Preface to the second edition
Unless otherwise stated, this preface is written by author Xu, who is referred to as “I” in the following. Author Varghese is referred to as “George” in the following.
When George invited me in 2015 to write the second edition and become a co-author of this legendary book, I felt both humbled and honored. I also felt a deep sense of mission, as the bulk of my research and teaching had been on network algorithmics since the mid-1990s and still is.
When I signed the new edition contract with the publisher, I was originally committed to significantly revising only three chapters: Chapter 13 (Switching), Chapter 14 (Scheduling packets), and Chapter 16 (Measuring network traffic). In August 2020, at the suggestion of George, ...
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