Chapter 15: INTERNETWORKING
Chapter 15 examines the principles of internetworking. We explore IP addressing (IPv4 and IPv6), subnetting, routing algorithms, transport-layer protocols, and the architecture of the Internet itself. We see how hierarchical addressing enables global scalability, how routing tables grow and are managed, and how end-to-end transport services provide reliability across heterogeneous paths.
Chapter Contents
- 15.1 FROM NETWORKING TO INTERNETWORKING
- 15.2 INTERCONNECTION DEVICES AND LAYERED BOUNDARIES
- 15.3 IP ADDRESSING AND SUBNETTING
- 15.4 HOW ROUTERS FORWARD PACKETS
- 15.5 ROUTING THROUGH A NETWORK
- 15.6 TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS
- 15.7 THE MODERN INTERNET
- 15.8 CHAPTER SUMMARY
- 15.9 LOOKING AHEAD
- 15.10 REVISION QUESTIONS
- 15.11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)