Illustrated TCP/IP

Table of contents :
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCP/IP and Other Protocols
Origins
The World Wide Web (WWW)
An Overall View of the Internet
Circuit and Packet Switching
Why Study the RFCs' Submitting an RFC
Requirements in RFCs
IP Overview
Data Encapsulation by Layer
Ipv4 Header Encapsulated in an Ethernet Frame
Header Length, Service Type, Total Length
Fragmentation
Identifying a Class
Subnetting
Subnet Mask Template
An Example Conversion
Address Resolution Protocol
What's Wrong with the Address
Making the Address Efficient
Variable Length Subnet Masks
Determining a Common Prefix
A Graphic Look into the Example
CIDR and VLSM Comparison
IP Routing
Direct Routing
The Routing Information Protocol (Version 1)
Authentication
Subnet Mask
Route Tag and Next Hop Fields
Message Types
Metrics (Cost)
Maintaining the Database
OSPF Areas
The Backbone Area
Internet Protocol Version 6(IPv6)
Autoconfiguration
Neighbor Discovery
AnyCast Addressing
Multicast for IPv6
UDP Header Encapsulation
Port Assignments: Multiplexing
Assigned and Registered Port Numbers
Dynamic Port Numbers
Real Time Protocol
RFCs
Selected TCP/IP Applications
TELNET
TELNET Options
Name Server Records
Address Records
Multicast Types
Addressing Type Review
Technical Introduction to IP Multicast
Joining a Group
A Host Sending to a Group
The Local Group Database
Operation
Forwarding Cache
DHCP Operation
DHCP Shortcuts
SNMP Encapsulation.