Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780201634488)

Radia Perlmans Interconnections is recognized as a leading text on networking theory and practice. It provides authoritative and comprehensive information on general networking concepts, routing algorithms and protocols, addressing, and the mechanics of bridges, routers, switches, and hubs. This Second Edition is expanded and updated to cover the newest developments in the field, including advances in switching and bridge technology, VLANs, Fast Ethernet, DHCP, ATM, and IPv6. Additional new topics include IPX, AppleTalk, and DECnet. You will gain a deeper understanding of the range of solutions possible and find valuable information on protocols for which documentation is not readily available elsewhere. Written by the inventor of many of the algorithms that make switching and routing robust and efficient, Interconnections, Second Edition offers an experts insight into how and why networks operate as they do. Perlman describes all of the major networking algorithms and protocols in use today in clear and concise terms, while exploring the engineering trade-offs that the different approaches represent. The book contains extensive coverage of such topics as: *The spanning tree algori

Author: Radia Perlman
ISBN-10: 0201634481
ISBN-13: 9780201634488
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Language: English
Published: 09/14/1999
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 9.40h x 7.40w x 1.30d