IPv6 Socket API Extensions: Programmer's Guide

Succinct treatment of everything you need know to get up and running with IPv6 socket programming in one affordable volume

Qing Li (Author), Jinmei Tatuya (Author), Keiichi Shima (Author)

9780123750761

Paperback / softback, published 1 October 2009

192 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.3 cm, 0.39 kg

IPv6 Socket API Extensions: Programmer's Guide covers the IPv6 applicaton programming interfaces (API) extensions and enhancements that have been made to the socket APIs. The book begins with a brief overview of the API specifications along with sample code usage. Then an explanation of the internal kernel implementation that realizes the services offered by the API sets is detailed. Also descriptions of several standard user libraries that have been extended or created to support IPv6 are reviewed. Includes various examples which illustrate how to write portable applications that can run on either IPv4 or IPv6 networks. Succinct treatment of everything you need to know to get up and running with IPv6 socket programming in one affordable volume.

1. Introduction2. The Basic Socket API—[RFC3493]3. The Advanced Socket API—[RFC3542]4. Kernel Implementation of IPv6 Socket APIs5. Socket Options and Ancillary Data Examples6. Implementation of Library Functions—libinet6

Subject Areas: Networking standards & protocols [UTP], Computer networking & communications [UT], Databases & the Web [UNN], Internet: general works [UBW]