The Illustrated Network

The Illustrated Network: How TCP/IP Works in a Modern Network, Second Edition presents an illustrated explanation on how TCP/IP works, using consistent examples from a working network configuration that includes servers, routers and workstations. Diagnostic traces allow the reader to follow the discussion with unprecedented clarity and precision. True to its title, there are 330+ diagrams and screenshots, as well as topology diagrams and a unique repeating chapter opening diagram. Illustrations are also used as end-of-chapter questions. Based on examples of a complete and modern network, all the material comes from real objects connected and running on the network.

The book emphasizes the similarities across all networks, since all share similar components, from the smallest LAN to the global internet. Layered protocols are the rule, and all hosts attached to the Internet run certain core protocols to enable their applications to function properly.

This second edition includes updates throughout, along with four completely new chapters that introduce developments that have occurred since the publication of the first edition, including optical networking, cloud concepts and VXLAN.

Autorentext
Walter Goralski has worked in the telecommunications and networking industry all his professional life. He has worked with and programmed WANs, LANs, and inter-vendor communications systems. He has been a programmer, project manager, communications cabling specialist, consultant, course developer, technical trainer, and university professor at the graduate level. He joined Juniper Networks in 2000 after 8 years as a technical trainer and currently holds the title of Technical Lead in the Information and Learning Experience department. Goralski is the author of 15 books about networking technologies.

Inhalt

Part I: Networking Basics1. Protocols and Layers2. TCP/IP Protocols and Devices3. Network Link Technologies4. Packet Optical Networks and Forward Error Correction

Part II: Core Protocols5. IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing6. Address Resolution Protocol7. IPv4 and IPv6 Headers8. Internet Control Message Protocol9. Routing10. Forwarding IP Packets11. User Datagram Protocol12. Transmission Control Protocol13. Multiplexing and Sockets

Part III. Routing and Routing Protocols14. Routing and Peering15. IGPs: RIP, OSPF, and IS-IS16. Border Gateway Protocol17. Expanded Uses for BGP18. Multicast

Part IV. IP Switching and VPNs19. MPLS and IP Switching 20. MPLS-Based Virtual Private Networks 21. EVPN and VXLAN

Part V. Application Level22. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol23. The Domain Name System24. File Transfer Protocol25. SMTP and Email26. Hypertext Transfer Protocol27. Securing Sockets with SSL

Part VI. Network Management28. Simple Network Management Protocol29. Cloud, SDN, and NFV

Part VII. Security30. Secure Shell (Remote Access)31. Network Address Translation32. Firewalls33. IP Security

Part VIII: Media34. Voice over Internet Protocol