For advanced undergraduate courses in Computer Networking, held in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering departments. Assuming no knowledge of industry jargon, this book describes the design of network systems such as routers, bridges, switches, firewalls, and other equipment used in the Internet. It considers the functionality required for protocol processing, and explains how the functionality has been implemented on a range of hardware architectures. Comer focuses on network processor technology, a recent development that has become one of the standard tools used by designers.
