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IP Fundamentals Thomas Albert Maufer

IP Fundamentals By Thomas Albert Maufer

IP Fundamentals by Thomas Albert Maufer


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A hands-on guide that teaches the fundamentals of IP addressing, routing, and troubleshooting - with real-world exercises and examples throughout. It contains coverage of the IP protocol itself; how IP operates over Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM, FDDI, and Frame Relay; the interplay between addressing and routing; and OSPF.

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IP Fundamentals: What Everyone Needs to Know About Addressing and Routing by Thomas Albert Maufer

Finally, there's a non-theoretical, practical primer on all the basics of IP networking -- perfect for Web professionals, LAN managers, MIS managers, application developers, network administrators, and ISPs. This hands-on guide teaches all the fundamentals of IP addressing, routing, and troubleshooting -- with real-world exercises and examples throughout. The book contains broad coverage of the IP protocol itself; how IP operates over Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM, FDDI, and Frame Relay; the interplay between addressing and routing; OSPF; BGP-4 and its implications for edge customers; routing protocol interactions; techniques for minimizing and simplifying import/export; and more.

About Thomas Albert Maufer

Thomas A. Maufer is an engineer at 3Com in Santa Clara, CA, and active in the Internet Engineering Task Force. He was previously a senior network engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Maufer is author of Deploying IP Multicast in the Enterprise (Prentice Hall PTR).

Table of Contents

(NOTE: Most Chapters Conclude with References and Endnotes.)
Foreword.
Preface.

I. IP: ARCHITECTURE, ADDRESSING, AND ROUTING.

1. Introduction to the Internet Protocol.
What is IP? Communicating over LANs and WANs. IP Architecture Overview. Overview of the IP Header. What is Routing? Why is the Internet so Useful? Internet Applications.

2. Internet Addressing Conventions and Scaling Issues.
Introduction. Additional Practice with Classful IP Addressing.

3. Classical Subnetting.
What is Subnetting? Why is Subnetting Needed? Early Alternatives to Subnetting. Explicit Subnetting. Hierarchical Information Hiding. Extended- Network-Prefix. Subnet Addressing Plan Design. Considerations. Additional Practice with Subnetworks.

4. Generalized Subnetting.
Introduction to Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM) and Supernetting. VLSM. VLSM Design Considerations. EXAMPLE of Hierarchical Addressing. VLSM Example. VLSM Exercise. Manipulation of Subnets and Supernets.

5. Scalable Internet Address Management.
CIDR:Internet :: VLSM:Intranet. CIDR Practice Exercises. Endstation Implications for CIDR Deployment. New Solutions for Scaling the Internet Address Space.

II. LAN AND WAN SUBNETWORKS UNDER IP.


Subnetwork Functions.

IP Forwarding Procedure. 6. LAN Interconnection.

Introduction. Interconnection at OSI Layer 1. Interconnection at OSI Layer 2. Interconnection at OSI Layer 3.

7. Ethernet Technologies.
Introduction. Medium Access Control: CSMA/CD. Ethernet Frame Formats. Ethernet Media. Troubleshooting Ethernet.

8. IP Over Ethernet.
Introduction.

9. Token Ring and FDDI.
Introduction to Token-Passing Ring Technology. Token Ring Specifics. FDDI versus Token Ring. IP over Token Ring and FDDI.

10. The Point-to-Point Protocol.
Classification of Serial Lines. Dial-up versus Leased Lines. PPP Overview. Link Control Protocol (LCP). Authentication. Network Layer Control Protocol(s). Frame Format and IP Encapsulation.

11. Frame Relay.
Evolution of Wide-Area Cloud Technologies.

III. STANDARDS-BASED IP ROUTING PROTOCOLS.


12. Introduction to Routing.
The Relationship between Addressing and Routing. Role and Types of Routing Protocols.

13. RIP and OSPF.
Routing Information Protocol. Open Shortest Path First. General OSPF Guidelines. OSPF Deployment Considerations: Summary. RIP and OSPF Summary.

14. Interconnecting Dissimilar Unicast Routing Domains.
Overview of Interconnection Techniques. Simple: Aggregation. Complex: Explicit Import/Export of Routes. Compromise: Exchange LAN, Static Routes, Use Default.

Appendix A Use and Operation of Specific IP Troubleshooting Tools.
Introduction. ICMP is Inseparable from IP. Ping: An Application of ICMP. Traceroute. The Transport-Layer Echo Port.

Appendix B IEEE 802.1Q and 802.1p.
IEEE 802.1Q Tag Header. Priority Tagging. GARP.

Appendix C Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Some Advantages of DHCP. A Disadvantage of DHCP. DHCP Details.

Index.

Additional information

CIN0139754830VG
9780139754838
0139754830
IP Fundamentals: What Everyone Needs to Know About Addressing and Routing by Thomas Albert Maufer
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
19990617
512
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