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Copyright Notice and Disclaimers
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About The Author
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
The TCP/IP Guide: Introduction and "Guide To The Guide"
- Introduction To The TCP/IP Guide
- Goals of The TCP/IP Guide
- Scope of The TCP/IP Guide
- Structure and Organization of The TCP/IP Guide
- TCP/IP Guide Features, Inserts and Icons
- Tips For Using Adobe Acrobat Reader To View The TCP/IP Guide
- Feedback and Suggestions
- Version History
Networking Fundamentals
- Introduction to Networking
  - What Is Networking?
  - The Advantages (Benefits) of Networking
  - The Disadvantages (Costs) of Networking
- Fundamental Network Characteristics
  - Protocols: What Are They, Anyway?
  - Circuit Switching and Packet Switching Networks
  - Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Protocols
  - Messages: Packets, Frames, Datagrams and Cells
  - Message Formatting: Headers, Payloads and Footers
  - Message Addressing and Transmission Methods: Unicast, Broadcast and Multicast Messages
  - Network Structural Models and Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer Networking
- Types and Sizes of Networks
  - Local Area Networks (LANs), Wireless LANs (WLANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) and Variants (CANs, MANs and PANs)
  - Segments, Networks, Subnetworks and Internetworks
  - The Internet, Intranets and Extranets
- Network Performance Issues and Concepts
  - Putting Network Performance In Perspective
  - Balancing Network Performance with Key Non-Performance Characteristics
  - Performance Measurements: Speed, Bandwidth, Throughput and Latency
  - Understanding Performance Measurement Units
  - Theoretical and Real-World Throughput, and Factors Affecting Network Performance
  - Simplex, Full-Duplex and Half-Duplex Operation
  - Quality of Service (QoS)
- Network Standards and Standards Organizations
  - Proprietary, De Facto and Open Standards
  - Networking Standards
  - International Networking Standards Organizations
  - Networking Industry Groups
  - Internet Standards Organizations (ISOC, IAB, IESG, IETF, IRSG, IRTF)
  - Internet Registration Authorities and Registries (IANA, ICANN, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE NCC)
  - Internet Standards and the Request For Comment (RFC) Process
- Backgrounder: Data Representation and the Mathematics of Computing
  - Binary Information and Representation: Bits, Bytes, Nibbles, Octets and Characters
  - Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers
  - Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal Number Conversion
  - Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal Arithmetic
  - Boolean Logic and Logical Functions
  - Bit Masking (Setting, Clearing and Inverting) Using Boolean Logical Functions
The Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model
- History of the OSI Reference Model
- General Reference Model Issues
  - The Benefits of Networking Models
  - Why Understanding The OSI Reference Model Is Important To You
  - How To Use The OSI Reference Model
  - Comparing the OSI Reference Model to Network Architectures and Protocol Stacks
- Key OSI Reference Model Concepts
  - OSI Reference Model Networking Layers, Sublayers and Layer Groupings
  - "N" Notation and Other OSI Model Layer Terminology
  - Interfaces: Vertical (Adjacent Layer) Communication
  - Protocols: Horizontal (Corresponding Layer) Communication
  - Data Encapsulation, Protocol Data Units (PDUs) and Service Data Units (SDUs)
  - Indirect Device Connection and Message Routing
- Understanding The OSI Reference Model: An Analogy
- OSI Reference Model Layers
  - Physical Layer (Layer 1)
  - Data Link Layer (Layer 2)
  - Network Layer (Layer 3)
  - Transport Layer (Layer 4)
  - Session Layer (Layer 5)
  - Presentation Layer (Layer 6)
  - Application Layer (Layer 7)
- OSI Reference Model Layer Mnemonics
- OSI Reference Model Layer Summary
TCP/IP Protocol Suite and Architecture
- TCP/IP Overview and History
- TCP/IP Services and Client/Server Operation
- TCP/IP Architecture and the TCP/IP Model
- TCP/IP Protocols
TCP/IP Lower-Layer (Interface, Internet and Transport) Protocols (OSI Layers 2, 3 and 4)
- TCP/IP Network Interface Layer (OSI Data Link Layer) Protocols
  - TCP/IP Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
    - SLIP and PPP Overview and Role In TCP/IP
    - Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
    - Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
      - PPP Fundamentals and Operation
        
        PPP Overview, History and Benefits
        
        PPP Components and General Operation
        
        PPP Link Setup and Phases
        
        PPP Standards
      - PPP Core Protocols: Link Control, Network Control and Authentication
        
        PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP)
        
        PPP Network Control Protocols (IPCP, IPXCP, NBFCP and others)
        
