Practical network design techniques : a complete guide for WANs and LANs /: a complete guide for WANs and LANs. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gilbert Held, S. Ravi Jagannathan.
• Other Names: Held, Gilbert, 1943-; Jagannathan, S. Ravi
• Contents: Introduction; Rationale; Book Overview; ; WIDE AREA NETWORK DESIGN TECHNIQUES; Transmission Characteristics; Communications Constraints; Information Transfer Rate; BISYNC Communications Protocol Models; ; Wide Area Network Line Facilities and Economic Tradeoffs; Line Connections; Leased versus Switched Facility Analysis; Additional Analog Facilities to Consider; Digital Facilities; ; Multiplexing, Routing, and Line Sharing Equipment; Multiplexers and Data Concentrators; Routers; Modem- and Line-Sharing Units; ; Locating Data Concentration Equipment; Graph Theory and Network Design; Equipment Location Techniques; ; Multidrop Line Routing Techniques; Multidrop Routing Algorithms; Automating the Minimum-Spanning-Tree Process; Considering Network Constraints; Summary; ; Sizing Communications Equipment and Line Facilities; Sizing Methods; Telephone Terminology Relationships; Traffic Measurements; The Erlang Traffic Formula; The Poisson Formula; Applying the Equipment Sizing Process; ; LOCAL AREA NETWORK DESIGN TECHNIQUES; ; LAN Devices; Stations and Segment; Repeaters; Hubs; Bridges; LAN Switches; Routers; Brouters; Gateways; File Servers; ; LAN Topologies; Introduction; Key Topologies; Pros and Cons of Different Topologies; Structured Cabling System; Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols; LAN Architecture Evolution; Geometric Limitations of LANs; Fiber Channel Topologies; ; A Tutorial on the Ethernet Family of LANs; Introduction; Transmission Media; A Excursion into the Ethernet Family; LAN Ethernet Design; Switches Revisited; ; Ethernet Performance Characteristics; Introduction; Frame Operations; Availability Levels; Network Traffic Estimation; An Excursion into Queuing Theory; Ethernet Performance Details; Bridging a Network; ; Issues at the Network, Transport and Application Layers; Internetworking Overview; Protocol Architecture; Design Issues; Routing and Route Protocols; Routing Revisited; Excursion into the Transport Layer; Multimedia Service; Some Delay Time Calculations; ; Wireless LANs; Introduction; Media Considerations; Transmission Issues; WLAN Topology; Wireless Standards; WLAN Design Considerations; Wireless LAN Switching; ; LAN Internetworking Issues; Introduction; Overview of Internetworking Concepts; Switching Overview; The Tiered (Layered) Approach; Evaluating Backbone Capabilities; Distribution Services; Local Access Services; Constructing Internets by Design; Using Switches (Revisited);
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Auerbach Publications
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 324 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 004.6/6; Data transmission systems; Computer networks; COMPUTERS -- Networking -- General; Computer networks; Data transmission systems; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203507452; 9780203507452; 9788493201944; 8493201944; 9780849320194; 0849320194
• Related ISBNs: 0849320194
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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