Ethernet networks : design, implementation, operation, management / / Gilbert Held

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910142530503321
• Autore: Held Gilbert <1943->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Wiley, 2003
• ISBN: 1-280-27026-8; 9786610270262; 0-470-29925-8; 0-470-85563-0; 0-470-85564-9
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (611 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.6/8
• Soggetti: Ethernet (Local area network system)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ethernet networks Fourth Edition; contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to Networking Concepts; 1.1 WIDE AREA NETWORKS; COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONS EVOLUTION; REMOTE BATCH TRANSMISSION; IBM 3270 INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM; NETWORK CONSTRUCTION; NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS; 1.2 LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; COMPARISON TO WANS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSMISSION MEDIUM; ACCESS METHOD; 1.3 WHY ETHERNET; Chapter 2 Networking Standards; 2.1 STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS; 2.2 THE ISO REFERENCE MODEL; LAYERED ARCHITECTUREOSI LAYERS; DATA FLOW; 2.3 IEEE 802 STANDARDS; 802 COMMITTEES; DATA LINK SUBDIVISION; 2.4 INTERNET STANDARDS; RFC EVOLUTION; TYPES AND SUBMISSION; OBTAINING RFCS; 2.5 CABLING STANDARDS; EIA/TIA-568; UTP CATEGORIES; CABLE SPECIFICATIONS; OTHER METRICS; CAT 5E AND CAT 6; Chapter 3 Ethernet Networks; 3.1 ETHERNET; EVOLUTION; NETWORK COMPONENTS; THE 5-4-3 RULE; 3.2 IEEE 802.3 NETWORKS; NETWORK NAMES; 10BASE-5; 10BASE-2; 10BROAD-36; 1BASE-5; 10BASE-T; 3.3 ; USE OF FIBER-OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; FOIRL; OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER; FIBER HUBS; FIBER ADAPTER; WIRE AND FIBER DISTANCE LIMITS; 3.4 HIGH-SPEED ETHERNETISOCHRONOUS ETHERNET; FAST ETHERNET; 100VG-ANYLAN; 3.5 GIGABIT ETHERNET; COMPONENTS; MEDIA SUPPORT; 3.6 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET; RATIONALE; ARCHITECTURE; OPERATING RATES; Chapter 4 Frame Operations; 4.1 FRAME COMPOSITION; PREAMBLE FIELD; START-OF-FRAME DELIMITER FIELD; DESTINATION ADDRESS FIELD; SOURCE ADDRESS FIELD; TYPE FIELD; LENGTH FIELD; DATA FIELD; FRAME CHECK SEQUENCE FIELD; INTERFRAME GAP; 4.2 MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL; TRANSMIT MEDIA ACCESS MANAGEMENT; SERVICE PRIMITIVES; PRIMITIVE OPERATIONS; HALF- VERSUS FULL-DUPLEX OPERATION; 4.3 LOGICAL LINK CONTROL; TYPES AND CLASSES OF SERVICESERVICE PRIMITIVES; 4.4 OTHER ETHERNET FRAME TYPES; ETHERNET-802.3; ETHERNET-SNAP; IEEE 802.1Q FRAME; FRAME DETERMINATION; 4.5 FAST ETHERNET; START-OF-STREAM DELIMITER; END-OF-STREAM DELIMITER; 4.6 GIGABIT ETHERNET; CARRIER EXTENSION; FRAME BURSTING; 4.7 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET; Chapter 5 Networking Hardware and Software; 5.1 WIRED NETWORK HARDWARE COMPONENTS; REPEATERS; BRIDGES; ROUTERS; BROUTERS; GATEWAY; FILE SERVERS; WIRE HUBS; INTELLIGENT HUBS; SWITCHING HUBS; 5.2 WIRELESS NETWORK HARDWARE COMPONENTS; NETWORK TOPOLOGIES; ACCESS POINT; WIRELESS ROUTER; WIRELESS BRIDGE5.3 NETWORKING SOFTWARE; DOS; NETWORK SOFTWARE COMPONENTS; NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS; APPLICATION SOFTWARE; 5.4 THE TCP/IP PROTOCOL SUITE; OVERVIEW; PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT; THE TCP/IP STRUCTURE; DATAGRAMS VERSUS VIRTUAL CIRCUITS; ICMP; ARP; TCP; UDP; IP; DOMAIN NAME SERVICE; NAME SERVER; TCP/IP CONFIGURATION; OPERATING MULTIPLE STACKS; Chapter 6 Bridging and Switching Methods and Performance Issues; 6.1 BRIDGING METHODS; ADDRESS ISSUES; TRANSPARENT BRIDGING; SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL; PROTOCOL DEPENDENCY; SOURCE ROUTING; SOURCE ROUTING TRANSPARENT BRIDGES; 6.2 BRIDGE NETWORK UTILIZATION
• Sommario/riassunto: Ethernet Networks, Fourth Edition, provides everything you need to know to plan, implement, manage and upgrade Ethernet networks.* Improve your skills in employing Ethernet hubs, switches, and routers.* Learn how to set up and operate a wireless Local Area Network (LAN).* Discover how to extend a wired Ethernet via wireless LANs.* Understand cabling standards and the role of NEXT (Near End Crosstalk), FEXT (Far End Crosstalk) and other transmission parameters.* Profit from Gilbert Held's tips and tricks on enhancing security... and much more.This indispensable r