IP Routing

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Summary: Quality descriptions of the IP Protocols
Review: This book describes the various Internet protocols available for routing of data between various points or hops on a network. It describes each protocol, the differences and advantages and disadvantages of each one. Chapter one offers an overview of what is involved with routing, and subsequent chapters discuss Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), RIP-2 (an updated RIP protocol), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and finally Border Gateway Protocl (BGP-4).

Each protocol is described in terms of how it is used in routing, what header fields they contain, and what its best uses are. There are also numerous examples in each chapter that further illustrate what role each protocol plays in routing data from one hop to the next. Any system administrator wishing to know more about the inticacies of Internet routing should pick up this book.