BGP Bible: Internet Routing Architectures (2nd Edition) http://amzn.com/157870233X
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 4:07 AM, Matthew Kaufman <matt...@matthew.at> wrote: > "Patterns in Network Architecture" > > You might not agree with it, but it does stimulate some thinking. > > Matthew Kaufman > > (Sent from my iPhone) > > > On Sep 16, 2014, at 10:48 AM, James Bensley <jwbens...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > What is the single best book you have read on networking? That's a > > wide topic so to clarify I'm talking about service provider networking > > but I do enjoy all aspects really and don't want to limit my self to > > one area of networking. > > > > I'm often reading technical books about technology X or protocol Y but > > they are generally explaining a new technology to me, how it works and > > how to use it (and how to configure it if its a book by a vendor like > > Juniper or Cisco). That is usually a learning exercise though required > > for an upcoming project or deliverable. > > > > I haven't read many vendor neutral books recently that explained > > concepts, or technologies, or paradigms that I found profound, radical > > and extremely useful. > > > > I feel like I'm just reading networking books these days to learn a > > new technology for a period of time (until a project completes) then > > moving on to the next technology (book). Longevity of the information > > doesn't seem as profound as it used to; BGP design principals will > > stay with me for decades until we reach the need for BGP v5 or > > similar, learning about 8b/10b encoding was interesting but not really > > required for my line of work more out of hobbyist interest and serves > > no practical purpose as a network engineer. > > > > > > Cheers, > > James. > -- Jason
