The founder and Chief Technology Officer of Cebu-based InfoWeapons Corporation, Lawrence Hughes, has written a new book on IPv6 entitled The Second Internet: Reinventing Computer Networking with IPv6. Published in digital format by InfoWeapons, the book has gained critical acclaim from IPv6 and networking experts around the world.
Hughes began InfoWeapons in 2004 to develop and market secure, IPv6-capable network appliances. The company’s research and development facility is in Cebu City.
“I felt that the existing books did not go into enough detail,” Hughes said as he explained his reasons for writing his book. “I tried to help engineers build a bridge from what they know (IPv4) to the new concepts (IPv6). The two main chapters (one on IPv4, one on IPv6) use the same subchapter numbering sequences. So an IPv4 concept might be in section 3.1.2, while the corresponding IPv6 concept would be in section 5.1.2. Kind of like ‘how do I say this in IPv6?’”
“I also created a series of very detailed and complete labs that can be done with generic PCs and open source software, to create a full featured IPv6 testbed network,” he continued. “All labs are done first with just IPv4, then migrated to dual stack (IPv4 + IPv6)… Anyone going through the book together with the hands-on labs will have a fairly complete knowledge of IPv6.”
Although it contains a great deal of technical material, Hughes explained that it will still appeal to a wider audience. “Parts of the book would be suitable for management types that don’t need or want the bits and bytes, but may need to understand timing, transition issues, how to identify products certified to be compliant, and the role of various organizations involved in IPv6,” he said.
The book is released under a specific Creative Commons License which does not allow “derivative works,” meaning it can be freely copied and distributed but cannot be altered. All copies and translations must still list Hughes as its author.
Hughes has already received offers to translate his book into German and Turkish. He also hopes others will contribute to later editions by porting the lab exercises, which were designed for FreeBSD, onto other operating systems such as Linux.
The book is available as a PDF file from http://www.secondinternet.org/content/free-ipv6-book-second-internet. Hughes noted that this website will evolve to a full support community for the book and additional projects built around it.
Publication Informatiom:
The Second Internet
Reinventing Computer Networking with IPv6
ISBN-10: 098-284-630-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-9828463-0-8
Publisher: InfoWeapons (www.infoweapons.com)
Unit 801, Skyrise Bldg #3, AsiaTown IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City, Cebu 6000 PHILIPPINES
Copyright © 2010, Lawrence E. Hughes. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
This book is published under a Creative Commons License, which can be found at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/.