        PPP Authentication Protocols: Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) and Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
      - PPP Feature Protocols
        
        PPP Link Quality Monitoring/Reporting (LQM/LQR)
        
        PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP) and Compression Algorithms
        
        PPP Encryption Control Protocol (ECP) and Encryption Algorithms
        
        PPP Multilink Protocol (MP/MLP/MLPPP)
        
        PPP Bandwidth Allocation Protocol (BAP) and Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (BACP)
      - PPP Protocol Frame Formats
        
        PPP General Frame Format
        
        PPP General Control Protocol Frame Format and Option Format
        
        PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) Frame Formats
        
        PPP Authentication Protocol (PAP, CHAP) Frame Formats
        
        PPP Multilink Protocol (MP) Frame Format
- TCP/IP Network Interface / Internet "Layer Connection" Protocols
  - Address Resolution and the TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
    - Address Resolution Concepts and Issues
      - The Need For Address Resolution
      - Address Resolution Through Direct Mapping
      - Dynamic Address Resolution
      - Dynamic Address Resolution Caching and Efficiency Issues
    - TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
      - ARP Overview, Standards and History
      - ARP Address Specification and General Operation
      - ARP Message Format
      - ARP Caching
      - Proxy ARP
    - TCP/IP Address Resolution For IP Multicast Addresses
    - TCP/IP Address Resolution For IP Version 6
  - Reverse Address Resolution and the TCP/IP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)
- TCP/IP Internet Layer (OSI Network Layer) Protocols
  - Internet Protocol (IP/IPv4, IPng/IPv6) and IP-Related Protocols (IP NAT, IPSec, Mobile IP)
    - Internet Protocol Concepts and Overview
      - IP Overview and Key Operational Characteristics
      - IP Functions
      - IP History, Standards, Versions and Closely-Related Protocols
    - Internet Protocol Version 4 (IP, IPv4)
      - IP Addressing
        
        IP Addressing Concepts and Issues
        
        IP Addressing Overview and Fundamentals
        
        IP Address Size, Address Space and "Dotted Decimal" Notation
        
        IP Basic Address Structure and Main Components: Network ID and Host ID
        
        IP Addressing Categories (Classful, Subnetted and Classless) and IP Address Adjuncts (Subnet Mask and Default Gateway)
        
        Number of IP Addresses and Multihoming
        
        IP Address Management and Assignment Methods and Authorities
        
        IP "Classful" (Conventional) Addressing
        
        IP "Classful" Addressing Overview and Address Classes
        
        IP "Classful" Addressing Network and Host Identification and Address Ranges
        
        IP Address Class A, B and C Network and Host Capacities
        
        IP Addresses With Special Meanings
        
        IP Reserved, Private and Loopback Addresses
        
        IP Multicast Addressing
        
        Problems With "Classful" IP Addressing
        
        IP Subnet Addressing ("Subnetting") Concepts
        
        IP Subnet Addressing Overview, Motivation, and Advantages
        
        IP Subnetting: "Three-Level" Hierarchical IP Subnet Addressing
        
        IP Subnet Masks, Notation and Subnet Calculations
        
        IP Default Subnet Masks For Address Classes A, B and C
        
        IP Custom Subnet Masks
        
        IP Subnet Identifiers, Subnet Addresses and Host Addresses
        
        IP Subnetting Summary Tables For Class A, Class B and Class C Networks
        
        IP Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM)
        
        IP Subnetting: Practical Subnet Design and Address Determination Example
        
        IP Subnetting Step #1: Requirements Analysis
        
        IP Subnetting Step #2: The Key Design Trade-off: Partitioning Network Address Host Bits
        
        IP Subnetting Step #3: Determining The Custom Subnet Mask
        
        IP Subnetting Step #4: Determining Subnet Identifiers and Subnet Addresses
        
        IP Subnetting Step #5: Determining Host Addresses For Each Subnet
        
        IP Classless Addressing: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) / "Supernetting"
        
        IP Classless Addressing and "Supernetting" Overview, Motivation, Advantages and Disadvantages
        
        IP "Supernetting": Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) Hierarchical Addressing and Notation
        
        IP Classless Addressing Block Sizes and "Classful" Network Equivalents
        
        IP CIDR Addressing Example
      - IP Datagram Encapsulation and Formatting
        
        IP Datagram Encapsulation
        
        IP Datagram General Format
        
        IP Datagram Options and Option Format
      - IP Datagram Size, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), Fragmentation and Reassembly
        
        IP Datagram Size, the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), and Fragmentation Overview
        
        IP Message Fragmentation Process
        
        IP Message Reassembly Process
      - IP Datagram Delivery and Routing
        
        IP Datagram Direct Delivery and Indirect Delivery (Routing)
        
