Internet Computing: Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Internet-Based Technologies

Preface\nContents\nAbbreviations\nChapter 1: Introduction to Internet Computing\n	1.1 A Brief History of the Internet\n		1.1.1 Phase I: Development of Technological Fundamentals\n		1.1.2 Phase II: Growth and Internationalization\n		1.1.3 Phase III: Commercialization and the World Wide Web\n	1.2 Defining Internet Computing\n		1.2.1 Applications\n		1.2.2 Architectures\n		1.2.3 Technologies\n		1.2.4 Systemic Matters\n	1.3 Distributed Information Systems for Internet Computing\n		1.3.1 Distributed Systems\n		1.3.2 Information Systems\n		1.3.3 Design Challenges of Distributed Information Systems\n	1.4 Application Examples of Internet Computing\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 2: Information Systems Architecture\n	2.1 Defining Information Systems Architecture\n	2.2 The Principles of Information System Architecture\n		2.2.1 Principle 1: Architecture Models Information System Boundaries, Inputs, and Outputs\n		2.2.2 Principle 2: An Information System Can Be Broken down into a Set of Smaller Subsystems\n		2.2.3 Principle 3: An Information System Can Be Considered in Interaction with Other Systems\n		2.2.4 Principle 4: An Information System Can Be Considered Through Its Entire Lifecycle\n		2.2.5 Principle 5: An Information System Can Be Linked to Another Information System via an Interface\n		2.2.6 Principle 6: An Information System Can Be Modeled at Various Abstraction Levels\n		2.2.7 Principle 7: An Information System Can Be Viewed Along Several Layers\n		2.2.8 Principle 8: An Information System Can Be Described Through Interrelated Models with Given Semantics\n		2.2.9 Principle 9: An Information System Can Be Described Through Different Perspectives\n	2.3 Architectural Views\n	2.4 Architectural Patterns\n		2.4.1 Client-Server Architectures\n		2.4.2 Tier Architectures\n		2.4.3 Peer-to-Peer Architectures\n		2.4.4 Model View Controller Architectures\n		2.4.5 Service-Oriented Architecture\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 3: Design of Good Information Systems Architectures\n	3.1 Architecture Design\n	3.2 IS Architectures\' Quality\n		3.2.1 Functional and Nonfunctional Requirements\n		3.2.2 Quality Attributes\n	3.3 The Information Systems Architecture Design Process\n		3.3.1 Basic Process Activities\n		3.3.2 Example Method for Designing Architectures: Attribute-Driven Design (ADD) Method\n		3.3.3 Success of Architecture Design Processes: The Iron Triangle\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 4: Internet Architectures\n	4.1 History of the Internet\n	4.2 Today´s Internet Network Infrastructure\n	4.3 The Internet Protocol\n		4.3.1 Internet Protocol Suite\n		4.3.2 IP Addresses\n		4.3.3 Domain Name System\n		4.3.4 IP-Routing and Packet Forwarding\n	4.4 Content Delivery Networks\n	4.5 Emerging Internet Network Architecture\n		4.5.1 Software-Defined Networking\n		4.5.2 Network Functions Virtualization\n		4.5.3 Overlay Networks\n		4.5.4 Information-Centric Networking\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 5: Middleware\n	5.1 Introduction to Middleware\n	5.2 Remote Procedure Call\n	5.3 Middleware Categories\n		5.3.1 Message-Oriented Middleware\n		5.3.2 Transaction-Oriented Middleware\n		5.3.3 Object-Oriented Middleware\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 6: Web Services\n	6.1 Introduction to Web Services\n	6.2 Basic Web Technologies\n		6.2.1 Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)\n		6.2.2 Extensible Markup Language (XML)\n	6.3 Web Service Architectures\n		6.3.1 Service-Oriented Architecture\n		6.3.2 Internal and External Web Service Architecture Perspectives\n		6.3.3 SOAP Web Services\n		6.3.4 RESTful Web Services\n		6.3.5 Differentiating Between RESTful and SOAP Web Services\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 7: Cloud Computing\n	7.1 An Introduction to Cloud Computing\n		