Forty data communications research questions

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 24-35

  Partridge, Craig ^a  

^a BBN TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Data communications; Data networking; Research; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

DATA NETWORKING; DATA-COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH AGENDA; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

CONVOLUTIONAL CODES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84872843737     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 19435819     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2043165.2043170     Document Type: Review

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