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

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Comprehensive, authoritative introduction to the protocols that drive the Internet. Covers internetworking, routing, transport protocols, multicast, and more. Includes detailed coverage of the latest trends in networking and infrastructure. Softcover.

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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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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 1.4 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)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Neither complete nor conistent, February 11, 2007

By	Aurimas Pranskevicius (Kaunas, Lithuania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.