7.1.1 The Emergence of Cloud Computing\n		7.1.2 Definition of Cloud Computing and its Essential Characteristics\n		7.1.3 The Cloud Service Market\n		7.1.4 Cloud Computing Service Models\n		7.1.5 Cloud Computing Deployment Models\n		7.1.6 Differences Between Related Concepts\n	7.2 Essentials to the Provision of Cloud Services\n		7.2.1 Essential Cloud Technologies\n		7.2.2 Cloud Service Stack\n	7.3 Chances and Challenges of Cloud Computing\n		7.3.1 Reasons to Move into the Cloud: Benefits and Opportunities for Organizations\n		7.3.2 Cloud Computing´s Transformative Mechanisms\n		7.3.3 The Downside of Cloud Computing: New Risks and Challenges\n	7.4 Security and Data Protection in Cloud Environments\n		7.4.1 Security and Privacy Challenges Due to Essential Cloud Service Characteristics\n		7.4.2 Continuous Service Certification as Innovative Means to Ensure Security and Data Protection\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 8: Fog and Edge Computing\n	8.1 Fog and Edge Computing Fundamentals\n		8.1.1 Definition and Characteristics of Fog Computing\n		8.1.2 Fog Computing Service Models\n		8.1.3 Fog Computing Deployment Models\n		8.1.4 Definition and Characteristics of Edge Computing\n		8.1.5 Mist Computing\n		8.1.6 Differences to Cloud Computing\n	8.2 Challenges and Opportunities of Fog and Edge Computing\n		8.2.1 Challenges of Fog and Edge Computing\n		8.2.2 Opportunities\n	8.3 Fog and Edge Computing in Practice\n		8.3.1 OpenFog Reference Architecture for Fog Computing\n		8.3.2 Video Analytics\n		8.3.3 Augmented Reality Glasses\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 9: Distributed Ledger Technology\n	9.1 Background of Distributed Ledger Technology\n		9.1.1 Distributed Ledger Technology as a Game Changer\n		9.1.2 History of Distributed Ledger Technology\n		9.1.3 Terminology in Distributed Ledger Technology\n	9.2 Technical Foundations\n		9.2.1 Hash Functions\n		9.2.2 Merkle Tree\n		9.2.3 Public Key Infrastructure\n		9.2.4 Consensus Mechanisms in Distributed Ledger Technology\n	9.3 The Bitcoin Blockchain\n	9.4 Smart Contracts\n	9.5 Applications of Distributed Ledger Technology\n		9.5.1 Financial Technology\n		9.5.2 Health Care\n		9.5.3 Supply Chain Management\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 10: The Internet of Things\n	10.1 Introduction of the Internet of Things\n		10.1.1 Definition and Characteristics\n		10.1.2 A Brief History of the Internet of Things\n	10.2 The Internet of Things: Technologies and Architectures\n		10.2.1 Enabling Technologies\n		10.2.2 Core Concepts\n		10.2.3 Architecture Models\n	10.3 Internet of Things Applications\n		10.3.1 Smart Homes\n		10.3.2 Smart Cities\n		10.3.3 The Industrial Internet of Things\n		10.3.4 The Internet of Things in the Energy and Health Care Sectors\n	10.4 Challenges and the Future of the Internet of Things\n		10.4.1 Challenges\n		10.4.2 Outlook: The Future of the Internet of Things\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 11: Critical Information Infrastructures\n	11.1 Foundations of Critical Information Infrastructures\n		11.1.1 The Emergence of Critical Information Infrastructures\n		11.1.2 Sociotechnical Systems\n		11.1.3 Conceptualization of Critical Information Infrastructures\n		11.1.4 Differences Between Critical Infrastructures and Critical Information Infrastructures\n	11.2 Properties of Critical Information Infrastructures\n	11.3 Functions of Critical Information Infrastructures\n		11.3.1 Communication\n		11.3.2 Governance\n		11.3.3 Knowledge Management\n		11.3.4 Information Collection\n	11.4 Operation of Critical Information Infrastructures\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nChapter 12: Emerging Technologies\n	12.1 Emergence and Emerging Technology\n	12.2 Immersive Technologies\n		12.2.1 Virtual Reality\n		12.2.2 Augmented Reality\n	12.3 Virtual Assistant\n	12.4 Artificial Intelligence\n	Summary\n	Questions\n	References\n	Further Reading\nGlossary