This reference has now been divided into two volumes to reflect the most recent changes in the field. Volume 1 provides a broad, conceptual introduction to the TCP/IP internetworking protocols and the connected TCP/IP Internet. It reviews network hardware, including wide area national backbones ARPANET and NSFNET, and local area technologies Ethernet and token rings. Addresses binding (ARP) and the IP concepts of connectionless datagram delivery, error detection and control, multicasting, and routing are covered. In addition, Comer compares the ISO 7-layer reference model to the TCP/IP 5-layer model in his discussion of protocol layering.
"Comer continues to prove himself the Baedeker of the Internet Protocols with this fine 4th edition." ― Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President, MCI WorldCom, "Father of the Internet"
"Doug's deep insight into the Internet, coupled with his talent for teaching, yields an updated classic that once again leads the pack." ― Paul Mockapetris, Inventor of the Domain Name System
"There are many TCP/IP books on the shelves today, but Doug Comer's "Internetworking with TCP/IP" is the one that comes off the shelf for accessible and authoritative answers to questions about Internet technology." ― Lyman Chapin, Chief Scientist, BBN Technologies