UNIX Network Programming: Volume 3

Author: [USA] W.
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The first and second editions of this book were independently written by the late UNIX network expert Dr. W. Richard Stevens. This is the third edition, authored by world-renowned network experts Bill Fenner and Andrew M. Rudoff, which comprehensively revises the previous edition based on recent advancements in network technology over the past few years. It adds updated information on IPv6, the SCTP protocol, and the key management sockets content, while removing the content on the X/Open transport interface. The book provides a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to how to use the socket API for network programming. Starting with a comprehensive discussion of the socket API, it covers basic programming topics before transitioning to advanced socket programming topics, including IPv4 and IPv6.