TCP/IP Illustrated

TCP/IP Illustrated
Cover of TCP/IP Illustrated volume 1
Volume 1
Cover of TCP/IP Illustrated volume 2
Volume 2
Cover of TCP/IP Illustrated volume 3
Volume 3
AuthorW. Richard Stevens
Kevin R. Falls[1]
Gary R. Wright[1]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAddison-Wesley Professional Computing Series
PublisherAddison–Wesley
Publication date
1994–96
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)

TCP/IP Illustrated is the name of a series of 3 books written by W. Richard Stevens. Unlike traditional books which explain the RFC specifications, Stevens goes into great detail[2] using actual network traces to describe the protocol, hence its 'Illustrated' title.

The first book in the series, "Volume 1: The Protocols", is cited by hundreds of technical papers in ACM journals.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Stevens, W. Richard; Fall, Kevin R.; Wright, Gary R. (1994). TCP/IP illustrated (Volume 1): the protocols. USA: Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 9780201633467. OCLC 101206327.
  2. ^ "Winsock Programmer's FAQ: TCP/IP Illustrated". tangentsoft.net.