Internetworking LANs and WANs: Concepts, Techniques and Methods, Second Edition

Description

The rapid increase in Internet connections has caused a dramatic rise in the technological and administrative difficulties experienced by LAN and WAN users and managers as they try to meet the demand for intercompatibility between diverse systems. This practical book addresses these challenges by covering the latest technological advancements, including high speed LANs FDDI, Fast Ethernet and ATM, token ring, TCP/IP, and more.Content: Chapter 1 Network Concepts (pages 1–30): Chapter 2 Local Area Networks (pages 31–116): Chapter 3 Local Area Networking (pages 117–190): Chapter 4 Constructing Local Area Networks (pages 191–234): Chapter 5 Wide Area Networks and Network Facilities (pages 235–282): Chapter 6 Network Layer Operations (pages 283–326): Chapter 7 Bridging Methods (pages 327–360): Chapter 8 Routers (pages 361–383): Chapter 9 Gateway Functions, Methods and Applications (pages 385–431): Chapter 10 Network Security (pages 433–452): Chapter 11 vLANs and Virtual Networking (pages 453–494): Chapter 12 Performance Issues (pages 495–501):