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Handbook of Local Area Networks, 1998 Edition
(Imprint: Auerbach Publications)
(Publisher: CRC Press LLC)
Author: John P.Slone
ISBN: 0849399483

Introduction

About the Editor

Section 1—LAN Basics

1-1—IEEE 802 Standards

1-2—Fast (and Faster) Ethernet

1-3—Structured Wiring Systems for LANs

1-4—Wiring Strategies in the Age of Multimedia

1-5—Encoding Techniques in Local Area Networks

1-6—Designing Power Distribution Systems for Fault-Tolerant Networks

1-7—Fault Tolerance Protection and RAID Technology for Networks: A Primer

Section 2—Advanced LAN Issues and Solutions

2-1—Multicast Networking

2-2—Multilayer IP/IPX Switching in the LAN

2-3—Routing Hubs and ATM

2-4—Fibre Channel Architecture, Layers, and Services

2-5—Gigabit Ethernet

2-6—Wireless Networks

2-7—Remote LAN Access Technology

Section 3—LAN Interconnectivity Basics

3-1—TCP/IP Essentials

3-2—Practices for IP Addressing and Routing

3-3—Internetworking at the Physical and Data Link Layers

3-4—A Frame Relay Primer

3-5—The Evolution of the Desktop

3-6—Tutorial on LAN Switching

3-7—Implementing Routing, Switching, and VLANs in Modern Corporate Networks

Section 4—Advanced LAN Interconnectivity Issues and Solutions

4-1—IPv6: The Next-Generation Internet Protocol

4-2—SNA Over Frame Relay

4-3—NetWare Gateways to the World of TCP/IP and the Internet

4-4—InterLAN Switching

4-5—Inverse Multiplexing ATM, Bit by Bit

4-6—Traffic Control Functions in ATM Networks

4-7—A Survey of Congestion Control Schemes for ABR Services in ATM Networks

Section 5—Applications of LAN Technology

5-1—Voice and Video on the LAN

5-2—Videoconferencing over IP Networks

5-3—Multimedia Teleconferencing Comes of Age

5-4—The Corporate Intranet

5-5—Choosing and Equipping an Internet Server

Section 6—LAN-based Application Development Issues and Solutions

6-1—Survival of the Fittest: The Evolution to Thin-Client Intranets

6-2—Introduction to Java

6-3—Client/Server: An Architectural Overview

6-4—Client/Server Technologies

6-5—Simulating Client/Server Performance

6-6—Using CORBA to Integrate Distributed Data Base Systems

Section 7—LAN Management

7-1—The Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) Protocol: The Perfect Complement to SNMP

7-2—Managing Switched Internetworks

7-3—Managing Networks with the Global Naming Tree

7-4—Network Data and Storage Management Techniques

7-5—Structuring a LAN Support Department

Section 8—LAN Security

8-1—Network Security

8-2—Writing a Network Security Policy

8-3—Network Firewalls

8-4—Applets and Network Security: A Management Overview

8-5—Assessing and Eliminating Virus Threats in Distributed Networks

8-6—RSA Public Key Cipher, Public Key Certificates, and E-mail Privacy Protocols

8-7—E-mail Security Using Pretty Good Privacy

8-8—Considerations for LAN and Internet Security

Appendix

Index