Bruce Hartpence eBooks

Go beyond layer 2 broadcast domains with this in-depth tour of advanced link and internetwork layer protocols, and learn how they enable you to expand to larger topologies. An ideal follow-up to Packet Guide to Core Network Protocols, this concise guide dissects several of these protocols to explain their structure and operation.This is not a book on packet theory. Author Bruce Hartpence built topologies in a lab as he wrote this guide, and each chapter includes several packet captures. You willll learn about protocol classification, static vs. dynamic topologies, and reasons for installing a particular route.This guide covers:Host routing Process a routing table and learn how traffic starts out across a network Static routing Build router routing ta...

Take an in-depth tour of core Internet protocols and learn how they work together to move data packets from one network to another. With this concise book, you'll delve into the aspects of each protocol, including operation basics and security risks, and learn the function of network hardware such as switches and routers. Ideal for beginning network engineers, each chapter in this book includes a set of review questions, as well as practical, hands-on lab exercises.Understand basic network architecture, and how protocols and functions fit together Learn the structure and operation of the Ethernet protocol Examine Tcp/Ip, including the protocol fields, operations, and addressing used for networks Explore the address resolution process in a typical Ipv...

Go under the hood of an operating Voice over IP network, and build your knowledge of the protocols and architectures used by this Internet telephony technology. With this concise guide, you'll learn about services involved in VoIP and get a first-hand view of network data packets from the time the phones boot through calls and subsequent connection teardown.With packet captures available on the companion website, this book is ideal whether you're an instructor, student, or professional looking to boost your skill set. Each chapter includes a set of review questions, as well as practical, hands-on lab exercises.Learn the requirements for deploying packetized voice and video Understand traditional telephony concepts, including local loop, tip and ring,...