Written by an esteemed computer-based system expert who served/consulted U.S. Homeland Security Committee, System Engineering of Computer Networks demonstrates how to construct a reliable, fault tolerant, and cost-effective network using practical network architectural scenarios. Emphasizing how to integrate hardware and software into a systems approach for designing and evaluating computer networks, the scope of the book spans wired and wireless networks, hardware, and software. The book provides readers with a solid, all-around knowledge of all the components to help them develop "reliable" computer based systems.