Within the networking industry, the first edition of Internet Routing Architectures is recognized as one of the market's top networking books as well as the premier resouce on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP4). It is regarded as an essential addition to every networking professional's library and has sold more that 48,000 copies. The author's demonstrates his ability to teach complex technical topics in an easy-to-follow and practical manner. This second edition will expand on the highly successful first edition with new updates on BGP4, as well as current perspectives on internetworking routing architectures. This book is for any organization that needs to build an efficient, reliable enterprise network accessing the Internet. Its purpose is to make readers an expert on integrating their network into the global Internet. The second edition builds on the backbone of the first edition and includes updates and current perspectives on internetworking routing architectures.
Danny McPherson is currently Director of Architecture, Office of the CTO, at Amber Networks. Formerly, he held technical leadership positions with four Internet service providers (Qwest, GTE Internetworking, Genuity, and internetMCI), where he was responsible for network and product architecture, routing design, peering, and other business- and policy-related issues. McPherson is an active contributor to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), as well as several other standards bodies. He is an acknowledged expert in Internet architecture and routing protocols.
Sam Halabi is the Vice President of Business Development at Extreme Networks, responsible for defining the company's service provider product and business strategy. Recognized as one of the industry's foremost experts in the Service Provider market, Halabi has more than 15 years of experience in complex routing protocols and the design of large-scale IP networks. He is the author of the best-selling book Internet Routing Architectures, a definitive resource for internetworking design alternatives and solutions.
Halabi has held various marketing positions with leading data communications companies, including Cisco Systems, 3Com and Pluris. While at Cisco Systems, he led the Company's IP Carrier marketing efforts.
An active member in the industry, Halabi serves as a board member of the Optical Internetworking Forum and of the MPLS Forum.
