Subject Area: Computer System Architecture, Computer Networks
in CIDEC Library.
TCP/IP ILLUSTRATED: VOL. 1. THE PROTOCOLSAddison-Wesley Professional Computing Series
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. - Reading, Mass.
Bibliographic :
TCP/IP Illustrated is a complete and detailed guide to the entire TCP/IP protocol suite-with an important difference from other books on the subject. Rather than just describing what the RFCs say the protocol suite should do, this unique book uses a popular diagnostic tool so you may actually watch the protocols in action. By forcing various conditions to occur-such as connection establishment, timeout and retransmission, and fragmentation-and then displaying the results, TCP/IP Illustrated gives you a much greater understanding of these concepts than words alone could provide. Whether you are new to TCP/IP or you have read other books on the subject, you will come away with an increased understanding of how and why TCP/IP works the way it does, as well as enhanced skill at developing applications that run over TCP/IP.
With this unique approach, TCP/IP Illustrated presents the structure and function of TCP/IP from the link layer up through the network, transport, and application layers. You will learn about the protocols that belong to each of these layers and how they operate under numerous implementations, including Sun OS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.2, System V Release 4, BSD/386TM, AIX 3.2.2, and 4.4BSD. In TCP/IP Illustrated you will find the most thorough coverage of TCP available - 8 entire chapters. You will also find coverage of the newest TCP/IP features, including multicasting, path MTU discovery, and long fat pipes.
Additional information (including source code and errata) is available at the author's web page.
CONTENTS:
PREFACE
1. Introduction
Introduction * Layering * TCP/IP Layering * Internet Addresses * The Domain Name System * Encapsulation *
Demultiplexing * Client-Server Model * Port Numbers * Standardization Process * RFCs * Standard, Simple Services * The Internet * Implementations * Application Programming Interfaces * Test Network * Summary
2. Link Layer
Introduction * Ethernet and IEEE 802 Encapsulation * Trailer Encapsulation * SLIP: Serial Line IP * Compressed SLIP * PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol * Loopback Interface * MTU * Path MTU * Serial Line Throughput Calculations * Summary
3. IP
Internet Protocol: Introduction * IP Header * IP Routing * Subnet Addressing * Subnet Mask * Special Case IP
Addresses * A Subnet Example * ifconfig Command * netstat Command * IP Futures * Summary
4. ARP
Address Resolution Protocol: Introduction * An Example * ARP Cache * ARP Packet Format * ARP Examples * Proxy ARP * Gratuitous ARP * arp Command * Summary
5. RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol: Introduction * RARP Packet Format * RARP Examples * RARP Server Design * Summary
6. ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol: Introduction * ICMP Message Types * ICMP Address Mask Request and Reply *
ICMP Timestamp Request and Reply * ICMP Port Unreachable Error * 4.4BSD Processing of ICMP Messages *
Summary
7 Ping Program
Introduction * Ping Program * IP Record Route Option * IP Timestamp Option * Summary
8. Traceroute Program Introduction * Traceroute Program Operation * LAN Output * WAN Output * IP Source Routing Option * Summary
9. IP Routing
Introduction * Routing Principles * ICMP Host and Network Unreachable Errors * To Forward or Not to Forward * ICMP Redirect Errors * ICMP Router Discovery Messages * Summary
10. Dynamic Routing Protocols
Introduction * Dynamic Routing * Unix Routing Daemons * RIP: Routing Information Protocol * RIP Version 2 * OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First * BGP: Border Gateway Protocol * CIDR: Classless Interdomain Routing * Summary
11. UDP: User Datagram Protocol
Introduction * UDP Header * UDP Checksum * A Simple Example * IP Fragmentation * ICMP Unreachable Error
