High Performance Switches and Routers

"High Performance Switches and Routers" covers the up-to-date topics in high performance switches and routers.

It includes basic and advanced algorithms, architectures, and implementations of different aspects of the routers.

Topics include high-speed route lookup, packet classification, packet scheduling, buffer management for quality of service, large-capacity packet switches, optical packet switches and network processor.

Although the implementation techniques for switches/routers may vary in the next five years, the fundamental theories and principles presented in this book will remain useful for the industrial researcher and those in academia.