IP Switching and Routing Essentials - Softcover

A. Thomas, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471034665 ISBN 13: 9780471034667

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons, 2002

Synopsis

The only complete source of information on IP switching and routing technologies
A master at distilling complex need-to-know networking technologies into a clear, to-the-point narrative, proven author Stephen Thomas now tackles IP switching and routing--the backbone of all Internet communications. He presents all the relevant technologies in the context of real-world applications, offering concise explanations and over 150 illustrations that make complex topics easy to understand. An invaluable resource for network managers and service provider professionals, this book delivers complete coverage of routing technologies--distance vector, link state, and path vector--as well as the full roster of Internet standard routing protocols: Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). The text then documents advances that enable Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), including the MPLS architecture, its interaction with standards routing protocols, Constraint-Based Label Distribution Protocol (CR-LDP), and traffic engineering extensions to the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP-TE).

About this title

About the Author

STEPHEN A. THOMAS is Chief Architect for Wave7 Optics, a leading-edge developer of IP-based optical networks for the delivery of video, voice, and data services in business and residential applications. He is also the author of IPng and the TCP/IP Protocols and SSL and TLS Essentials (both published by Wiley).

From the Back Cover

The most complete source of information on IP switching and routing technologies

The job of delivering data efficiently over the Internet can be very complex and requires a sound understanding of the network routing protocols. This invaluable resource delves into the heart of the Internet, uncovering how this network delivers data from one location to another. Stephen Thomas explores all of the relevant technologies behind IP switching and routing, offering concise explanations and nearly 300 illustrations to help make the material easier to understand.

The book begins with an introduction to the basic concepts that are critical to the Internet and takes an in-depth look at the Internet Protocol (IP) and the UDP and TCP transport protocols, including recent advances such as differentiated services forwarding and explicit congestion notification. This is followed by an examination of the Internet's three standard routing protocols: Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). Thomas also provides detailed coverage on how these protocols are actually used in real networks, as well as their syntax and semantics. He then shifts to IP switching, describing the latest advances that enable Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS); coverage includes label switching over ATM, frame relay, and generic networks, interaction with standard routing protocols, Constraint-Based Label Distribution Protocol (CR-LDP), and the Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering extensions (RSVP-TE).

An essential manual for network managers and service provider professionals, this book:
* Delivers complete coverage of routing technologies including distance vector, link state, and path vector
* Discusses the full roster of Internet standard routing protocols
* Provides complete coverage of label switching and MPLS, including network performance gains and traffic engineering applications
* Examines the two common alternatives for exchanging label information: LDP and RSVP-TE

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471034665
• ISBN 13: 9780471034667
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372