1. Edition - December 2008
95.90 Euro
2008. 772 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-14773-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-14773-3 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Short description
This book provides thorough knowledge of Linux TCP/IP stack and kernel framework for its network stack, including complete knowledge of design and implementation. Starting with simple client-server socket programs and progressing to complex design and implementation of TCP/IP protocol in Linux, this book provides different aspects of socket programming and major TCP/IP related algorithms.

From the contents
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. INTRODUCTION.

2. PROTOCOL FUNDAMENTALS.

3. KERNEL IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCKETS.

4. KERNEL IMPLEMENTATION OF TCP CONNECTION SETUP.

5. sk_buff AND PROTOCOL HEADERS.

6. MOVEMENT OF sk_buff ACROSS PROTOCOL LAYERS.

7. TCP SEND.

8. TCP RECEIVE.

9. TCP MEMORY MANAGEMENT.

10. TCP TIMERS.

11. TCP CORE PROCESSING.

12. TCP STATE PROCESSING.

13. NETLINK SOCKETS.

14. IP ROUTING.

15. IP QUALITY OF SERVICE IN LINUX (IP QoS).

16. IP FILTER AND FIREWALL.

17. NET SOFTIRQ.

18. TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF PACKETS.

19. lkcd AND DEBUGGING TCP/IP STACK.

20. NEXT EDITION.

Bibliography.

Index.