Course textbooks

Below is a list of textbooks you will need for courses in the Internetworking program.

INWK 6111: Introduction to Computer Networks

Textbook: Data & Computer Communications (10th edition)
Author: William Stallings
ISBN#: 9780133506488
Publisher: Prentice Hall

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INWK 6211: Mathematics for Internetworking

Textbook (1st two weeks of Math course): Think Python (note we are using Python 3)
Author: Brad Miller and David Ranum
ISBN#: Interactive book
Publisher: Runestone Interactive

Reference: Probability and Statistics for Computer Scientists (3rd edition)
Author: Baron, Michael
ISBN#: 9781138044487 - International Standard Book Number 13:978-1-4987-6060-7 (EPUB)
Publisher: Chapman & Hall

Reference: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World, (2nd edition)
Author: C. Kaufman, R. Perlman, & M. Speciner
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, 2002

INWK 6112: Physical and Data Link Standards & Protocols

Textbook: TBA by instructor

INWK 6114: Internet Communication Protocols        

Textbook (possibly a new volume): TCP/IP Illustrated, The Protocols Vol. 1
Author: W. Richard Stevens
ISBN#: 0-201633469
Publisher: Addison Wesley (Pearson)

INWK 6115: Network Architecture

Textbook: No textbook; see professor's recommended references:

Interconnections:  Bridges, Routers, Switches and Internetworking Protocols - 2nd Ed., by Radia Perlman - ISNB 02015344481
Business Data Communications and Networking by Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis
Routing TCP/IP by Jeff Doyle and Jennifer Carrol

INWK 6113: Telecommunication and Wide Area Networks

No Textbook Required; see instructor's recommended references:

Fundamentals of Telecommunications by Roger L. Freeman
Digital Telephony
by John C. Bellamy
Telecommunication Switching and Networks 
by P. Gnanasivam
Voice over IP Fundamentals 
by Jonathan Davidson

INWK 6119: Network Security

No Textbook Required; see instructor's recommended references:

Kaufman, Perlman & Speciner, Network Security: Private Communications in a Public World, ISBN: 0-13-061466-1, Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems.

INWK 6117: Emerging Network Technologies

Textbook: No textbook; instructor notes may be provided.

INWK 6312: Programming for Internetworking

Textbook: Think Python (note we are using Python 3)
Author: Brad Miller and David Ranum
ISBN#: Interactive book
Publisher: Runestone Interactive

Textbook: Textbook: Network Programmability and Automation: Skills for the Next-Generation Network Engineer
Authors: Jason Edelman, Scott S. Lowe, Matt Oswalt
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1491931256
Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (March 3 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 584 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781491931257
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1491931257

Textbook: Cisco Certified DevNet Professional DEVCOR 350-901 Official Cert Guide
Authors: Hazim Dahir, Jason Davis, Stuart Clark, Quinn Snyder
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cisco Press; 1st edition (Aug. 27 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 752 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 013737044X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0137370443

Additional References:

Textbook: Fluent Python, 2nd Edition
Author: Luciano Ramalho
Released April 2022
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781492056355

Textbook: Python for Data Analysis, 3rd Edition
Author: Wes McKinney
Released August 2022
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9781098104030

Textbook: Mastering Python Networking - Fourth Edition
Author: Eric Chou
Released Jan 2023
ISBN-13: 9781803234618

INWK 6912: Network Design

No Textbook Required. see instructor's recommended references:

Mani Subramanian, Network Management: Principles and Practice, 2000, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-35742-9.
James D. McCabe, Network Analysis, Archietcture and Design (3rd edition), Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, CA, 2007.
Priscilla Oppenheimer, Top Down Network Design (3rd edition), Cisco Press, 2011.
Gary Higginbottom, Performance Evaluation of Communication Networks, Artech House, Boston-London, 1998.