Automate Network Infrastructure, Optimize Network Performance and Analyze Packets with Rust Ecosystem

Rust for Network Programming and Automation is a pragmatic guide that trains you through Rust to design networks and begin with automating network administration. The book introduces you to Rust's powerful libraries and commands essential for designing, administering, and automating networks. You will learn how to use Rust's networking libraries like tokio, mio and rust-async to create scalable and efficient network applications.

The book provides a wide range of practical examples and use cases, which help simplify complex coding concepts and ensure you understand the netwprk programming in-depth. You will discover how to establish network protocols like TCP and IP networks, run packet and network analysis, measure performance indicators and set up monitoring alerts and notifications. The book is an excellent resource for network engineers and administrators who want to understand Rust programming for networking.

Key Learnings

Use Rust to automate network configuration, deployment, and maintenance tasks

Capture and inspect packets, decode protocols, and analyze network traffic

Set up monitoring alerts and notifications, and manage network infrastructure

Create scripts and applications that automate repetitive network tasks

Monitor network performance indicators like latency, throughput, and packet loss

Understand Rust's syntax, data types, control structures, and functions

Make use of Rust's networking libraries like Tokio, mio and rust-async to create networking programs

Establish network connections and handle data transmission between different device

Table of Content

Basics of Network Automation

Essentials of Linux for Networks

Rust Basics for Networks

Core Rust for Networks

Rust Commands for Networks

Programming & Designing Networks

Establishing & Managing Network Protocols

Packet & Network Analysis

Network Performance Monitoring

Audience

The book is perfect for anyone who wants to master Rust programming for network automation and gain a competitive edge in the field. Whether a beginner or an experienced programmer, this book will provide the knowledge and skills you need to excel in network programming and automation using Rust.