Ethernet Switches: An Introduction to Network Design with Switches Contributor(s): Spurgeon, Charles (Author), Zimmerman, Joann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1449367305 ISBN-13: 9781449367305 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Networking - Local Area Networks (lans) - Computers | Networking - Network Protocols - Computers | Networking - Hardware |
Dewey: 004.68 |
Physical Information: 0.17" H x 7" W x 9.19" (0.31 lbs) 80 pages |
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Publisher Description: If you're ready to build a large network system, this handy excerpt from Ethernet: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition gets you up to speed on a basic building block: Ethernet switches. Whether you're working on an enterprise or campus network, data center, or Internet service provider network, you'll learn how Ethernet switches function and how they're used in network designs. This brief tutorial also provides an overview of the most important features found in switches, from the basics to more advanced features found in higher-cost and specialized switches.
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Contributor Bio(s): Spurgeon, Charles E.: - Charles Spurgeon is a senior technology architect at the University of Texas at Austin, where he works on a campus network system serving over 70,000 users in 200 buildings on two campuses. He has developed and managed large campus networks for many years, beginning at Stanford University, where he worked with a group that built the prototype Ethernet routers that became the founding technology for Cisco Systems. Charles, who attended Wesleyan University, lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Joann Zimmerman, and their cat Mona. Zimmerman, Joann: -Joann Zimmerman is a former software engineer with a doctorate in art history from the University of Texas at Austin. She has written and documented compilers, software tools and network monitoring software, and been a creator of the build and configuration management process for several companies. The author of papers in software engineering and Renaissance art history, she currently she has multiple fantasy novels in process. |