TCP/IP Addressing: Designing and Optimizing Your IP Addressing Scheme

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is a set of computer-to-computer data communications protocols first developed in the late 1970s. TCP/IP is the basis of the Internet, and has gained ground as a replacement for proprietary networking protocols. Addressing within a TCP/IP network has become a growing concern for networking managers.
A concise handbook on how to design optimal IP addressing schemes that take into account network growth, address utilization, routing efficiency, and ease of administration. It is written for networking professionals who are responsible for designing or maintaining a TCP/IP network. The book covers such topics as host versus network addressing, special case addressing, efficiency and optimization, IP address subnetting, and Classless Interdomain Routing. It also provides tutorials to help thoroughly explain these concepts.


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* Windows-compatible address visualizing tool available on APPNET
* Coverage of Ipv6, with recommendations for migrating to Ipv6 addresses

Buck Graham is employed by Ericsson as a senior network consultant in the Data Backbone and Optical Networks business unit. He holds a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado and an undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy. Buck has been instrumental in the design of many TCP/IP networks including those at Wal-Mart and Western Auto. Buck lives with his wife and children in Danville, Kentucky.