        IP Routing Concepts and the Process of Next-Hop Routing
        
        IP Routes and Routing Tables
        
        IP Routing In A Subnet Or Classless Addressing (CIDR) Environment
      - IP Multicasting
    - Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) / IP Next Generation (IPng)
      - IPv6 Overview, Changes and Transition
        
        IPv6 Motivation and Overview
        
        Major Changes And Additions In IPv6
        
        Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
      - IPv6 Addressing
        
        IPv6 Addressing Overview: Addressing Model and Address Types
        
        IPv6 Address Size and Address Space
        
        IPv6 Address and Address Notation and Prefix Representation
        
        IPv6 Address Space Allocation
        
        IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
        
        IPv6 Interface Identifiers and Physical Address Mapping
        
        IPv6 Special Addresses: Reserved, Private (Link-Local / Site-Local), Unspecified and Loopback
        
        IPv6/IPv4 Address Embedding
        
        IPv6 Multicast and Anycast Addressing
        
        IPv6 Autoconfiguration and Renumbering
      - IPv6 Datagram Encapsulation and Formatting
        
        IPv6 Datagram Overview and General Structure
        
        IPv6 Datagram Main Header Format
        
        IPv6 Datagram Extension Headers
        
        IPv6 Datagram Options
      - IPv6 Datagram Size, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), Fragmentation and Reassembly
      - IPv6 Datagram Delivery and Routing
    - IP Network Address Translation (NAT) Protocol
      - IP NAT Overview, Motivation, Advantages and Disadvantages
      - IP NAT Address Terminology
      - IP NAT Static and Dynamic Address Mappings
      - IP NAT Unidirectional (Traditional/Outbound) Operation
      - IP NAT Bidirectional (Two-Way/Inbound) Operation
      - IP NAT Port-Based ("Overloaded") Operation: Network Address Port Translation (NAPT) / Port Address Translation (PAT)
      - IP NAT "Overlapping" / "Twice NAT" Operation
      - IP NAT Compatibility Issues and Special Handling Requirements
    - IP Security (IPSec) Protocols
      - IPSec Overview, History and Standards
      - IPSec General Operation, Components and Protocols
      - IPSec Architectures and Implementation Methods
      - IPSec Modes: Transport and Tunnel
      - IPSec Security Associations and the Security Association Database (SAD); Security Policies and the Security Policy Database (SPD); Selectors; the Security Parameter Index (SPI)
      - IPSec Authentication Header (AH)
      - IPSec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
      - IPSec Key Exchange (IKE)
    - Internet Protocol Mobility Support (Mobile IP)
      - Mobile IP Overview, History and Motivation
      - Mobile IP Concepts and General Operation
      - Mobile IP Addressing: Home and "Care-Of" Addresses
      - Mobile IP Agent Discovery, and Agent Advertisement and Solicitation Messages
      - Mobile IP Home Agent Registration and Registration Messages
      - Mobile IP Data Encapsulation and Tunneling
      - Mobile IP and TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Operation
      - Mobile IP Efficiency Issues
      - Mobile IP Security Considerations
  - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP/ICMPv4 and ICMPv6)
    - ICMP Concepts and General Operation
      - ICMP Overview, History, Versions and Standards
      - ICMP General Operation
      - ICMP Message Classes, Types and Codes
      - ICMP Message Creation and Processing Conventions and Rules
      - ICMP Common Message Format and Data Encapsulation
    - ICMP Message Types and Formats
      - ICMP Version 4 (ICMPv4) Error Message Types and Formats
        
        ICMPv4 Destination Unreachable Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Source Quench Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Time Exceeded Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Redirect Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Parameter Problem Messages
      - ICMP Version 4 (ICMPv4) Informational Message Types and Formats
        
        ICMPv4 Echo (Request) and Echo Reply Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Timestamp (Request) and Timestamp Reply Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Router Advertisement and Router Solicitation Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Address Mask Request and Reply Messages
        
        ICMPv4 Traceroute Messages
      - ICMP Version 6 (ICMPv6) Error Message Types and Formats
        
        ICMPv6 Destination Unreachable Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Packet Too Big Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Time Exceeded Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Parameter Problem Messages
      - ICMP Version 6 (ICMPv6) Informational Message Types and Formats
        
        ICMPv6 Echo Request and Echo Reply Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Router Advertisement and Router Solicitation Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement and Neighbor Solicitation Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Redirect Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Router Renumbering Messages
        
