Redbook Abstract
TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview, GG24-3376-05
  Abstract
This redbook provides an introduction as well as a reference to the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of protocols and applications, which provide the foundation and framework for many computer networks, among them the world's largest, the Internet. This redbook explains the basics of TCP/IP and also includes an overview of the latest developments in the world of TCP/IP and the Internet. Special areas of interest are security (IPSec, VPN, certificate and key management, etc.), Java, IP mobility and address management, multicasting, priority and bandwidth reservation, IPv6, directory protocols and, last but not least, the latest hardware and software developments.

To provide a comprehensive presentation of the topics, this book is structured as follows:

Part 1 describes the history, architecture and standards of TCP/IP and also includes the core network, transport, routing and application protocols of the TCP/IP suite.

Part 2 introduces new architectures and special purpose protocols, such as IP Version 6, IP security, quality of service, load balancing and Internet protocols.

Part 3 discusses network connections and platform implementations of TCP/IP.

It has always been the purpose of this redbook to provide an introduction and overview that is valuable to the TCP/IP novice to find the bearings in the world of heterogeneous connectivity. For the benefit of readers who are new to TCP/IP, this basic information has been included with this edition in Part 1.

It is the main intention of the authors of this edition, however, to provide in-depth information on the most current protocols, technologies and implementations of TCP/IP available today and which are actually used and deployed throughout the Internet as well as in private TCP/IP networks. This material has been compiled as both an overview as well as a technical reference for advanced TCP/IP users and experts in this area who want to broaden their scope of knowledge.

  Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to TCP/IP - History, Architecture and Standards 1.0
Chapter 2. Internetworking and Transport Layer Protocols 2.0
Chapter 3. Routing Protocols 3.0
Chapter 4. Application Protocols 4.0
Chapter 5. TCP/IP Security Overview 5.0
Chapter 6. IP Version 6 6.0
Chapter 7. Dynamic IP, Mobile IP and Network Computers 7.0
Chapter 8. Internet Protocols and Applications 8.0
Chapter 9. Multicast and Multimedia 9.0
Chapter 10. Quality of Service 10.0
Chapter 11. Availability, Scalability and Load Balancing 11.0
Chapter 12. Directory Protocols and Distributed Computing 12.0
Chapter 13. Connection Protocols 13.0
Chapter 14. Platform Implementations 14.0
Appendix A. Special Notices A.0
Appendix B. Related Publications B.0
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  Profile
Publish date
1998-11-02
Lead author
Martin Murhammer
Other authors
Orcun Atakan
Stefan Bretz
Larry Pugh
Kazunari Suzuki
David Wood
ISBN number
0738412007
Number of pages
736