Big Book of IPv6 Addressing RFCs (Big Books) [Paperback]

Peter H. Salus (Author)

Book Description

Series: Big Books | Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Address Unknown: A Guide to IPv6 offers a complete overview and introduction to the requirements and features of IP addressing within TCP/IP Version 6. IPv6 is the latest version of the core Internet communications protocol TCP/IP. The current version, IPv4, will eventually give ground to IPv6. However, network analysts project that the two versions of TCP/IP will live together for the next few years. TCP/IP addressing in IPv4 is based on a 32-bit addressing scheme. IPv6 will enable 128-bit addressing thus increasing the number of potential addresses on the Internet and avoiding the dire predictions that the Internet will run out of addressing space in the near future.
This book provides a complete introduction to the TCP/IP addressing system and prepares system administrators to integrate IPv6 features into their Internet architecture. This book will be of interest to all system administrators managing an IP network, consultants working on IPv6 systems, as well as network design engineers seeking to fully understand IPv6 addressing issues.

Key Features
* Details the transition from TCP/IP Version 4 to IP Version 6 addressing
* Includes important Internet RFCs detailing the IPv6 standard and addressing issues
* Helps system administrators managing IP networks to understand the 128-bit addressing scheme and prepares them to transition from the current 32-bit address space

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From the Back Cover

The fundamental technology that supports the Internet and the World Wide
Web is addressing. This apparently simple concept is in reality extremely
complex and the continuing exponential expansion of address needs has
created a serious challenge to the future growth of the Internet. While
everyone involved agrees that the current addressing scheme is limited and
destined to run out of address space, the advent of such >>new'' technologies
as mobility and voice over IP, have exerted even more pressure to motivate change.

The proposed solution, IPv6 Addressing is still in the roll-out phase. Now is the time to understand
the fundamentals and features of IPv6 Addressing. Although there is no
single official document that specifies IPv6 Addressing entirely, there are
many Requests for Comments (RFC's) that describe IPv6 Addressing and how it
works. This book collects these essential documents in a single printed
volume, beginning with a complete overview and introduction to IPv6
Addressing by Peter H. Salus, the RFCs are then presented in chronological
order and the entire volume is supported by an extensive index that makes
specific information about IPv6 Addressing even easier to locate.

All of the important RFCs defining the IPv6 Addressing scheme are collected
in this volume. The RFCs offer a complete overview of the current status
of addressing, how IPv6 will address the future needs of the Internet and
fundamental RFCs detailing how IPv6 Addressing will work. If you buy one
IPv6 Addressing reference, this is the one to choose. The individual RFCs
were written by members of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF),
edited and posted to the internet. This compilation of RFCs is the most
complete and authoritative IPv6 Addressing reference available.

Features:

• Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  
• Mobility Support
  
• Neighbor Discovery
  
• IPv6 over ATM Networks

About the Author

Peter Salus is an internationally recognized consultant, pundant and journalist concerning all things Unix and Internet related. Peter is a veteran author and will be publishing a very high profile, 4-volume Handbook of Programming Languages with Macmillan Technical Publishing later this year. His previous books have included A Quarter Century of Unix and Casting the Net: From the Arpanet to the Internet and Beyond, both published by Addison Wesley Longman.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; First Edition edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0126167702
• ISBN-13: 978-0126167702
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,049,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know about IPv6 addressing, May 30, 2000

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This review is from: Big Book of IPv6 Addressing RFCs (Big Books) (Paperback)

These RFCs are *THE* source material for IPv6 addressing, and Peter Salus has collected all the relevant ones here. Also included are some chapters about topics you simply won't find anywhere else--and a killer index (though the introduction sheds no light on why the included RFCs were chosen).

If you're interested in IPv6 addressing, this is the book to buy.