        ICMPv6 Informational Message Options
  - TCP/IP IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (ND)
    - IPv6 ND Overview, History, Motivation and Standards
    - IPv6 ND General Operational Overview: ND Functions, Functional Groups and Message Types
    - IPv6 ND Functions Compared to Equivalent IPv4 Functions
    - IPv6 ND Host-Router Discovery Functions: Router Discovery, Prefix Discovery, Parameter Discovery and Address Autoconfiguration
    - IPv6 ND Host-Host Communication Functions: Address Resolution, Next-Hop Determination, Neighbor Unreachability Detection and Duplicate Address Detection
    - IPv6 ND Redirect Function
  - TCP/IP Routing Protocols (Gateway Protocols)
    - Overview Of Key Routing Protocol Concepts: Architectures, Protocol Types, Algorithms and Metrics
    - TCP/IP Interior Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, GGP, HELLO, IGRP, EIGRP)
      - TCP/IP Routing Information Protocol (RIP, RIP-2 and RIPng)
        
        RIP Fundamentals and General Operation
        
        RIP Overview, History, Standards and Versions
        
        RIP Route Determination Algorithm and Metric
        
        RIP General Operation, Messaging and Timers
        
        RIP Protocol Limitations and Problems
        
        RIP Special Features For Resolving RIP Algorithm Problems
        
        RIP Version-Specific Message Formats and Features
        
        RIP Version 1 (RIP-1) Message Format
        
        RIP Version 2 (RIP-2) Message Format and Features
        
        RIPng ("RIPv6") Message Format and Features
      - Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
        
        OSPF Overview, History, Standards and Versions
        
        OSPF Basic Topology and the Link State Database
        
        OSPF Hierarchical Topology, Areas and Router Roles
        
        OSPF Route Determination Using SPF Trees
        
        OSPF General Operation and Message Types
        
        OSPF Message Formats
      - Other Interior Routing Protocols
        
        TCP/IP Gateway-to-Gateway Protocol (GGP)
        
        The HELLO Protocol (HELLO)
        
        Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
        
        Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
    - TCP/IP Exterior Gateway/Routing Protocols (BGP and EGP)
      - TCP/IP Border Gateway Protocol (BGP/BGP-4)
        
        BGP Fundamentals and General Operation
        
        BGP Overview, History, Standards and Versions
        
        BGP Topology, Speakers, Border Routers and Neighbor Relationships (Internal and External Peers)
        
        BGP Autonomous System Types, Traffic Flows and Routing Policies
        
        BGP Route Storage and Advertisement, and BGP Routing Information Bases (RIBs)
        
        BGP Path Attributes and Algorithm Overview
        
        BGP Route Determination and the BGP Decision Process
        
        BGP General Operation and Messaging
        
        BGP Detailed Messaging, Operation and Message Formats
        
        BGP Message Generation and Transport, and General Message Format
        
        BGP Connection Establishment: Open Messages
        
        BGP Route Information Exchange: Update Messages
        
        BGP Connectivity Maintenance: Keepalive Messages
        
        BGP Error Reporting: Notification Messages
      - TCP/IP Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
- TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocols
  - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
    - TCP and UDP Overview and Role In TCP/IP
    - TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocol (TCP and UDP) Addressing: Ports and Sockets
      - TCP/IP Processes, Multiplexing and Client/Server Application Roles
      - TCP/IP Ports: Transport Layer (TCP/UDP) Addressing
      - TCP/IP Application Assignments and Server Port Number Ranges: Well-Known, Registered and Dynamic/Private Ports
      - TCP/IP Client (Ephemeral) Ports and Client/Server Application Port Use
      - TCP/IP Sockets and Socket Pairs: Process and Connection Identification
      - Common TCP/IP Applications and Assigned Well-Known and Registered Port Numbers
    - TCP/IP User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
      - UDP Overview, History and Standards
      - UDP Operation
      - UDP Message Format
      - UDP Common Applications and Server Port Assignments
    - TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
      - TCP Overview, Functions and Characteristics
        
        TCP Overview, History and Standards
        
        TCP Functions: What TCP Does
        
        TCP Characteristics: How TCP Does What It Does
      - TCP Fundamentals and General Operation
        
        TCP Data Handling and Processing: Streams, Segments and Sequence Numbers
        
        TCP Sliding Window Acknowledgment System For Data Transport, Reliability and Flow Control
        
        TCP Ports, Connections and Connection Identification
        
        TCP Common Applications and Server Port Assignments
      - TCP Basic Operation: Connection Establishment, Management and Termination
        
        TCP Operational Overview and the TCP Finite State Machine (FSM)
        
        TCP Connection Preparation: Transmission Control Blocks (TCBs) and Passive and Active Socket OPENs
        
        TCP Connection Establishment Process: The "Three-Way Handshake"
        
