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| Edition Match | References "Figure 1.12" that doesn't exist in 8th ed. | Section numbers match the 8th edition (e.g., P8, P22). |
| Language | Uses Python 2 or C++ for socket examples. | Uses Python 3.8+ with type hints and socket library correctly. |
| Wireshark Labs | Includes old ethereal-trace-1 files. | Includes _8th_ed.pcapng files and Python 3 parsing scripts. |
| Math Units | Forgets to convert Mbps to bps in delay calculations. | Explicitly shows unit conversion (e.g., 10 Mbps = 10e6 bps). |
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Welcome to my personal solutions repository for "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach" (8th Edition) by James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross.
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