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Internetworking Lans and Wans 2e Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Held (Author)
ISBN: 0471975141     ISBN-13: 9780471975144
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $170.95  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 1998
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Annotation: In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of Internetworking LANs and WANs, Gilbert Held offers guidance through this challenging area of communications technology. Internetworking often causes technological and administrative problems and this book will enable the reader to avoid the many pitfalls to achieve successful connection. This new edition covers hundreds of methods to interconnect local and geographically separated LANs. New topics examined include Fast Ethernet, Windows NT systems, Data Link Switching and the use of virtual LANs and virtual networking. Features include:
  • numerous screen images showing examples of how equipment is configured and how equipment operates to interconnect LANs
  • review of key networking concepts, covering the technological characteristics of LANs and WANs, standards organizations and the OSI reference model
  • examination of the operation and utilization of different types of networks
  • detailed coverage of routers and bridge routing methods
  • guidance on gateway functions, methods and applications
  • mathematical models to allow the reader to evaluate network performance
Written by an expert in the field of telecommunications, this text is essential reading for all practising telecommunications engineers and undergraduate students on communications courses. Those technical network practitioners and computer science students who require a comprehensive guide to internetworking will also find this book valuable.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Networking - Local Area Networks (lans)
Dewey: 004.67
LCCN: 97041702
Physical Information: 1.17" H x 7.39" W x 9.68" (2.25 lbs) 540 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Seit dem inzwischen drei Jahre zurückliegenden Erscheinen der Erstauflage dieses Buches hat sich das Erscheinungsbild der Kommunikationstechnik vollständig gewandelt, insbesondere durch den wachsenden Einflu des Internet - eine besondere Herausforderung für alle, die das Zusammenarbeiten verschiedener Netzwerktypen organisieren müssen! Der Autor zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie die Kommunikation zwischen Hochgeschwindigkeits-LANs, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, ATM und Token Ring managen, und verrät Ihnen viele Details und Insider-Tips zu TCP/IP. (05/98)