        TCP Connection Establishment Sequence Number Synchronization and Parameter Exchange
        
        TCP Connection Management and Problem Handling, the Connection Reset Function, and TCP "Keepalives"
        
        TCP Connection Termination
      - TCP Message Formatting and Data Transfer
        
        TCP Message (Segment) Format
        
        TCP Checksum Calculation and the TCP "Pseudo Header"
        
        TCP Maximum Segment Size (MSS) and Relationship to IP Datagram Size
        
        TCP Sliding Window Data Transfer and Acknowledgement Mechanics
        
        TCP Immediate Data Transfer: "Push" Function
        
        TCP Priority Data Transfer: "Urgent" Function
      - TCP Reliability and Flow Control Features and Protocol Modifications
        
        TCP Segment Retransmission Timers and the Retransmission Queue
        
        TCP Non-Contiguous Acknowledgment Handling and Selective Acknowledgment (SACK)
        
        TCP Adaptive Retransmission and Retransmission Timer Calculations
        
        TCP Window Size Adjustment and Flow Control
        
        TCP Window Management Issues
        
        TCP "Silly Window Syndrome" and Changes To the Sliding Window System For Avoiding Small-Window Problems
        
        TCP Congestion Handling and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms
    - Summary Comparison of TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocols (UDP and TCP)
TCP/IP Application Layer Protocols, Services and Applications (OSI Layers 5, 6 and 7)
- Name Systems and TCP/IP Name Registration and Name Resolution
  - Name System Issues, Concepts and Techniques
    - Name System Overview and Motivation
    - Name System Functions: Name Space, Name Registration and Name Resolution
    - Name Spaces and Name Architectures (Flat and Hierarchical)
    - Name Registration Methods, Administration and Authorities
    - Name Resolution Techniques and Functional Elements of A Name Resolution System
    - Efficiency, Reliability and Other Name Resolution Issues and Features
  - TCP/IP Name Systems: Host Tables and Domain Name System (DNS)
    - Overview and History of TCP/IP Host Names and Name Systems
    - TCP/IP Host Table Name System
    - TCP/IP Domain Name System (DNS)
      - DNS Overview, Functions and Characteristics
        
        DNS Overview, History and Standards
        
        DNS Design Goals, Objectives and Assumptions
        
        DNS Components and General Functions
      - DNS Name Space, Architecture and Terminology
        
        DNS Domains and the DNS Hierarchical Name Architecture
        
        DNS Structural Elements and Terminology: Domains, Subdomains, and Nodes; Roots, Leaves and Branches; Parents, Children and Siblings
        
        DNS Labels, Names and Syntax Rules
        
        Absolute (Fully-Qualified) and Relative (Partially-Qualified) Domain Name Specifications
      - DNS Name Registration, Public Administration, Zones and Authorities
        
        DNS Hierarchical Authority Structure and the Distributed Name Database
        
        DNS Organizational (Generic) Top Level Domains and Authorities
        
        DNS Geopolitical (Country Code) Top Level Domains and Authorities
        
        DNS Second-Level and Lower Domains, Delegation of Registration Authority and Public Registration
        
        DNS Public Registration Disputes (Conflicts, Cybersquatting, "Deceptive Naming", Etc.) and Dispute Resolution
        
        DNS Name Space Administrative Hierarchy Partitioning: DNS Zones of Authority
        
        DNS Private Name Registration
      - DNS Name Servers and Name Resolution
        
        DNS Name Server Concepts and Operation
        
        DNS Name Server Functions, Name Server Architecture and General Operation
        
        DNS Name Server Data Storage: Resource Records and Classes
        
        DNS Name Server Types and Roles: Primary/Master/Authoritative, Secondary/Slave and Caching-Only Servers
        
        DNS Zone Management, Contacts and Zone Transfers
        
        DNS Root Name Servers
        
        DNS Name Server Caching, Negative Caching and Data Persistence
        
        DNS Name Server Load Balancing
        
        DNS Name Server Enhancements: DNS Notify, Incremental Zone Transfers, and DNS Update (Dynamic DNS)
        
