Articoli

Service quality: bandwidth, latency, jitter, and ping

Discover the service quality: bandwidth, latency, jitter and ping, QoS, throughput, RTT, buffering, and performance in real-time networks.

Physical layer: bits, signals, and transmission media

Questo è una sezione del capitolo “Internet” del libro “Principi della multimedia digitale”.
Il testo introduce le reti di calcolatori come sistemi di dispositivi autonomi connessi, capaci di scambiarsi informazioni.

Link layer, Ethernet frames, and MAC addresses

Explore the link layer, Ethernet frames, and MAC addresses: local communication, frame encapsulation, headers, payloads, trailers, FCS, and CRC.

Network layer, IP addresses, and routing

Discover the network layer, IP addresses, and routing: IP protocol, IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, NAT, and routing and forwarding tables.

Transport layer: TCP, UDP, QUIC, ports, and sockets

Discover the transport layer: TCP, UDP, QUIC, ports and sockets, end-to-end communication, ACKs, retransmissions, and real-time applications.

Application layer, DNS, and domain names

Discover the application layer, DNS, and domain names: application protocols, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, domains, FQDNs, nameservers, registrars, and registries.

Network protocols and layered architecture

Discover network protocols and layered architecture: communication rules, Internet layers, encapsulation, headers, and interoperability.

Network services: connectivity and reliability

Discover network services: connectivity and reliability, connection-oriented and connectionless services, data delivery, and retransmissions.

Network management, security, and maintenance

Questo è una sezione del capitolo “Internet” del libro “Principi della multimedia digitale”.
Il testo introduce le reti di calcolatori come sistemi di dispositivi autonomi connessi, capaci di scambiarsi informazioni.

How an ISP network works

Scopri come funziona la rete di un ISP: accesso a Internet, ultimo miglio, POP, backbone, peering, IXP e gerarchia Tier 1, Tier 2 e Tier 3.