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IPv6 network programming /

"Ipv6 Network Programming contains everything you need to make your application program support IPv6. This book covers IPv6 with a focus on two of the most timely and relevant topics: security and portability. IPv6 socket APIs (RFC2553) are fully described with real-world examples. They are imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hagino, Jun-ichiro itojun
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Elsevier/Digital Press c2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. IPv6 socket programming
  • 3. Porting applications to support IPv6
  • 4. Tips in IPv6 programming
  • 5. A practical example
  • A. Coming updates to IPv6 APIs
  • B. RFC2553 "basic socket interface extensions for IPv6"
  • C. RFC3493 "basic socket interface extensions for IPv6"
  • D. RFC2292 "advanced sockets API for IPv6"
  • E. RFC3542 "advanced sockets application program interface (API) for IPv6"
  • F. IPv4-mapped address API considered harmful
  • G. IPv4-mapped addresses on the wire considered harmful
  • H. Possible abuse against IPv6 transition technologies
  • I. An extension of format for IPv6 scoped addresses
  • J. Protocol independence using the sockets API.