        DNS Resolution Concepts and Resolver Operations
        
        DNS Resolver Functions and General Operation
        
        DNS Basic Name Resolution Techniques: Iterative and Recursive Resolution
        
        DNS Name Resolution Efficiency Improvements: Local Resolution and Caching
        
        DNS Name Resolution Process
        
        DNS Reverse Name Resolution Using the IN-ADDR.ARPA Domain
        
        DNS Electronic Mail Support and Mail Exchange (MX) Resource Records
        
        DNS Messaging and Message, Resource Record and Master File Formats
        
        DNS Message Generation and Transport
        
        DNS Message Processing and General Message Format
        
        DNS Message Header and Question Section Format
        
        DNS Message Resource Record Field Formats
        
        DNS Name Notation and Message Compression Technique
        
        DNS Master File Format
      - DNS Changes To Support IP Version 6
- Network File and Resource Sharing Protocols and the TCP/IP Network File System (NFS)
  - Overview of File and Resource Sharing Protocol Concepts and Operation
  - TCP/IP Network File System (NFS)
    - NFS Overview, History, Versions and Standards
    - NFS Architecture and Components
    - NFS Data Storage and Data Types, and the External Data Representation (XDR) Standard
    - NFS Client/Server Operation Using Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)
    - NFS Server Procedures and Operations
    - NFS File System Model and the Mount Protocol
- TCP/IP Network Configuration and Management Protocols (BOOTP, DHCP, SNMP and RMON)
  - Host Configuration and TCP/IP Host Configuration Protocols (BOOTP and DHCP)
    - Host Configuration Concepts, Issues and Motivation
    - TCP/IP Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)
      - BOOTP Overview, History and Standards
      - BOOTP Client/Server Messaging and Addressing
      - BOOTP Detailed Operation
      - BOOTP Message Format
      - BOOTP Vendor-Specific Area and Vendor Information Extensions
      - BOOTP Relay Agents (Forwarding Agents)
    - TCP/IP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
      - DHCP Overview, Motivation, History and Standards
      - DHCP Address Assignment and Dynamic Address Allocation and Management
        
        DHCP Address Assignment and Allocation Mechanisms
        
        DHCP Leases, Lease Length Policies and Management
        
        DHCP Lease "Life Cycle" Overview (Allocation, Reallocation, Renewal, Rebinding and Release) and Lease Timers
        
        DHCP Lease Address Pools, Ranges (Scopes) and Address Management
      - DHCP Configuration and Operation
        
        DHCP Overview of Client and Server Responsibilities
        
        DHCP Configuration Parameters, Storage and Communication
        
        DHCP General Operation and Client Finite State Machine
        
        DHCP Lease Allocation Process
        
        DHCP Lease Reallocation Process
        
        DHCP Lease Renewal and Rebinding Processes
        
        DHCP Early Lease Termination (Release) Process
        
        DHCP Parameter Configuration Process For Clients With Non-DHCP Addresses
      - DHCP Messaging, Message Types and Formats
        
        DHCP Message Generation, Addressing, Transport and Retransmission
        
        DHCP Message Format
        
        DHCP Options, Option Format and "Option Overloading"
        
        Summary Of DHCP Options / BOOTP Vendor Information Fields
      - DHCP Client/Server Implementation, Features and Issues
        
        DHCP Server General Implementation and Management Issues
        
        DHCP Client General Implementation and Management Issues
        
        DHCP Message Relaying and BOOTP Relay Agents
        
        DHCP Autoconfiguration / Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
        
        DHCP Server Conflict Detection
        
        DHCP and BOOTP Interoperability
        
        DHCP Security Issues
      - DHCP For IP Version 6 (DHCPv6)
  - TCP/IP Network Management Framework and Protocols (SNMP and RMON)
    - TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework Overview, Architecture, Components and Concepts
      - Overview and History of the TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
      - TCP/IP SNMP Operational Model, Components and Terminology.
      - TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework Architecture and Protocol Components
      - TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework and SNMP Versions (SNMPv1, SNMPv2 Variants, SNMPv3)
      - TCP/IP Internet Standard Management Framework and SNMP Standards
    - TCP/IP Structure of Management Information (SMI) and Management Information Bases (MIBs)
      - TCP/IP Structure of Management Information (SMI) and Management Information Bases (MIBs) Overview
      - TCP/IP MIB Objects, Object Characteristics and Object Types
      - TCP/IP MIB Object Descriptors and Identifiers and the Object Name Hierarchy and Name Notation
      - TCP/IP MIB Modules and Object Groups
    - TCP/IP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Protocol
      - SNMP Protocol Overview, History and General Concepts
      - SNMP Protocol Operations
        
        SNMP Protocol General Operation, Communication Methods and Message Classes
        
        SNMP Protocol Basic Request/Response Information Poll Using GetRequest and (Get)Response Messages
        
        SNMP Protocol Table Traversal Using GetNextRequest and GetBulkRequest Messages
        
        SNMP Protocol Object Modification Using SetRequest Messages
        
        SNMP Protocol Information Notification Using Trap(v2) and InformRequest Messages
        
        SNMP Protocol Security Issues and Methods
      - SNMP Protocol Messaging and Message Formats
        
