Computers as Components, 2nd Edition

398 CHAPTER 8 Networks

must design the network topology as well as the software running on the network

nodes.

Of course, the microprocessor bus is a simple type of network. However, we

use the term network to mean an interconnection scheme that does not provide

shared memory communication. In the next section, we develop the basic princi-

ples of hardware and software architectures for networks. Section 8.2 examines

several different networking systems. Section 8.3 considers techniques for the

design of distributed embedded systems. Section 8.4 focuses on how embedded

systems can be designed to talk to the Internet. Section 8.5 looks at the networked ...