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Linux TCP/IP Stack: Networking For Embedded Systems 1st Edition

by Thomas Herbert (Author)

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The Linux TCP/IP Stack: Networking for Embedded Systems provides an in-depth guide to implementing and using the Linux TCP/IP stack in embedded systems projects. It begins with a general overview of TCP/IP networking, with background information on applicable networking standards. From there, it details the TCP/IP implementation in Linux 2.6 by following a packet of data as it flows through the stack from the sending system, out the wire, and back through the input side of the stack in the receiving machine. This unique approach gives programmers an "inside" look at the entire process. Throughout the text, topics of particular interest to engineers implementing embedded systems are discussed, such as sockets, network interfaces, application layer protocols, and practical considerations. This is a great resource for embedded systems programmers and engineers, as well as networking professionals interested in learning more about the implementation of Linux TCP/IP in the 2.6 kernel.

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1584502843
ISBN-13

978-1584502845
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1st
Publisher

Charles River Media
Publication date

April 15, 2004
Language

English
Dimensions

9.2 x 1.7 x 7.3 inches
Print length

600 pages
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About the Author

Thomas F. Herbert (Richmond, VA) is Vice President of Technology and Managing Partner of Infosecure Systems and Solutions, LLC. Infosecure Systems and Solutions is a company specializing in open source solutions for IT and embedded technology throughout the Americas. He has over 15 years of experience as an embedded engineer and has worked on many aspects of both open and embedded systems. He has written for Embedded Systems Programming and given numerous presentations at the Embedded Systems Conference.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charles River Media; 1st edition (April 15, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 600 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1584502843
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1584502845
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 1.7 x 7.3 inches

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George D. Jakubec

A trully admirable accomplishment - must have type of book

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2005

Before you spend your time and money on purchasing any books on the subject, buy this one first. Depending on your background and your needs, it may also be the last one you will purchase.

At the time I got to place my two-cent's worth, there are already 5 other reviews rating this book in a very positive light.

While the style of presentation of a technical subject may not be strictly original, there have been few attempts by other authors to use it, this author has actually delivered - very effectively.

Technical writers, take a note of this work - it can serve as a blueprint for other technical subjects. Publishers, please a take note of the style and the thoroughness that this work employs to present a complex technical subject. The demand is there - the competition is very scarce.

Yes, this book presents a comprehensive technical explanation in a very practical as well as theoretical terms, and more importantly, places all the components of the technology subject matter within context. After you get through this book you will not be left in a position where you sit in front of your computer and realize you really have no idea how to apply the knowledge of the book you just read. Instead, you will be off and running. Think back, how many books that you read in the past delivered this kind of ability to you?

In closing, I appeal to the author of this book to select another subject of the current technology and write another book. Sadly, the bookshelves are full of "bibles", "primers", and definitive guides that leave the reader wondering what to do AFTER they read them.

If you need to know how to DO networking, this book is a must.

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Dheeraj Kandula

Not comprehensive

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2007

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This book is not good to understand TCP/IP stack in Linux. The book has not gone through review for wrong section references. I have seen references mentioning to Chapter 4 when it actually is Chapter 7.
It never explains the main processing of TCP like cwnd update and sshthresh. After reading the whole book I still didnt understand what is done in TCP like which function does what.

A complete failure to qualify as a good book.

I suggest "Understanding Linux Network Internals" which explains very clearly what is done in IP. I expect that the author of that book comes up with a second volume that deals with TCP.

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H. W

detailed but not easy to read and follow

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2004

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I have not finished reading the whole book yet so the review is based on the first a hundred pages I read.

The author apparently has plenty of knowledge about networking and Linux and his description about networking code in Linux (like device drivers in first part of the book) is generally very detailed. It covers almost all Linux tcp/ip related design and implementation so the book is good enough to give you an overall picture of what the book claims to do: tcp/ip stack and how it is implemented in Linux.

But the main issue with the book is that it is not easy to read and follow. When the author throw out some new concept/variable/function/usage/etc., he not necessary gives enough explanation on them. Sometimes there is no explanation at all. This makes you have more questions when you read on. Eventually these more questions overwhelm you and make you stop and start thinking how/why all these things work. I really like the writing style of two other books in Linux: Robert Love's Linux Kernel Development and Rubini/Corbet's Linux Device Drivers. Any new topic/concept/variable is accompanied with notes/explanations/usage on how/why such is such. This difference makes this one a 4-star, instead of 5-star.

By all means, read the above two books (and maybe other books on Linux kernels) before reading this one. Read this one when you feel you are comfortable with device driver, kernel development

and tcp/ip protocol. Otherwise you make feel disappointed or confused.

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John Matlock

An Excellent Introduction for an Engineer

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2005

This is an in-depth guide to implementing and using the Linux TCP/IP stack. It begins with a general overview of TCP/IP networking, with background information on applicable networking standards. From there, it details the TCP/IP implementation in Linux by following a pack of data as it flows through the stack from the sending system, out the wire, and back through the input side of the stack in the receiving machine. This unique approach gives programmers an inside look at the entire process.

The book is aimed at th engineers and programmers implementing dedicated or embedded systems including sockets, network interfaces, application protocols and practical considerations.

The CD included with the book includes the source code developed in the book, much of which can be modified to fit many quasi-standard applications, and a considerable amount of additional technical information on Linux and the particular aspects of TCP/IP.

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Dave Mclain

very detailed under the hood type of book

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2004

Mr. Herbert has disected the LINUX TCP/IP stack using the source code. In this book he presents what he has discovered. The book goes through a lot of the source code and has good explanations of what it does. It is better than a lot of LINUX books where only the source code is listed with few explanations. The book also discusses the RFC's and how they are implemented in the stack. The source code for the LINUX TCP/IP stack is fairly large. The book does not cover all of it, but it does cover the main paths packets take through the stack. Having read the book, I found it easier to read the LINUX TCP/IP source code myself.

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Shadi T. Khasawneh

An Excellent book and covers the 2.6 kernel

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2005

This is an excellent book which explains everything related to the TCP/IP Linux implementation in the 2.6 kernel. There are other excellent Linux networking books, but this is the best one in terms of the details for the TCP/IP implementation.

It explains in detail Network devices, drivers, UDP, TCP, IP and IPv6. And it shows in detail all the steps a packet goes through when moving from the application layer to the socket layer, then through the transport layer (TCP or UDP), Network Layer (IP) and Data Link Layer and finally to the physical layer. Then it shows the details of the flow of the packet at the receiving side.

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