(Fragmentation Required) * Determining the Path MTU Using Traceroute * Path MTU Discovery with UDP * Interaction
Between UDP and ARP * Maximum UDP Datagram Size * ICMP Source Quench Error * UDP Server Design * Summary
12. Broadcasting and Multicasting
Introduction * Broadcasting * Broadcasting Examples * Multicasting * Summary
13. IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol
Introduction * IGMP Message * IGMP Protocol * An Example * Summary
14. DNS: The Domain Name System
Introduction * DNS Basics * DNS Message Format * A Simple Example * Pointer Queries * Resource Records * Caching * UDP or TCP * Another Example * Summary
15. TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Introduction * Protocol * An Example * Security * Summary
16. BOOTP: Bootstrap Protocol
Introduction * BOOTP Packet Format * An Example * BOOTP Server Design * BOOTP Through a Router *
Vendor-Specific Information * Summary
17. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
Introduction * TCP Services * TCP Header * Summary
18. TCP Connection Establishment and Termination
Introduction * Connection Establishment and Termination * Timeout of Connection Establishment * Maximum Segment Size * TCP Half-Close * TCP State Transition Diagram * Reset Segments * Simultaneous Open * Simultaneous Close * TCP Options * TCP Server Design * Summary
19. TCP Interactive Data Flow
Introduction * Interactive Input * Delayed Acknowledgments * Nagle Algorithm * Window Size Advertisements *
Summary
20. TCP Bulk Data Flow
Introduction * Normal Data Flow * Sliding Windows * Window Size * PUSH Flag * Slow Start * Bulk Data Throughput * Urgent Mode * Summary
21. TCP Timeout and Retransmission
Introduction * Simple Timeout and Retransmission Example * Round-Trip Time Measurement * An RTT Example *
Congestion Example * Congestion Avoidance Algorithm * Fast Retransmit and Fast Recovery Algorithm * Congestion
Example (Continued) * Per-Route Metrics * ICMP Errors * Repacketization * Summary
22. TCP Persist Timer
Introduction * An Example * Silly Window Syndrome * Summary
23. TCP Keepalive Timer
Introduction * Description * Keepalive Examples * Summary
24. TCP Futures and Performance
Introduction * Path MTU Discovery * Long Fat Pipes * Window Scale Option * Timestamp Option * PAWS: Protection
Against Wrapped Sequence Numbers * T/TCP: A TCP Extension for Transactions * TCP Performance * Summary
25. SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
Introduction * Protocol * Structure of Management Information * Object Identifiers * Introduction to the Management
Information Base * Instance Identification * Simple Examples * Management Information Base (Continued) * Additional Examples * Traps * ASN.1 and BER * SNMP Version 2 * Summary
26. Telnet and Rlogin: Remote Login
Introduction * Rlogin Protocol * Rlogin Examples * Telnet Protocol * Telnet Examples * Summary
27. FTP: File Transfer Protocol
Introduction * FTP Protocol * FTP Examples * Summary
28. SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Introduction * SMTP Protocol * SMTP Examples * SMTP Futures * Summary
29. NFS: Network File System
Introduction * Sun Remote Procedure Call * XDR: External Data Representation * Port Mapper * NFS Protocol * NFS
Examples * NFS Version 3 * Summary
30. Other TCP/IP Applications
Introduction * Finger Protocol * Whois Protocol * Archie, WAIS, Gopher, Veronica, and WWW * X Window System *
Summary
Appendix A. The tcpdump Program
BSD Packet Filter * SunOS Network Interface Tap * SVR4 Data Link Provider Interface * tcpdump Output * Security
Considerations * Socket Debug Option
Appendix B. Computer Clocks
Appendix C. The sock Program
Appendix D. Solutions to Selected Exercises
Appendix E. Configurable Options
BSD/386 Version 1.0 * SunOS 4.1.3 * System V Release 4 * Solaris 2.2 * AIX 3.2.2 * 4.4BSD
Appendix F. Source Code Availability
Bibliography * Index
SEE ALSO:
TCP/IP Illustrated
Vol. 2. The implementation
Vol. 3. TCP for transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the UNIX domain protocols.
Changed 30/01/1997. Comments: monika@cs.ioc.ee