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This best-selling, conceptual introduction to TCP/IP internetworking protocols interweaves a clear discussion of fundamentals with the latest technologies. Leading author Doug Comer covers layering and shows how all protocols in the TCP/IP suite fit into the five-layer model. With a new focus on CIDR addressing, this revision addresses MPLS and IP switching technology, traffic scheduling, VOIP, Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN), and Selective ACKnowledgement (SACK). Includes coverage of Voice and Video Over IP (RTP), IP coverage, a discussion of routing architectures, examination of Internet application services such as domain name system (DNS), electronic mail (SMTP, MIME), file transfer and access (FTP, TFTP, NFS), remote login (TELNET, rlogin), and network management (SNMP, MIB, ANS.I), a description of mobile IP, and private network interconnections such as NAT and VPN. The new edition includes updates to every chapter, updated examples, a new chapter on MPLS and IP switching technology and an expanded TCP description that featuers Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) and Selective ACKnowledgement (SACK). For network and web designers, implementers, and administrators, and for anyone interested in how the Internet works.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Sergei
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent text book / reference
Review: [ The TCP/IP set by Comer + TCP/IP Illustrated set by Richard Stevens + The TCP/IP Guide by Charles M. Kozierok ] and are the only books about TCP/IP stack that are worth reading.Comer is a bit dryer than StevensStevens has excellent examplesKozierok has more details and drawing / picturesAll the above books will provide everything you need to knowCode impementation is provided by Comer and StevensNext step would be books like “Unix Network Programming” by Stevens, “Understanding Linux Network Internals” by Benvenuti,”The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming…” by Kerrisk, etc etc etc
Reviewer: Gharrington
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: TCP/IP
Review: Book is in good condition, three stars because no tracking information, book was ordered on Jan 4 and delivered on the first day of class the 21, why does it take solo long. I felt like I should buy another just to make sure I get the book on time. While the delivery date was between Jan 10 and Jan 28 I had to wonder how it could take so terribly long. I did not realize this delivery time would be more than 20 days after my order or I would have payed more to get it or gotten it from another seller. Text books need to have tracking info at the very least.
Reviewer: Michael Yasumoto
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Top 4 Computer Network Books Compared
Review: This review compares the following four books:Computer Networks by Peterson and Davie (P & D)Computer Networks by TanenbaumComputer Networks by Comer / Internetworking with TCP/IPComputer Networking by Kurose and Ross (K & R)By far the best book in the list is “Computer Networking” by Kurose and Ross. This book covers all of the essential material that is in the other books but manages to do so in a relevant and entertaining way. This book is very up to date as seen by the release of the 5th Ed when the 4th Ed is barely two years old. There are lots of practical exercises using wireshark and the companion website is actually useful and relevant. The attitude of this book with regard to teaching networking concepts could be summed up as “try it out and see for yourself”. One interesting thing to note is that the socket programming example are all in Java.Next up is the Peterson and Davie book which covers everything that Kurose and Ross discuss but is slightly more mathematical in how it goes about things. There are a lot more numerical examples and defining of formulas in this book which is fine by me and in no way detracts from the book. Also the socket programming examples are in C which is a little more traditional. The points where this text loses ground to K & R is that it doesn’t have the practical application exercises that K & R has and it also doesn’t extend the basic networking theory that is covered to modern protocols like K & R.The two Comer books come next. Comer’s “Computer Networks” book is probably the most introductory book out of this whole list and is more of a survey of networking topics that doesn’t cover anything in any real depth. Still, this is an excellent book in that it is a quick clear read that is very lucid in its explanations and you can’t help feeling that you understand everything that is covered in the book. Comer’s TCP/IP book is the equivalent of the other authors’ computer network books and in that respect it is pretty average. It covers all of the relevant material and in a manner which is more than readable but that is all. There is nothing exceptional about the book which stands out from the rest.Last comes Tanenbaum’s book from the author who is probably most famous for his OS books. This is probably the most technical and detailed of the books with lots of sample C code belying is experience with operating systems and their network stack code. The weak point of this book is that all of the code and technical minutia might prevent the reader from seeing the forest for the trees. Unless you are trying to learn how to program your own network stack for a Unix/Linux system, then I would get either the K & R book or the P & D book to learn networking for the first time. This book would best be served as a reference in which case the technical nature of the book becomes a benefit rather than detracting from the text.
Reviewer: W. E. Hopkins
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A great overview of TCP/IP architecture.
Review: Comer’s volume 1 provides a solid overview of the TCP/IP networking architecture. The layers and associated protocols are covered. Being an overview is not to imply that the coverage is superficial; there is enough for an architect to develop a reasonable understanding of a system’s networking component.
Reviewer: William
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent
Review: The book arrived on time and in great condition. Just the way any customer would want and expect. So, I was very happy with the experience.
Reviewer: James
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Everything that it is advertised to be.
Reviewer: aL Orisca
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book !
Review: informative.
Reviewer: Hangrong Pan
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just a little to expensive
Review: Got this book in less than a week. A really good and new reference textbook for the IP/TCP architecture learning!
Reviewer: Robert Viens/Ultra Electronics Tactic
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Bon produit
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