Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments The authors have been blessed with many excellent reviewers, ensuring our approach and description were accurate and unbiased. Among the many, those who spent considerable time reading our manuscripts are Ravi Prakash, Matthew Naugle, Dave Thaler, John N. Stewart, Bill Fenner, Brian Haberman, Matthew Davy, Greg Shepherd, Marshall Eubanks, Jill Gemmill, Jennifer Joy, Liming Wei, Naiming Shen, John Brassil, Walter Weiss, Tom Pusateri, Paras Trivedi, Hannes Gredler, Amir Tabdili, William Lemons, Supratik Bhattacharyya, Aviva Garrett, Patrick Ames, Hallie Giuliano, and Margaret Searing. Further, the authors would like to thank Karen Gettman and Emily Frey of Addison-Wesley for helping to guide us through the intricacies of turning manuscripts into printed works. We would also like to pause and acknowledge the support and assistance of Juniper Networks for allowing us to work on this project and to occasionally use corporate resources. Finally, the authors, individually, would like to thank the following friends, family, peers, and coworkers for their fortitude and inspiration: Brian Edwards wants to thank the following people because each has provided a tremendous amount of support and guidance throughout his life and professional career: Christine Hatchett, Mabry and Linda Edwards, John Madding, Sr., Ronald Smallwood, and Chip Leonard. Leonard A. Giuliano first thanks his loving wife, Hallie, along with his parents and sisters for their endless support and encouragement. Over the years, he has had the pleasure to work with and learn a great deal from the following individuals: Amir Tabdili, Gary Barnhart, Rob Rockell, James Milne, Dale Morey, James Zahniser, Timothy Flynn, Tom Pusateri, Greg Shepherd, Mujahid Khan, Jeff Loughridge, Paras Trivedi, Peter Lothberg, Supratik Bhattacharyya, and Christophe Diot. Finally, he would like to thank the following individuals for challenging and encouraging him to learn more: Patricia Kendall, Ralph Lane, Bill Lemons, Daemon Morrell, Stephen Miller, Marty Schulman, and Kaydon Stanzione. Brian Wright especially salutes his coauthors for their practical contributions to the development of IMR, as well as their idea that a hands-on book on the subject would be worthwhile. Thanks to the aforementioned first-rate talent at Juniper Networks and Addison-Wesley. And he would like to mention, in particular, the following individuals among many who, through the seasons or from time to time, inspired or helped him to develop personally and/or professionally: Truman and Phyllis Wright, Rose Wright, Trese Hercher, James Cline, James Castner, Charles Nelson, Al Suggs, Kathy Kennelly, Serita Lockhart, Sam Mills, Cathy Keller, Mary Jo David, Pat Markey, Jordan Mergist, Glen Gibbons, Charlie Christal, Teena Thompson, Michael Boughner, Nora Kryza, Paul Swantek, Stephen Brancaleone, Kimberly Hall, and Brenda Ackerman. � Brian Edwards, Leonard Giuliano, Brian Wright   January 2002