TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: Implementation

Author: (USA) Litt, (USA) Stevens
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book provides a complete and detailed introduction to how the TCP/IP protocol is implemented. It includes approximately 500 illustrations and 15,000 lines of actual C code for hands-on practice, using an example-based teaching approach to help you master TCP/IP implementation. The book not only explains the relationship between the socket API and protocol families, as well as the differences between host implementation and router implementation, but also introduces the new features of the 4.4BSD-Lite version. This book is suitable for those who wish to understand how the TCP/IP protocol is implemented, including programmers who write network applications and system administrators who use TCP/IP to maintain computer networks.