Fundamental Networking in Java [Hardcover]

Esmond Pitt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1846280303 | ISBN-13: 978-1846280306 | Publication Date: September 1, 2005 | Edition: 1st Edition.

The book provides complete coverage of fundamental IP networking in Java. It introduces the concepts behind TCP/IP and UDP and their intended use and purpose; gives complete coverage of Java networking APIs, includes an extended discussion of advanced server design, so that the various design principles and tradeoffs concerned are discussed and equips the reader with analytic queuing-theory tools to evaluate design alternatives; covers UDP multicasting, and covers multi-homed hosts, leading the reader to understand the extra programming steps and design considerations required in such environments. After reading this book the reader will have an advanced knowledge of fundamental network design and programming concepts in the Java language, enabling them to design and implement distributed applications with advanced features and to predict their performance. Special emphasis is given to the scalable I/O facilities of Java 1.4 as well as complete treatments of multi-homing and UDP both unicast and multicast.

Editorial Reviews

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This book is an in-depth learning and teaching resource for the understanding and programming of TCP/IP networking in Java. It covers 'everything you can do to a socket in Java' and explains when and why you might - or might not - want to do that. It is addressed both to professional programmers and college students in first or second year networking courses. The book covers TCP and UDP using both blocking streams and non-blocking channels, and also SSL secure sockets in both blocking and non-blocking modes, unravelling the mysteries of the SSLEngine in the process. Particular attention is paid to the neglected topics of multi-homing and multicast. A unique chapter on client and server architectures uses a quantitative approach rather than the usual design-patterns approach, leading to architectures with predictable performance rather than just coding elegance. All you need to know about: - Using Streams and Sockets for blocking TCP/IP - Using Buffers and Channels for non-blocking and multiplexed TCP/IP and UDP - Designing servers for scalability and predictable performance - Working with blocking TLS/SSL using Streams and SSLSockets - Unlocking the mysteries of non-blocking TLS/SSL with the JDK 1.5 SSLEngine - Using DatagramSockets and DatagramPackets for blocking UDP and multicasting - Outlining special programming considerations for multihomed hosts - Managing the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in Java Features: - Extensive Java index - Accompanying [SVL] website XXXXX with source code download - Comprehensive code samples and some exercises. Esmond Pitt is a Melbourne consultant and author with a distinguished 28-year international career in the design and implementation of systems software products. A well-known Java advisor, he has published a book on Java RMI, and is a member of Sun's Expert Group on Distributed Real-time Java. His IT practice encompasses compiler construction, networking, and security. He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society. I was an early reviewer of this book and I admire its economical and thorough but eminently readable style, lucidly describing complex issues without ever outstaying its welcome. This book combines academic rigour with a practical approach deeply informed by real-world experience and I have no hesitation in recommending it to developers of all experience levels. Experienced engineers building network-centric infrastructure or services should not be without this book. In fact, any Java developer building distributed applications such as J2EE, Jini, and Web Services should read this book — at least to understand the fundamental implications of networking on application design and implementation.   Michael Geisler, Sun Microsystems

Product Details

• Hardcover: 399 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846280303
• ISBN-13: 978-1846280306
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #467,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough coverage of a neglected topic, September 16, 2006

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D. C. Minter (London, UK.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamental Networking in Java (Hardcover)

This book describes its subject from the basics of the underlying IP networking technologies (including both TCP and UDP) all the way up through the "traditional" socket classes to the new Channel classes.

Personally I particularly benefitted from the discussion of channels and the rest of the NIO (New IO) package, but I believe that the solid coverage of Java networking basics in tandem with the comprehensive description of the available libraries makes this both a good introductory text and a good reference to the more obscure niches. It helps that while there are quite a few reference tables and lengthy discussion sections this is still a hands-on book with plenty of code examples.

Not quite suitable for a complete Java beginner - but any novice developer with a grip on syntax and the core API would benefit from this.

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Software Engineers - must have., September 29, 2005

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Neil Belford - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamental Networking in Java (Hardcover)

I have never read a more concise but clearly written technical book, and the code looks beautiful too. Pretty much every software engineer needs this book.

If you absolutely know what you are doing it reduces the solution time for most known problems from hours to minutes. If you are not all that clued up about IP but want/need to be, this is the book. Fundamental Networking in Java could just as easily be just called Fundamental Networking.

I expect this book will become the standard text in Software Engineering courses on Networking. And if your course has a different text, this book is probably a better choice. It will be one of the very few textbooks that will survive your transition into the working world.

And the beauty of this book is that because it is written in crystal clear english it is also very useful to a much wider audience - technology manager, business analyst, etcetera.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great content, March 17, 2006

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Rodrigo Dinis "Rodrigo" (CRUZEIRO, DF Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamental Networking in Java (Hardcover)

This book is what Im finding to develop server applications with Java language, it is filling the market gap.