Introduction

This book is a straightforward discussion of the concepts, principles, and processes of many protocols in the TCP/IP protocol suite and how they are supported by Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. The focus of this book is on Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), referred to as Internet Protocol (IP), and associated transport and network infrastructure support protocols. This book provides an overview of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), but not in-depth technical details. For more information about IPv6 and its implementation in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, see Understanding IPv6, Second Edition by Joseph Davies (Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press, 2008; ISBN 978-0735624467).

This book is primarily a discussion of protocols ...

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