Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume One, 6th Edition

1 Introduction And Overview

Chapter Contents

1. 1.1 The Motivation For Internetworking, 1

2. 1.2 The TCP/IP Internet, 2

3. 1.3 Internet Services, 2

4. 1.4 History And Scope Of The Internet, 6

5. 1.5 The Internet Architecture Board, 7

6. 1.6 The IAB Reorganization, 8

7. 1.7 Internet Request For Comments (RFCs), 8

8. 1.8 Internet Growth, 9

9. 1.9 Transition To IPv6, 12

10. 1.10 Committee Design And The New Version of IP, 12

11. 1.11 Relationship Between IPv4 And IPv6, 13

12. 1.12 IPv6 Migration, 14

13. 1.13 Dual Stack Systems, 15

14. 1.14 Organization Of The Text, 15

1. Summary, 16

1.1 The Motivation For Internetworking

Internet communication has become a fundamental part of life. Social networks, such as Facebook, provide connections among a group of friends and allow them to share ...