Network Evolution and Applications

Network Evolution and Applications provides a comprehensive, integrative, and easy approach to understanding the technologies, concepts, and milestones in the history of networking. It provides an overview of different aspects involved in the networking arena that includes the core technologies that are essential for communication and important in our day-to-day life. It throws some light on certain past networking concepts and technologies that have been revolutionary in the history of science and technology and have been highly impactful. It expands on various concepts like Artificial Intelligence, Software Defined Networking, Cloud Computing, and Internet of Things, which are very popular at present.

This book focuses on the evolutions made in the world of networking. One can’t imagine the world without the Internet today; with the Internet and the present- day networking, distance doesn’t matter at all. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a tough time worldwide, with global lockdown, locked homes, empty streets, stores without consumers, and offices with no or fewer staff. Thanks to the modern digital networks, the culture of work from home (WFH) or working remotely with the network/Internet connection has come to the fore, with even school and university classes going online. Although WFH is not new, the COVID-19 pandemic has given it a new look, and industries are now willfully exploring WFH to extend it in the future. The aim of this book is to present the timeline of networking to show the developments made and the milestones that were achieved due to these developments.

Vikas Kumar Jha earned his MTech in computer science engineering from ABV-IIITM, Gwalior, with specialization in advanced networks and a BE degree in electronics and communication engineering from RGPV Bhopal. He did his MTech thesis on Quantum Communication Networks and has five international journal publications under his name. His areas of research include communications, networks, cloud computing, and AI in telecommunication. He has received the following global certifications: Cisco Certifications (CCNA-Routing and Switching and CCNA-Security), Juniper Certification-JNCIA, Amazon Certification-AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate, and Microsoft Certification-Azure Cloud Fundamentals. He has more than 8 years of experience in telecommunication, including with Tata Communications Limited, formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. He has also taught undergraduate engineering students as a lecturer in an engineering college for a year.

Prof Dr Bishwajeet Pandey earned his PhD in computer science engineering from Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy, under the guidance of Prof Paolo Prinetto, Politecnico DiTorino (World Ranking 13 in Electrical Engineering). He has worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Research, Chitkara University; Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in South Asian University; and lecturer at the Indira Gandhi National Open University. He completed a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and a Master of Technology (VLSI) from ABVIIITM Gwalior along with R&D project from CDAC-Noida. He is an associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jain University, Bangalore, India. He has authored and coauthored 137 papers available on his Scopus Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203239026. He has 1400+ citations according to his Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=UZ_8yAMAAAAJ&hl=en. He has experience in the teaching of Innovation and Startup, Computer Network, Digital Logic, Logic Synthesis, and System Verilog. His areas of research interest are green computing, high-performance computing, cyberphysical systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity. He is on the board of directors of many startups of his students, e.g., Gyancity Research Consultancy Pvt Ltd.

Prof. Dr. Ciro Rodriguez is a professor-researcher at the National Universities Mayor de San Marcos and Federico Villarreal. He completed his PhD in engineering, did advanced studies at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, and in the United States Particle Accelerator School (USPAS),and studied information technology development policy studies, Korea Telecom (KT), South Korea. His areas of research interest include artificial intelligence, health-social welfare, and environment. He holds two patents in the Patent Office INDECOPI in Peru.