1. Key concepts, data transmission, and digital and optical networks -- v. 2. LANs, MANs, WANs, The Internet, and global, cellular, and wireless networks -- v. 3. Distributed networks, network planning, control, management, and new trends and applications.

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