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Provides insight into the current capabilities and usage models for SMB3 (Server Message Block) with a deep analysis of the structure of the protocol so that the potential of SMB can be fully realized in many application contexts
Presents a much needed analysis of the different implementations of SMB (Server Message Block )protocol that are prevalent and their present and future uses
Discusses the questions of performance, scaling and largescale use especially in cloud environments, weaknesses as well as security issues in the current set of implementations of the protocol
About this book
The analysis of the protocol in this book captures the detailed structure as well as the rationale behind the design. It illustrates the relationship between SMB protocol and other protocols in the context of the Microsoft Windows ecosystem and the assimilation of SMB into other operating system environments such as Linux (Unix), Mac OS, Android, iOS etc.
The questions of performance, scaling and largescale use especially in cloud environments, weaknesses and security issues in the current set of implementations of the protocol are discussed in this book. It also examines the question of interoperability of SMB with other popular NAS protocols exposing distributed file system semantics such as NFSv3 and v4.
This book targets data storage system engineers, computer scientists and researchers working in this field. Advanced-level students studying engineering and computer science will also find this book useful as a secondary text.
Authors and Affiliations
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Engineering, Ryussi Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India
Sunu Engineer
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Sammamish WA, USA
Anu Engineer
About the authors
Sunu Engineer: With decades of experience in software systems especially in the field of distributed storage, File Systems, Operating Systems etc, Sunu was instrumental in architecting and designing the original version of MoSMB, a proprietary SMB3 implementation on Linux, during his stint as the CTO of Ryussi Technologies Pvt Ltd. The insights gained from that exercise which required a deep study of the protocol as well as the interaction with the many members of the implementation ecosystem across the world led to the formulation of this book.
Anu Engineer: Is a software engineer with over 20 years of experience. He worked in the Windows Team and was part of the founding team of Windows Azure. He wrote the VMware Certificate Server and has made extensive contributions to the open-source. He is a core contributor and program management committee member for Apache Hadoop, Apache Ozone, and Apache Ratis. His most recent stint was in the field of AI and NLP in the field of Legal Contracts as the CTO of Sirionlabs Pvt Ltd.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Structure and Interpretation of the SMB Protocol
Authors: Sunu Engineer, Anu Engineer
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7804-0Due: 06 August 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7805-7Due: 06 August 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 380
Topics: Data Storage Representation, Information Storage and Retrieval, Computer Communication Networks, Communications Engineering, Networks