Description:
Computer and communicaton networks are among society`s most important infrastructures. The internet, in particular, is a giant global network of networks with central control or administration. It is a paradigm of a complex system, where complexity may arise from different sources: topological structure, network evolution, connection and node diversity, and /or dynamical evolution. This is the first book entirely devoted to the new and emerging field of nonlinear dynamics of TCP/IP networks. It addresses both scientists and engineers working in the general field of communication networks. TOC:On Chaotic Dynamics of Transport Protocols in Wide-Area Internet Connections.- Phase Transition in Internet Traffic And Application of Critical Control.- Observing The Macroscopic Dynamics of Large-Scale IP Networks.- Observations And Possible Causes of Critical Behavior in Internet Traffic.- Dynamical Properties of Externally Driven TCP Traffic.- Modeling TCP with RED Gateway: a Dynamical Approach..- A Local-World Model for the Complex Topology of the Internet.- Chaotic Phenomena of TCP and its Implications to Network Performance