Mobile IP: The Internet Unplugged (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems) - Softcover

Solomon, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0138562466 ISBN 13: 9780138562465

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

The book will focus on mobile networks which use IP or the Internet Protodol. Author is on IETF (Internet Eng Task Force) Group which has standardized Mobile IP and has worked inthis field at Motorola for many years. A good chunck of this book will focus on mobile IP routing and advanced mobile IP features. Author will also cover: security and firewalls in mobile IP nets, IPv6 mobility, multicasting, multi-protocol support, applications (intranet LAN to LAN, wireless LANS, conferencing, commercial wireless products).

About this title

About the Author

JAMES D. SOLOMON is a Senior Staff Engineer in the Systems Technology Research Lab of Motorola Inc.'s Land Mobile Products Sector. As co-chair of the Mobile IP Working Group, Solomon shepherded the final working group standards document to approval in June 1996.

From the Back Cover

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TCP/IP goes mobile!

The complete guide to developing, using, and profiting from Mobile IP networks.

Mobile IP brings together two of the world's most powerful technology trends: the Internet and mobile communications. Whether you're planning to develop, deploy, utilize, or invest in Mobile IP networks, this book delivers the up-to-date information you need-with clarity and insight. Discover:

• What problems Mobile IP is designed to solve, and how it solves them
• How to use Mobile IP in real-world intranet and Internet-wide applications
• How to manage the security issues associated with Mobile IP
• Business models for delivering commercial Mobile IP services
• Which technical issues still need work-and possible solutions

In Mobile IP: The Internet Unplugged, the co-chair of the Mobile IP Working Group offers an insider's view of critical Mobile IP concepts like agent discovery, registration, and IP encapsulation. He presents detailed coverage of Mobile IP security, including the role of key management, encryption, authentication, integrity checking, and nonrepudiation. Finally, he presents a compelling vision of the future, where the benefits of standards-based mobile data are available everywhere.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0138562466
• ISBN 13: 9780138562465
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384