华北水利水电大学信息工程学院计算机网络课件 Lecture1.pptVIP

Part I: Introduction Goal: get context, overview, “feel” of networking more depth, detail later in course approach: descriptive use Internet as example Overview: what’s the Internet what’s a protocol? network edge network core access net, physical media performance: loss, delay protocol layers, service models backbones, NAPs, ISPs history ATM network What’s the Internet: “nuts and bolts” view millions of connected computing devices: hosts, end-systems pc’s, workstations, servers PDA’s, phones, toasters running network apps communication links fiber, copper, radio, satellite routers: forward