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Date: Thu, 07 Jul 1994 12:34:15 MDT
From: Rob Slade <roberts@decus.ca>
Subject: Book Review: "TCP/IP Illlustrated" by Stevens
BKTCPIPI.RVW 940325
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
P.O. Box 520 26 Prince Andrew Place
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2T8
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"TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1", Stevens, 1994, 0-201-63346-9, U$47.50
rstevens@noao.edu
A clear, readable, well-organized, thorough, and detailed explanation
of the Internet Protocol Suite. The author has carefully constructed
his chapters on the layered model of the protocol, itself. Starting
with the data link layer, each chapter adds to what has gone before,
and relies solely on what has gone before.
For system managers, this gives a practical account of the operations
of the network and major applications. The "illustrated" part of the
title seems to refer to the fact that examples are given from a real
network. The network is given in the book, and is complex enough that
the network traffic analyzed can be indicative of real world
situations rather than idealized theory.
For instructors considering course texts, a very strong plus in the book are
the chapter exercises. The answers are not simply a check on whether the
student has read the text. They are well thought out questions which will need
a thorough understanding of the concepts--plus a bit of work.
For anyone looking for the details of the TCP/IP protocols, an excellent
choice.