Interconnections &ndash 2nd Edition&hellip (Catlett, VA)

Interconnections &ndash 2nd Edition&hellip

...Bridges. Routers Switches and Internetworking Protocols.Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expense.Kingston Books 14 IMG_5232Illustrated Block Diagrams ChartsAuthor Radia PerlmanPublisher Addison WesleyContents by Chapter (in brief)Preface ..xiRoadmap to this book ..xiiAcknowledgments ..xiiChapter 1. Essential Networking Concepts ..1Chapter 2. Data Link Layer Issues ..19Chapter 3. Transparent Bridges ..45Chapter 4. Source Routing Bridges ..95Chapter 5. Hubs Switches Virtual LAN s and Fast Internet ..127Chapter 6. Network Interface Service Modules ..145Chapter 7. Connection-oriented Nets X.25 and ATM ..153Chapter 8. Generic Connectionless Service ..179Chapter 9. Network Layer Addresses ..189Chapter 10. Connectionless Data Packet Formats ..221Chapter 11. Neighbor Greeting and Autoconfiguration ..265Chapter 12. Routing Algorithm Concepts ..299Chapter 13. Fast Packet Forwarding ..347Chapter 14. Specific Routing Protocols ..367Chapter 15. WAN Multicast ..449Chapter 16. Sabotage-proof Routing ..479Chapter 17. To Rooute Bridge or Switch Is That th Question .....493Chapter 18. Protocol Design Folklore ..503Glossary ..523Index ..533Interconnections Second Edition is about what goes on inside the boxes that move data around the Internet. These boxes are variously called bridges routers switches and hubs. The book also describes the devices that connect to the network.There is considerable confusion in this area. Most of the terminology is ill defined and used in conflicting ways. The terminology and the specifications tend to daunting. Some knowledge is spread among many different documents much is unwritten folk wisdom. Adding to the confusion is dogma. Beliefs are accepted as truth and questioning any of the dogma is often greeted with hostility. But good engineering demands that we understand what we re doing and why keep an open mind and learn from experience.In Interconnections Second Edition instead of diving right into the details of one protocol I first focus on the problems to be solved. I examine various solutions to each of these problems and discuss the engineering trade-offs involved. Then I look at a variety of solutions that have been deployed and compare the approaches. I give technical arguments for my opinions and if you think I have missed any arguments I welcome email discussion. My email address is at the back of the book which I hope you will find after having read my book cover to coverHardcover 537 pages ISBN 0-201-63448-1