# An Introduction to Computer Networks

- By: Peter Lars Dordal
- Publisher: Loyola University of Chicago
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Computer_Science/Networks/An_Introduction_to_Computer_Networks_(Dordal))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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This text is a free and open general-purpose computer-networking textbook, complete with diagrams and exercises.It covers the LAN, internetworking and transport layers, focusing primarily on TCP/IP. Particular attention is paid to congestion; other special topics include queuing, real-time traffic, network management, security and the ns simulator.