TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview (IBM Redbook) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1998

This redbook provides an introduction as well as a reference to the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of protocols and applications, which provide the foundation and framework for many computer networks, among them the world's largest, the Internet. This redbook explains the basics of TCP/IP and also includes an overview of the latest developments in the world of TCP/IP and the Internet. Special areas of interest are security (IPSec, VPN, certificate and key management, etc.), Java, IP mobility and address management, multicasting, priority and bandwidth reservation, IPv6, directory protocols and, last but not least, the latest hardware and software developments.

Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: IBM Corporation (November 1, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0738412007
• ISBN-13: 978-0738412009
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,393,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Readable and vendor-neutral, July 2, 2001

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This review is from: TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview (IBM Redbook) (Paperback)

Differs from most IBM Redbooks in that the structure of the book is well designed and the writing is clear. I also appreciated the way the team who compiled this book used well thought-out illustrations.

Although this book addresses TCP/IP from the perspective of IBM's operating systems, most of the book is vendor neutral (all IBM-specific implementation detail is covered in Chapter 14). The authors cover the basics of TCP/IP, routing and layers. They also cover IP version 6, Quality of Service and other topics that I did not expect. The strongest chapter is Chapter 11, which devotes 27 information-packed pages to availability, scalability and load balancing.

This book is a great addition to network operation center reference libraries. It will serve network professionals, as well as developers who write TCP/IP application-layer utilities, well as a ready reference.

I only wish more of books in the Redbook series were as well written or illustrated.