Understanding Internet Protocols

Each chapter describes an important protocol by introducing its technology context and explaining its principal algorithms). Then a series of hands-on projects are presented where you'll actually program the central algorithms in C and test them using the Network Workbench software created by Dr. Pullen. As you complete each project, you'll acquire a deeper understanding of how Internet protocols work. As a result, you will understand how and why the Internet worksknowledge that is in hot demand!

Key topics covered in this book include:

• The Internet Protocol Stack and the
  Network Workbench
  
• Wide Area Network topology
  
• Data link control-framing, error
  detection, flow control
  
• Local Area Networks-Ethernet and
  token passing
  
• Network protocols-routing,
  computation, multicasting
  
• Application layer servers and clients
  
• Network security and firewalls

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1: The Internet Protocol Stack and the Network Workbench

Chapter 2: Wide Area Network Topology

Chapter 3: Data Link Control -Farming

Chapter 4: Data LInk Control-Error Detection

Chapter 5: Data Link Control-ARQ Flow Contorl

Chapter 6: Etherent LANs

Chapter 7: Token-Passing LANs and Bridging

Chapter 8: Network Layer: The Internet Protocol

Chapter 9: Network Layer: Routing Protocols

Chapter 10: Transport Layer: TCP

Chapter 11: Multicating and Multimedia

Chapter 12: Application Layer: Servers and Clients

Chapter 13: Network Layer: Security and Firewalls

Chapter 14: Putting It all Together: Internetting

Appendix

Glossary

Index