Network Analysis, Architecture and Design, Second Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)

5.2 Preparation

To be able to understand and apply the concepts in this chapter, you should be familiar with the basic concepts and mechanisms of performance (e.g., quality of service [QoS]), security and privacy, network management, and routing and addressing. Some recommended sources of information include:

• Internet QoS: Architectures and Mechanisms for Quality of Service, by Zheng Wang, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, March 2001

• Designing Quality of Service Solutions for the Enterprise, by Eric D. Siegel, John Wiley & Sons, October 1999

• The CERT(R) Guide to System and Network Security Practices, by Julia H. Allen, Addison-Wesley Publishing, June 2001

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), STD 0015,^[1] by J. D. Case, M. Fedor, M. L. Schoffstall, C. Davin, May 1990

• Routing in the Internet, by Christian Huitema, Prentice Hall, January 2000

^[1]All Internet Engineering Task Force requests for comments and STDs can be found at www.ietf.org.