Indianapolis, Ind. - December 27, 2007—Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals, new from Prentice Hall, promises to change the way network engineers think about and design network protocols.

News Facts:

• Users gain a unique insight into the commonalities of protocols from a long-time leader in the computer networking field
• The "unified theory of networking" reveals previously hidden patterns in network architectures and protocols.
• Readers learn to exploit hidden patterns in the design, development, and management of networks.
• Available at informit.com, local bookstores, and online resellers.

Product Information:

Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals
By John Day
ISBN-10: 0132252422
ISBN-13: 9780132252423
List Price: $54.99
Publisher: Prentice Hall

About the Author
John Day has been involved in research and development of computer networks since 1970 when he was involved in the design of transport and upper layer protocols for the ARPANet as well as the Internet. John was in charge of the development of the OSI Reference Model, Naming and Addressing and upper layer architecture and is currently a member of the Internet Research Task Force's Name Space Research Group. Recently Mr. Day has been turning his attention to radically new network architectures that scale indefinitely.

About Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational and professional publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help people of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. Professionals, leaders, academics, experts, and consultants draft the books and online resources that help develop today's and tomorrow's business leaders. Top technology companies that have chosen Pearson Education as their publishing partner include IBM, Symantec, Cisco, Adobe, and Macromedia. The company is home to such renowned publishing and information portal brands as Informit.com, Prentice Hall Professional , IBM Press, Addison-Wesley Professional, Peachpit Press, Cisco Press, Sams Publishing, and Que Publishing. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Technorati Keywords: Networking, Network, Architecture, Routing, Protocols, Technology, Computer, Book, Publishing.

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