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"IPng: Internet Protocol Next Generation", Bradner/Mankin, 1996, 0-201-63395-7,
U$33.95 
%A   Scott O. Bradner, ed.
%A   Allison Mankin, ed.
%C   1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA   01867-9984
%D   1996
%G   0-201-63395-7
%I   Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
%O   U$33.95 416-447-5101 fax: 416-443-0948 markj@aw.com 800-822-6339
%O   617-944-3700 Fax: (617) 944-7273 bkexpress@aw.com
%P   336
%T   "IPng: Internet Protocol Next Generation"
 
The Internet is huge, useful and efficient.  And, as with any such entity, it
turns out not to be huge, useful and efficient enough.  The Internet will allow
more addresses than there are computers on the planet: therefore there is a
desire to have enough addresses so that each individual on the planet can have
a few dozen.  The Internet can accommodate any type of data application:
therefore there is a desire to run real time applications such as voice and
video.  The Internet makes the most effective use of multiple data channels
between any two points: therefore there is a desire for effective use of all
channels and points simultaneously.
 
Internet applications rely on services provided by the current (IPv4)
foundational Internet protocols.  Future developments will require a new
generation of basic amenities.  This work includes papers by over forty authors
describing the problems, concerns and proposed solutions involved in the task
of specifying the IPng.  The standards process; business, industry and
government concerns; new technologies; new features; migration considerations;
and proposed candidates are all examined.
 
Few may be interested in this field.  Great care, though, has been taken to
ensure that all the material in this book is accessible not only to the
technical audience, but also to those managers and executives who, while they
may not build the next generation of networks, must choose, buy and support
them.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKIPNG.RVW   951027

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