Network Design, LANs & WANs, General & Miscellaneous Networking & Telecommunications

Internetworking : Designing the Right Architectures

Name: Internetworking : Designing the Right Architectures
Author: Colin Smythe
ISBN: 9780201565362

by Colin Smythe

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Survival for a modern communications network is based upon the flexibility to respond quickly and effectively to a change in user requirements, available technology and cost considerations. Written for network consultants, engineers, designers, support teams and managers faced with the challenges of interconnecting local area networks, this book explains the underlying principles of LAN interoperability, and aims to help readers avoid less obvious pitfalls and more common misconceptions. This book clarifies the terminology and jargon used in the field of internetworking, enabling better understanding of current technological and marketing literature; guides the reader in how to ask manufacturers and suppliers the right questions; describes the features and functions of different internetworking relay elements thereby providing an appreciation of the best ways to create extended local area networks; supports the discussion of designing and installing a complete LAN-based communications infrastructure with case studies; and shows the relationship between internetworking, the open systems interconnection (OSI) reference model and proprietary network solutions, thereby explaining the architectural considerations for future networks.

Colin Smythe explains the concepts and technology of internetworking, demonstrating through practical examples how to connect LANs to create a communications infrastructure. This book will be ideal for network and systems managers who need to understand the complex issues around internetworking.

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For network consultants, engineers, designers, support teams, and managers faced with the challenge of interconnecting local area networks, explains the underlying principles of LAN interoperability, and helps readers avoid less obvious pitfalls and more common misconceptions. The first part of the volume introduces all of the networking terms used for the second part, which actually discusses the internetworking of local area networks. The emphasis is on the Ethernet and Token Ring local area networks because these account for the large majority of all installed local networks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)