TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2 contains a thorough explanation of how TCP/IP protocols are implemented. There isn't a more practical or up-to-date bookothis...

This book assumes you have a working...

Multicast Sockets: Practical Guide for Programmers is a hands-on, application-centric approach to multicasting (as opposed to a network-centric one) that is filled with examples, ideas, and experimentation. Each example builds on the last to introduce multicast concepts, frameworks, and APIs in an engaging manner that does not burden...

Cisco^® Nexus switches and the new NX-OS operating system are rapidly becoming the new de facto standards for data center distribution/aggregation layer networking. NX-OS builds on Cisco IOS to provide advanced features that will be increasingly crucial to efficient data center operations. NX-OS and Cisco...

Efficiency and cost effectiveness within multimedia delivery is fast becoming a hot topic in wireless communications, with mobile...

Welcome to Network Programming for Microsoft Windows, Second Edition! The second edition covers the same topics as the first edition and even more as well. This book primarily focuses on the Winsock network programming technology. In particular, we've added a chapter on writing high-performance, scalable Winsock...

Another offering in the Cisco Technical Expert series, this book provides a good introduction to IP multicasting and Cisco routers. The important protocols for multicast service are covered in detail, including a discussion on the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and the Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP). Following...

Network Programming with Perl is a comprehensive, example-rich guide to creating network-based applications using the Perl programming language. Among its many capabilities, modern Perl provides a straightforward and powerful interface to TCP/IP, and this book shows you how to leverage these...

Data Networks builds on the foundation laid in Kenyon’s first book, High Performance Data Network Design, with expanded coverage of routing, tuning, and troubleshooting. Kenyon provides strategies for overcoming some of the most challenging problems in network design and management. He provides clear, specific solutions for...

The complexities of exterior gateway protocols, including TCP connections, message states, path attributes, interior routing protocol interoperation, and setting up neighbor connections, require a comprehensive understanding of router operations in order to manage network growth. Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, provides you with the...

Continuous media applications have exceptionally stringent QoS requirements, and QoS for multimedia will remain a challenge well into the future. The solution begins with service-differentiated networks capable of providing appropriate grades of service to each application. This book takes the next step, showing how continuous...

This book helps newcomers get started with a look at the basics of network programming as they relate to C#, including the...