        SNMP Protocol Message Generation, Addressing, Transport and Retransmission
        
        SNMP Message Field Definitions, General Message Format and Message Sections
        
        SNMP Version 1 (SNMPv1) Message Format
        
        SNMP Version 2 (SNMPv2) Message Formats
        
        SNMP Version 3 (SNMPv3) Message Format
    - TCP/IP Remote Network Monitoring (RMON)
- TCP/IP Key Applications and Application Protocols
  - TCP/IP Application Layer Addressing: Uniform Resource Identifiers, Locators and Names (URIs, URLs and URNs)
    - Uniform Resource Identifiers, Locators and Names (URIs, URLs and URNs): Overview, History, Significance and Standards
    - Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
      - URL General Syntax
      - URL Schemes (Applications / Access Methods) and Scheme-Specific Syntaxes
      - URL Relative Syntax and Base URLs
      - URL Length and Complexity Issues
      - URL Obscuration, Obfuscation and General Trickery
    - Uniform Resource Names (URNs)
  - TCP/IP File and Message Transfer Applications and Protocols (FTP, TFTP, Electronic Mail, USENET, HTTP/WWW, Gopher)
    - File and Message Transfer Overview and Application Categories
    - TCP/IP General File Transfer Protocols (FTP and TFTP)
      - File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
        
        FTP Overview, History and Standards
        
        FTP Concepts and General Operation
        
        FTP Operational Model, Protocol Components and Key Terminology
        
        FTP Control Connection Establishment, User Authentication and Anonymous FTP Access
        
        FTP Data Connection Management, Normal (Active) and Passive Data Connections and Port Usage
        
        FTP General Data Communication and Transmission Modes
        
        FTP Data Representation: Data Types, Data Structures and Format Control
        
        FTP Commands and Replies
        
        FTP Internal Protocol Commands and Command Groups
        
        FTP Replies, Reply Code Format and Important Reply Codes
        
        FTP User Interface and User Commands
        
        FTP Sample User and Internal Command Dialog
      - Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
        
        TFTP Overview, History and Standards
        
        TFTP General Operation, Connection Establishment and Client/Server Communication
        
        TFTP Detailed Operation and Messaging
        
        TFTP Options and Option Negotiation
        
        TFTP Message Formats
    - TCP/IP Electronic Mail System: Concepts and Protocols (RFC 822, MIME, SMTP, POP3, IMAP)
      - TCP/IP Electronic Mail System Overview and Concepts
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail System Overview and History
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail Communication Overview: Message Composition, Submission, Delivery, Receipt, Processing and Access
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail Message Communication Model and Device and Protocol Roles
      - TCP/IP Electronic Mail Addresses and Addressing
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail Addressing and Address Resolution
        
        TCP/IP Historical and Special Electronic Mail Addressing
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail Aliases / Address Books, Multiple Recipient Addressing and Electronic Mailing Lists
      - TCP/IP Electronic Mail Message Formats and Message Processing: RFC 822 and MIME
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail Standard Message Format: RFC 822
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail RFC 822 Standard Message Format Overview, Structure and General Formatting Rules
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail RFC 822 Standard Message Format Header Field Definitions and Groups
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail RFC 822 Standard Message Format Processing and Interpretation
        
        TCP/IP Enhanced Electronic Mail Message Format: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
        
        MIME Message Format Overview, Motivation, History and Standards
        
        MIME Basic Structures and Headers
        
        MIME Content-Type Header and Discrete Media: Types, Subtypes and Parameters
        
        MIME Composite Media Types: Multipart and Encapsulated Message Structures
        
        MIME Content-Transfer-Encoding Header and Encoding Methods
        
        MIME Extension for Non-ASCII Mail Message Headers
      - TCP/IP Electronic Mail Delivery Protocol: The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
        
        SMTP Overview, History and Standards
        
        SMTP Communication and Message Transport Methods, Client/Server Roles and Terminology
        
        SMTP Connection and Session Establishment and Termination
        
        SMTP Mail Transaction Process
        
        SMTP Special Features, Capabilities and Extensions
        
        SMTP Security Issues
        
        SMTP Commands
        
        SMTP Replies and Reply Codes
      - TCP/IP Electronic Mail Access and Retrieval Protocols and Methods
        
        TCP/IP Electronic Mail Mailbox Access Model, Method and Protocol Overview
        
        TCP/IP Post Office Protocol (POP/POP3)
        
        POP Overview, History, Versions and Standards
        
        POP3 General Operation, Client/Server Communication and Session States
        
        POP3 Authorization State: User Authentication Process and Commands
        
        POP3 Transaction State: Mail and Information Exchange Process and Commands
        
        POP3 Update State: Mailbox Update and Session Termination Process and Commands
        
        TCP/IP Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP/IMAP4)
        
