OSPF: Anatomy of an Internet Routing Protocol

Even though the book is quite old, it gives a thorough explanation of protocol operations and packet format details. Mostly it is RFC based and includes initial ideas behind the technology, which help you to grasp the protocol behavior. It is not configuration based and you will not find any practical examples here, however, I would recommend the book for everyone who is interested in low-level theory details.

This book shows - in great detail - that OSPF isn't so complicated (well kinda).It outlines OSPF, MOSPF and some Multicast topics (IGMP).This book and some lab time with OSPF will set you on the road to Expertise (CCIE).

Good book. It arrived in good condition and is a great addition to my library.

Extremely helpful base level

Great read for anyone who wants to understand the underline view of OSPF

It seem as if this book has been used :-(

If you are a technical guy with interest in understandingwhat happens behind the scene of your IP network this is a good book. The only drawback is that in some point you have the feeling things are non fully explained (details left to the reader); it's possible Jhon Moy had some interest in selling the second detailed book on OSPF (The complete implementation ..").Nice to compare what Moy says about OSPF vs. IS-IS with Perlman idea.

I was referred to this book by my cisco instructor and is excellent in detail and laid out in a way that's easy to understand.

Really good book, but takes time to get delivered.