Building on the theme of our original text book, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, we are writing a series of books that apply the systems lens to emerging topics (such as 5G, SDN, etc.). With thousands of factoids available on the web (especially when it comes to trending topics), the challenge is to distinguish between what’s important and what’s not; between what’s superficial and what’s lasting. Our goal for the series is to provide this perspective: to give students and professionals a measured dose of technical depth, a framework for understanding those details, and a foundation for acting on that understanding.

Within this site you will find links to contribute to the books, which are all being developed as open source projects. You can buy print and ebook versions. We’re also writing a fortnightly newsletter with our thoughts on current trends and the history of computer networks and systems.