TCP/IP Over ATM: A No-Nonsense Internetworking Guide (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems) - Hardcover

Kercheval, Berry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0137685998 ISBN 13: 9780137685998

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

-- Covers IP-over-ATM, LAN Emulation, Multicast, traffic management, and much more.-- Extensive coverage of performance and scalability issues.-- Next title in the Prentice Hall Series for Computer Networking and Distributed Systems - Radia Perlman, Series Advisor.This book explains how you can use ATM right now as a remarkably powerful backbone for TCP/IP-based WANs and the Internet.The book begins with practical descriptions of TCP/IP, SONET, ATM, and how they relate. Learn how ATM works, and about resources for managing ATM networks, including SNMP, ILMI and ATM routing. Take a close look at Classical IP over ATM, the TCP/IP transport solution proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force; then consider the ATM Forum's recommendation, LAN Emulation. Learn how to manage ATM traffic - and how to tune and optimize your TCP/IP network running on an ATM backbone. From a member of the technical staff at XEROX PARC.

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A practical guide to planning and managing ATM backbone networks for TCP/IP based WANs and the Internet.

Right now - today - you can use ATM as a remarkably powerful backbone for TCP/IP-based WANs and the Internet. TCP/IP Over ATM is your no-nonsense, Vendor-independent quick-start guide to getting the job done.

You'll start with a quick overview of the TCP/IP and ATM fundamentals you need to make them work together. Learn what you need to know about SONET, the physical transport layer underlying carrier ATM services. Understand how ATM works, including the basics of ATM switching, virtual circuits, adaptation layers and signaling.

Compare the pros and cons of the two leading options for carrying TCP/IP options on ATM networks: the IETF's Classical IP-Over-ATM, and the ATM Forum's LAN Emulation. Learn how each approach supports multicasting. Then, see how ATM traffic management and quality of service features can work with RSVP and other advanced IP technologies to provide guaranteed bandwidth.

Review the resources available to manage ATM networks, including SNMP, ILMI and ATM routing - and learn new ways to optimize TCP/IP networks running on an ATM backbone. Finally, preview the future of TCP/IP and ATM with a look at today's most exciting WAN testbeds and research programs.

In TCP/IP-Over-ATM, Xerox PARC scientist Berry Kercheval manages the rare feat of being technically precise and a joy to read. If you're even considering running TCP/IP Over ATM, this is where you ought to start.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0137685998
• ISBN 13: 9780137685998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288