The Internet, an upstart academic experiment in the late 1960s, struggles with identity and success today. From the ARPANET to the NSFnet to ANYBODYSNET, the Internet is no longer owned by a single entity; it is owned by anybody who can afford to buy space on it. Tens of millions of users are seeking connectivity, and tens of thousands of companies are feeling left out if they do not tap into the Internet. This has put network designers and administrators under a lot of pressure to keep up with networking and connectivity needs. Understanding networking, and especially routing, has become a necessity. Some people are surprised when. | Internet Routing Architectures Second Edition Sam Halabi Danny McPherson Publisher Cisco Press Second Edition August 23 2000 ISBN 1-57870-233-X 528 pages Internet Routing Architectures Second Edition expands on the highly successful first edition with new updates on BGP4 and current perspectives on internetworking routing architectures. This book is intended for any organization needing to build an efficient reliable enterprise network accessing the Internet. Its purpose is to make you an expert on integrating your network into the global Internet. It is written to address real routing issues using real scenarios in a comprehensive and accessible manner. Internet Routing Architectures Second Edition uses a practical example-oriented approach to provide solutions for ISP connectivity issues. Table of Contents About the Technical Audience .3 Organization .3 Approach .4 Features and Text Command Syntax Icons Used in This I The Contemporary 1. Evolution of the Origins and Recent History of the Network Access Routing Arbiter The Very High-Speed Backbone Network Transitioning the Regional Networks from the NSF Solicits NIS Other Internet Internet Routing The Once and Future Looking Frequently Asked References .35 2. ISP Services and ISP ISP Service Pricing Service-Level Agreements and Technical Looking Frequently Asked 3. IP Addressing and Allocation History of Internet IP Address Space Looking Frequently Asked References .81 II Routing Protocol 4. Interdomain Routing Overview of Routers and Routing Protocol Segregating the World into Autonomous .
