IPv6: The New Internet Protocol (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Christian Huitema (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998

IPv6 is now an approved standard. This book reflects this. The book discusses the transition in going from current IP to IPv6. Special coverage of how you can autoconfigure your network with IPv6. Thorough coverage of IPv6 routing and associated protocols. Coverage of IPv6 security. IPv6 in mobile communications and multimedia communications.

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Christian Huitema is the former Chair of the Internet Activities Board and is active in the IPv6 effort. IPv6: The New Internet Protocol is a straightforward technical description of the various RFCs that together make up the IPv6 specification. Interestingly, the competition for this book is not so much Stewart Miller's book, but the RFCs themselves, which are clearly written and well organized. However, Huitema provides additional explanation for the purpose of various features and for the operation of the protocol. Huitema's book is based on the latest Internet draft documents, rather than the 1995 RFCs.

-- William Stallings, Dr. Dobb's Journal -- Dr. Dobb's Journal

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As the Internet evolves, so too must its communication protocols. This book, written by the Chair of the Internet Architecture Board and author of the bestselling ROUTING IN THE INTERNET, is a first look at the next generation Internet Protocol (IP as in TCP/IP) known as IP Version 6. The Internet Protocol is the glue that holds the Internet together and that will make possible new applications, such as multicasting, requiring increased bandwidth. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2nd edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138505055
• ISBN-13: 978-0138505059
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,507,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars quite outdated, April 22, 1999

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This review is from: IPv6: The New Internet Protocol (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

OK intro for technical readers, but there is a lot here that is completely out of date since the book was written in 1997. Lots of new and revised standards have been published since then.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good overall review, April 10, 2000

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yuletak (calif.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IPv6: The New Internet Protocol (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

IPv6 is still going thru some changes. While the book is not as up to date as I would like it to be, it does a pretty good job of explaining what is (was) different from IPv4 and the why of it. As for comparisons to IPv4, they can be found throughout different sections of the book, tho not in detail. Overall, a good guide to IPng w/ good explainations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, though out of date., May 17, 2000

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Uri Raz (Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IPv6: The New Internet Protocol (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This is a good book written by someone who really knows the material.

The book *is* somewhat out of date - a three years old book on a developing protocol cant be current [and it's my expectation that a new edition would be printed soon], but it's a very good way to get the big picture about it before starting to read the fine details in the RFCs.

As other reviewers wrote, the comparison between IPv4 and IPv6 is a little lacking, but this book is *not* intended to be read as one's first text on IP - it's audience is people who are already familiar with IPv4.