The book is available for free download at the above mentioned
address; however, a printed version of the book may also be ordered.
Those connected through IPv4 will be charged CZK 299, while those using
IPv6 will be provided with a CZK 50 discount.
The first version of the book was published as early as 2002 and it
received warm welcome from experts.However, the issues related to IPv6
have been extended by a great deal of novelties during the last six
years and, thus, the new edition is by about 150 pages longer.The
publication will provide the readers with new information on the
properties of the basic protocol and on its supporting and associated
elements as well as on the possibilities of implementation of selected
platforms. It also provides a great deal of advice concerning practical
use.
"The chapter dealing with the group addressed datagrams and the second,
practical part of the book became most popular. It was mainly in this
respect in which on-line cooperation with expert public was very useful
for the production of the book. Colleagues' comments helped me to
complete or improve the sections of the book which dealt with the
deployment of IPv6 in Linux and Windows," said Pavel Satrapa.
Starting from today, those interested may freely download the
electronic version of Pavel Satrapa's book from the website. However,
they may also order the printed version can also be ordered. Its price
is CZK 299 for those connected through IPv4; while for those using
IPv6, the book is only CZK 249. Shipping and VAT are included in both
pricing options. The publication will be delivered directly to the
customer's address by post.
"The publication of the book is especially crucial for CZ.NIC for two
reasons: Firstly, it deals with one of the hot topics concerning the
future development of the Internet and, secondly, it is the very first
publication of the Association. We definitely want to carry on this
activity and to do so in cooperation with other recognized Czech
experts in the academic as well as commercial sectors," said Ondřej
Filip, CZ.NIC CEO, and further commented: "IPv6 protocol represents a
part of our strategy and that is why we decided to make it advantageous
for those who use this protocol."
About the Author
Pavel Satrapa gives lectures on computer networks and other IT-related
subjects at the Technical University in Liberec. He has written ten
specialist books and over 150 articles in printed as well as electronic
magazines. He has dealt with the IPv6 protocol since the mid-1990s; he
was the leader of a work group with the CESNET Association which, for
the first time in the Czech Republic, deployed the IPv6 protocol in the
backbone network.
This CZ.NIC announcement was sourced from www.nic.cz/page/618/new-ipv6-publication-available. David Goldstein