HOWARD BERKOWITZ is a computer scientist and networking consultant and is very active in the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) and IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). His experience includes building and interconnecting to extremely large networks and designing router software. He is the author of several RFCs and has been presenting at trade shows since 1975. He is also the author of three other professional networking reference books. Networking Council Books put technology into perspective for decision-makers who need an implementation strategy, a vendor and outsourcin...