OSPF and IS-IS: From Link State Routing Principles to Technologies (Hardcover)

The book describes and compares both the IPv4 and IPv6 versions of OSPF and IS-IS. It explains OSPF and IS-IS by grounding the analysis on the principles of link state routing. It deliberately separate principles from technologies. The chapters on principles explain the features of LSR protocols and discuss the alternative design options, independently of technologies. The chapters on technologies provide a comprehensive description of OSPF and IS-IS with sufficient detail for professionals that need operate these technologies. The final chapter describes and discusses a set of experiments with Cisco routers designed to illustrate the various features of OSPF and IS-IS.