Computer Networking Problems and Solutions

PART IVCurrent Topics

Up to this point, this book has focused on problems and solutions. Part IV is a bit different, in that it primarily focuses on some of the newer trends in network engineering:

• What is the virtualization of functions, what does this accomplish in terms of business requirements and usage of networks, and how does virtualizing functions interact with network design and performance?

• What is the Internet of Things, and what impacts might this concept have on the design and future of networks?

• Cloud is moving from the new and exciting to the normal and operational; what is cloud computing, and how are clouds built?

• Networks are becoming so large that it is becoming difficult for administrators and engineers to actually ...