Complex Dynamics in Communication Networks

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kocarev, Ljupco (Editor), Vattay, Gábor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Electrical Engineering.
• Physical Description: X, 362 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540323815
• ISSN: 1860-0840

Computer and communication networks are among society's most important infrastructures. The internet, in particular, is a giant global network of networks without central control or administration. It is a paradigm of a complex system, where complexity may arise from different sources: topological structure, network evolution, connection and node diversity, or dynamical evolution. The present volume is the first book entirely devoted to the new and emerging field of nonlinear dynamics of TCP/IP networks. It addresses both scientists and engineers working in the general field of communication networks.