        IMAP Overview, History, Versions and Standards
        
        IMAP4 General Operation, Client/Server Communication and Session States
        
        IMAP Commands, Results and Responses
        
        IMAP4 Not Authenticated State: User Authentication Process and Commands
        
        IMAP4 Authenticated State: Mailbox Manipulation/Selection Process and Commands
        
        IMAP4 Selected State: Message Manipulation Process and Commands
        
        Other TCP/IP Electronic Mail Access and Retrieval Methods
        
        TCP/IP Direct Server Electronic Mail Access
        
        TCP/IP World Wide Web Electronic Mail Access
    - Usenet (Network News) and the TCP/IP Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
      - Usenet Overview, Concepts and General Operation
        
        Usenet Overview, History and Standards
        
        Usenet Communication Model: Message Composition, Posting, Storage, Propagation and Access
        
        Usenet Addressing: Newsgroups, Newsgroup Hierarchies and Types
        
        Usenet Message Format and Special Headers
      - TCP/IP Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
        
        NNTP Overview and General Operation
        
        NNTP Inter-Server Communication Process: News Article Propagation
        
        NNTP Client-Server Communication Process: News Posting and Access
        
        NNTP Commands
        
        NNTP Command Extensions
        
        NNTP Status Responses and Response Codes
    - TCP/IP World Wide Web (WWW, "The Web") and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
      - TCP/IP World Wide Web and Hypertext Overview and Concepts
        
        World Wide Web and Hypertext Overview and History
        
        World Wide Web System Concepts and Components
        
        World Wide Web Media and the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
        
        World Wide Web Addressing: HTTP Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
      - TCP/IP Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
        
        HTTP Overview, History, Versions and Standards
        
        HTTP General Operation and Connections
        
        HTTP Operational Model and Client/Server Communication
        
        HTTP Transitory and Persistent Connections and Pipelining
        
        HTTP Persistent Connection Establishment, Management and Termination
        
        HTTP Messages, Message Formats, Methods and Status Codes
        
        HTTP Generic Message Format
        
        HTTP Request Message Format
        
        HTTP Response Message Format
        
        HTTP Methods
        
        HTTP Status Code Format, Status Codes and Reason Phrases
        
        HTTP Message Headers
        
        HTTP General Headers
        
        HTTP Request Headers
        
        HTTP Response Headers
        
        HTTP Entity Headers
        
        HTTP Entities, Transfers, Coding Methods and Content Management
        
        HTTP Entities and Internet Media Types
        
        HTTP Data Transfer, Content Encodings and Transfer Encodings
        
        HTTP Data Length Issues, "Chunked" Transfers and Message Trailers
        
        HTTP Content Negotiation and "Quality Values"
        
        HTTP Features, Capabilities and Issues
        
        HTTP Caching Features and Issues
        
        HTTP Proxy Servers and Proxying
        
        HTTP Security and Privacy
        
        HTTP State Management Using "Cookies"
    - Gopher Protocol (Gopher)
  - TCP/IP Interactive and Remote Application Protocols
    - Telnet Protocol
      - Telnet Overview, History and Standards
      - Telnet Connections and Client/Server Operation
      - Telnet Communications Model and the Network Virtual Terminal (NVT)
      - Telnet Protocol Commands
      - Telnet Interrupt Handling Using Out-Of-Band Signaling: The Telnet Synch Function
      - Telnet Options and Option Negotiation
    - Berkeley Remote ("r") Commands
      - Berkeley Remote Login (rlogin)
      - Berkeley Remote Shell (rsh)
      - Other Berkeley Remote ("r") Commands (rcp, ruptime, rwho)
    - Internet Relay Chat Protocol (IRC)
  - TCP/IP Administration and Troubleshooting Utilities and Protocols
    - TCP/IP Host Name Utility (hostname)
    - TCP/IP Communication Verification Utility (ping/ping6)
    - TCP/IP Route Tracing Utility (traceroute/tracert/traceroute6)
    - TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol Utility (arp)
    - TCP/IP DNS Name Resolution and Information Lookup Utilities (nslookup, host and dig)
    - TCP/IP DNS Registry Database Lookup Utility (whois/nicname)
    - TCP/IP Network Status Utility (netstat)
    - TCP/IP Configuration Utilities (ipconfig, winipcfg and ifconfig)
    - Miscellaneous TCP/IP Troubleshooting Protocols: Echo, Discard, Character Generator, Quote Of The Day, Active Users, Daytime, Time

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