TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview (7th Edition) [Paperback]

Adolfo Rodriguez (Author), John Gatrell (Author), John Karas (Author), Roland Peschke (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0130676101 | ISBN-13: 978-0130676108 | Publication Date: November 1, 2001 | Edition: 7

Drawing on his experience teaching TCP/IP to students and professionals worldwide, Adolfo Rodriguez has written an exceptionally complete, easy-to-understand, and up-to-date guide to TCP/IP. Ideal for beginners, this book covers the entire protocol suite -- including emerging protocols that address the Internet's most significant challenges. IBM TCP/IP instructor Adolfo Rodriguez starts by introducing TCP/IP's fundamental goals, roles, and components, and introducing the basic concepts that underlie the protocol suite. In Part II, Rodriguez surveys today's most important TCP/IP application protocols -- and introduces advanced protocols designed to support emerging wireless and multimedia applications. Next, he focuses on the latest trends in networking and infrastructure -- notably IPv6, security, Quality of Service, IP mobility, and MPLS. Along the way, Rodriguez identifies the serious challenges that TCP/IP is currently facing -- and the technologies and standards being developed to overcome them. For anyone who wants to understand the fundamentals of the Internet and TCP/IP -- including those new to networking.

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• The comprehensive, authoritative introduction to the protocols that drive the Internet
• Covers internetworking, routing, transport protocols, multicast, and much more
• Includes detailed coverage of application protocols—DNS, TELNET, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, RTP/RTCP, SNMP, and WAP
• Presents techniques for maximizing security, availability, and scalability
• Extensive new coverage includes QoS, MPLS, IP telephony, and WAP
• An in-depth introduction to the entire TCP/IP suite—including the latest protocols and concepts
• Systematic coverage of internetworking, routing, transport, multicast, and application protocols
• New and updated coverage of QoS, MPLS, IP telephony, security, WAP, and more

TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview is an exceptionally complete, easy-to-understand, and up-to-date guide to the protocols that drive the Internet. Ideal for beginners—and for networking professionals who want to deepen their understanding—this book covers the entire TCP/IP suite, including emerging protocols that address the Internet's key challenges.

The authors—an expert team of IBM TCP/IP instructors and consultants—begin by introducing TCP/IP's fundamental goals, roles, components, and underlying concepts. They survey today's core TCP/IP application protocols, from DNS to HTTP, SMTP to RTP, as well as protocols designed for advanced wireless and multimedia applications.

The book includes detailed coverage of the latest trends in networking and infrastructure, including Quality of Service, MPLS, security, IP mobility, IP telephony, and IPv6. The authors also introduce leading tools for maximizing availability and scalability in IBM and Cisco environments, including IBM Sysplex Distributor, Cisco MultiNode Load Balancing, and OS/390 DNS/WLM.

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About the Author

The team that wrote this redbook

This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization Raleigh Center.

Adolfo Rodriguez is an Advisory I/T Specialist at the International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center. He writes extensively and teaches IBM classes worldwide on all areas of TCP/IP. Before joining the ITSO, Adolfo worked in the design and development of Communications Server for OS/390, in RTP, NC. He holds a B.A. degree in Mathematics and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Duke University, Durham, NC. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at Duke University, with a concentration on Networking Systems.

John Gatrell works for IBM in the UK. He has 15 years experience in communications customer support, and a further seven years in programming. He holds a B.A. Honours degree in Physics from Oxford University. His specialized areas include UNIX and communications.

John Karas is a network architect in IBM Global Services in the United States. He has 14 years of experience in the data networking field. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications from Pace University. His areas of expertise include IP routing algorithms, complex network design, capacity planning, and application performance testing. He has written extensively on supporting OSPF and BGP networks, as well as performance monitoring in SAP environments.

Roland Peschke is a Senior IT Networking Specialist working for IBM customers requesting consulting and education services for the OS/390 TCP/IP and SNA environment. His comprehensive experiences in these areas come from working at IBM Germany and ITSO Raleigh for more than three decades. He worked intensively on several SNA- and TCP/IP Redbooks.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130676101
• ISBN-13: 978-0130676108
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,168,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Neither complete nor conistent, February 11, 2007

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This review is from: TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview (7th Edition) (Paperback)

I was interested in how Internet core and application protocols work. Found a positive review of this book in amazon.co.uk and decided to give it a try.
After reading Part 1: Core TCP/IP protocols, I was disappointed. I felt I have wasted my time for almost nothing. The book does not go into enough detail to explain protocol internals and when it tries to do so, it fails to be complete. When presenting packet formats (and presenting their diagrams) authors do not describe every field with just enough details for the reader to understand its purpose and usage. For readers who do not care about details but only want to see the big picture, the book fails to be consistent. It does not emphasize enough the two most important protocols TCP and IP, giving them the same "priority" as network interfaces and routing protocols. While the later may be of big importance to network administrators, the former are much more important to applications and systems programmers.
I do not know if other parts of this book are any better - I could not find any justification to continue to read it after Part 1. The next book I took, "Internet Core Protocols: The Definitive Guide" by Eric Hall, while having its own shortcomings (relatively small), was much better at explaining the inners and usage of Internet core protocols.