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Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (2nd Edition) Review by Sean E. Connelly
Welcome to Layer 2 and Layer 3 - need search no longer
"Interconnections 2nd Edition - Bridges, Routers Switches and Internetworking Protocols" by Radia Perlman is simply a magnificent book. This book is a one-stop introduction to both Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI model. This book will not teach you how to configure equipment - but what this book will teach you is how different protocols interact with each other. Most books only focus on either layer 2 or layer 3, but this is the one book that discusses both layers better than most books discuss each layer individually!
Some typos that I noticed in the 2nd edition:
Page 186 - concerning the 4th bullet - a router would fragment a 1,200 byte packet to a 1,000 byte packet and a 200 byte packet - not a 1,000 byte packet and 2,000 byte packet.
Page 209 - The IPv6 address that starts as FEA0::/10 should really be FEC0::/10
It is obvious when reading this book that Perlman is writing about a subject that she both has mastered and cares deeply about. She holds over 50 patents and has earned her Ph.D. from M.I.T. Simply a great book.
I give this book 5 pings out of 5:
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