Internet Technologies Handbook: Optimizing the IP Network

Description

* A comprehensive reference that addresses the need for solid understanding of the operation of IP networks, plus optimization and management techniques to keep those networks running at peak performance
  
* Uniquely distinguished from other books on IP networks, as it focuses on operation and management support, and is not just another treatise on protocol theory
  
* Includes many practical case studies as further illustration of the concepts discussed

CONTENTS:

Preface.

  
PART I: INTRODUCTION.

  
Chapter 1. The Challenge of the Internet.

  
PART II: PACKET TRANSPORT.

  
Chapter 2. Analyzing the IP Network.

  
Chapter 3. Datagram Addressing and Delivery.

  
Chapter 4. Routing and Intranetwork Communication.

  
Chapter 5. End-to End Reliability.

  
Chapter 6. The Next Generation: IPv6.

  
Chapter 7. Case Studies in Packet Transport.

  
PART III: APPLICATION SUPPORT.

  
Chapter 8. Data Transport.

  
Chapter 9. Converged Networks and Multimedia Transport.

  
Chapter 10. Case Studies in Application Support.

  
PART IV: NETWORK AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.

  
Chapter 11. Network Management Architectures.

  
Chapter 12. Network Management System Components.

  
Chapter 13. Case Studies in Network and Performance Management.

  
PART V: REFERENCE APPENDICES.

  
Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations.

  
Appendix B: Sources of Internet Information.

  
Appendix C: Addresses of Standards Organizations.

  
Appendix D: Trademarks.

  
Index.