
25
Computer Networks
Giuseppe Di Battista
Roma Tre University
Massimo Rimondini
Roma Tre University
25.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763
Benefits of Visualizing Computer Networks
25.2 The Very Basics of Computer Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764
A Network Model
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Interconnection Technologies
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Routing
and Routing Protocols
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The Internet Structure
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The User’s
Point of View
25.3 A Taxonomy of Visualization Methods and Tools . . . . . 766
Visualized Data
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Graph Drawing Conventions and
Methodologies
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Visualization Tools
25.4 Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .