Packet Forwarding Technologies - Hardcover

Wu, Weidong

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 084938057X ISBN 13: 9780849380570

Publisher: Auerbach Publications, 2007

Synopsis

As Internet traffic continues to grow exponentially, there is a great need to build Internet protocol (IP) routers with high-speed and high-capacity packet networking capabilities. The first book to explore this subject, Packet Forwarding Technologies explains in depth packet forwarding concepts and implementation technologies. It covers the data structures, algorithms, and architectures used to implement high-speed routers.
Following an introduction to the architecture of IP routers, the author discusses how IP address lookup is one of the major bottlenecks in high-performance routers. He describes the characteristics of a routing table and addresses the difficulty of the longest-matching prefix search. The remainder of the book deals with fast IP address lookup. Coverage includes the various available architectures, data structures, and algorithms based on software and hardware as well as detailed discussions on state-of-the-art innovations.
With many illustrations, tables, and simulations, this practical guide to packet forwarding technologies facilitates understanding of IP routers and the latest router designs.

About this title

About the Author:

Weidong Wu received his PhD in electronics and information engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. In 2006, he joined Wuhan University of Science and Technology. His research involves algorithms to improve Internet router performance, network management, network security, and traffi c engineering.

About this edition

• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 084938057X
• ISBN 13: 9780849380570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 446