This unique and valuable source of information describes the protocol suite according to the International Organization for StandardsISO) seven-level (OSI) reference model. Written by Dr. John Davidson at Ungermann/Bass, the worlds largest manufacturer of local area networks, this book will appeal to everybody interested or involved in local or wide-area computer networking projects.

InhaltsangabeOrigins of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite.- The TCP Community.- The OSI Reference Model.- Overview of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite.- A Sample Internetwork.- Level Two - The Data Link Layer.- Services and Standards at the Data Link Layer.- Ethernet.- Level Three - the Network Layer.- Internet Protocol (IP).- IP Overview.- IP Header.- Fragmentation and Reassembly.- Setting Parameters.- Error Reporting Service.- Matching IP Addresses to Network Configurations.- Services IP Requires from Lower Layers.- Internetwork Control Message Protocol (ICMP).- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).- Internet Address Resolution.- Proxy ARP.- Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP).- IP on IEEE 802 Networks.- Level Four - The Transport Layer.- Services identified for the Transport Layer.- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).- TCP Overview.- TCP Header Format.- Connection Management.- Acknowledgement.- Row Control.- Multiplexing.- Synchronization.- Rendezvous.- The Push Flag.- User Datagram Protocol (UDP).- Port Numbers.- Levels Five through Seven - Session through Application Layers.- Services Identified with the Session, Presentation and Application Levels.- File Transfer Protocol (FTP).- FTP Control Connections.- FTP Data Connections.- Telnet.- Network Virtual Terminal (NVT).- Principle of Negotiated Options.- NetBios.- Domain Name Service (DNS).- Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP).- Appendix One - Glossary of Terms.- Appendix Two - Assigned Number.- Ethernet Type Numbers of Interest.- Assigned Protocol Numbers Within the IP Header.- Assigned Port Numbers in TCP and UDP Headers.- Assigned Telnet Options.- Appendix Three - References.