<h1>About this site</h1>

<p>This companion site collects supplementary resources and news related to the textbook Computer Networks 5/E.</p>
 
<h1>About Computer Networks 5/E</h1>

<p><i>Computer Networks</i> is a critically acclaimed textbook that has been used to teach students computer networking for over 30 years. Now in its 5th edition, Computer Networks 5/E, or CN5E, covers modern networking concepts from the physical to the application layer and security. A comprehensive set of supplementary resources provides problem, lecture, and lab materials for instructors. The text is widely used around the world and has been translated into many different languages.</p>


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<h1>About the Authors</h1>

<p><a href="http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/"><img src="http://computernetworks5e.org/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AndrewTanenbaum-e1375310162916-150x150.png" alt="AndrewTanenbaum" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-95" /></a><b>Andrew S. Tanenbaum</b> is a Professor of Computer Science at <a href="http://www.vu.nl/en/">Vrije Universiteteit</a>, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is a fellow of IEEE and ACM and a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences. He recently won a prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant of 2.5 million to do research on highly reliable computer systems. Tanenbaum has also authored or coauthored the following titles: <a href="http://www.pearsonhighered.com/tanenbaum/">Structured Computer Organization, Sixth Edition</a>; <a href="http://www.pearsonhighered.com/tanenbaum/">Modern Operating Systems, Third Edition</a>; <a href="http://www.pearsonhighered.com/tanenbaum/">Operating Systems: Design and Implementation, Third Edition</a>; and <a href="http://www.pearsonhighered.com/tanenbaum/">Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms, Second Edition</a>, all published by Prentice Hall.</p>

<p><a href="http://djw.cs.washington.edu"><img src="http://computernetworks5e.org/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Wetherall_D_photo-e1375310945372-135x150.jpg" alt="David J. Wetherall" width="135" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-98" /></a><b>David Wetherall</b> is a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the <a href="www.washington.edu">University of Washington</a> in Seattle. He hails from Perth, Australia, received his PhD from MIT, and has worked in the area of networking for the past two decades. His research is focused on Internet protocols, mobile and wireless networks, and security. Wetherall's work has been recognized with the IEEE Bennett Prize, ACM SIGCOMM Test-of-Time Award, and Sloan Fellowship, and funding from the NSF, DARPA, Intel, Cisco, and Google, He is a fellow of the ACM and the IEEE.</p>