Internet Architecture
Graham Knight, University College, London, United Kingdom
Introduction
Network Interconnection—The IP Service
Network Technologies and the Services They Provide
Interconnection via “Convergence”
The Internet Protocol—A Convergence Protocol
Hosts, IP Networks, and Routers
IP Addresses
The IP Datagram and the Service It Offers
Implementing the IP Service
Building on the IP Service
TCP—The Transmission Control Protocol
Ports—Identifying Applications and Processes
Other Internet Transport Protocols
Naming Internet Objects
Internet Applications
Making the IP Layer Work
IP Routers
IP Networks, Subnets, and Supernets
Routing Information
The Physical Structure of the Internet
Variations on the Theme—Firewalls, Tunnels, Virtual Private Networks, Network Address Translation, and Proxies
Multicast IP
IP Security
Mobile IP
Management in the IP Layer
The IPv6
Traffic Management in the Internet
INTSERV
DIFFSERV
Performance Issues
Conclusion
Glossary
Cross References
References
INTRODUCTION
The Internet is a rather loose assemblage of individual networks; there is little in the way of overall administration. The individual networks are owned by a huge number of independent operators. Some of these are major corporations with large, high-capacity networks; others are private individuals operating tiny networks of two or three computers their homes. Between them these networks employ just about every networking technology yet invented. The great strength of the Internet is ...
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