Networking A to Z / Edition 1

by Nathan J Muller

Overview

This volume covers the key concepts and technologies of Local Area Networking in 100 three- to five-page articles, heavily illustrated, covering the basic concepts, technologies, standards and protocols - everything you need to master the field in handy 5 x 8 format. From traditional data and management topics to cutting-edge wireless options, this aims to be a precise - and concise - reference to the industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071410878
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	11/25/2002
Series:	Quick Reference Guides (McGraw-Hill)
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	5.92(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.58(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Access Points	1
	Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking	6
	Advanced Program-to-Program Communications	8
	American Standard Code for Information Interchange	11
	ARCnet	19
	Asset Management	22
	Asynchronous Communication	30
	Asynchronous Transfer Mode	33
	Bluetooth	45
	Bridges	54
	Building Local Exchange Carriers	57
	Cable Television Networks	63
	Client-Server Networks	71
	Competitive Local Exchange Carriers	75
	Computer-Telephony Integration	78
	Data Compression	89
	Data Switches	94
	Digital Subscriber Line Technologies	99
	Downsizing	115
	Electronic Mail	119
	Electronic Software Distribution	125
	Ethernet	133
	Ethernet (10BaseT)	140
	Ethernet (100BaseT)	146
	Ethernet (1000BaseT)	149
	Fiber Distributed Data Interface	153
	Fibre Channel	161
	Firewalls	169
	Frame Relay	179
	Gateways	191
	Help Desks	197
	Hertz	203
	Hierarchical Storage Management	205
	Home Phone-Line Networking	208
	Home Radio Frequency Networks	218
	Hubs	225
	Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers	231
	Infiniband	233
	Infrared Networking	236
	Inside Cable Wiring	245
	Inside Telephone Wiring	248
	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers	252
	Integrated Access Devices	256
	Interexchange Carriers	258
	Inverse Multiplexers	261
	Jitter	267
	LAN Administration	271
	LAN Restoration	283
	LAN Telephony	294
	LAN Switching	298
	Laser Transmission	304
	Latency	308
	Local Exchange Carriers	310
	Local Multipoint Distribution Service	312
	Media Converters	319
	Multiplexers	322
	Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service	333
	Multiprotocol Label Switching	336
	Network Backup	341
	Network Computing	346
	Network Design Tools	349
	Network Directory Services	354
	Network Drawing Tools	358
	Network Integration	366
	Network Interface Cards	369
	Network Management Systems	372
	Network Restoral	381
	Network Security	387
	Network Statistics	396
	Network Support	398
	Open Systems Interconnection	403
	Peer-to-Peer Networks	411
	Performance Baselining	418
	Ping	423
	Protocol Analyzers	426
	Proxy Servers	434
	Quality of Service	439
	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks	449
	Remote Control	453
	Remote Monitoring	457
	Remote Node	469
	Repeaters	472
	Routers	475
	Simple Network Management Protocol	483
	StarLAN	489
	Synchronous Communication	490
	Synchronous Data Link Control	492
	Synchronous Optical Network	494
	T1 Lines	503
	Thin Client Architecture	508
	Token Ring	513
	Transceivers	521
	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)	523
	Unified Messaging	537
	Wireless Fidelity	545
	Wireless LANs	548
	Acronyms	559
	Index	581

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Providing networks for today's enterprises is quite lucrative. Consequently, a lot of people are eager to acquire that skill, but in addition to the hard work involved, success also depends on having the right information. This book puts that information together in a nicely organized collection of more than 100 articles that focus on the critical areas of networking topics.

This quick reference guide to networking (served up in alphabetical order by subject) is quite a valuable piece of work to have at hand when you need a question answered on any given subject. Muller covers such topics as access points, bridges, downsizing, Ethernet, firewalls, gateways, hubs, jitter, latency, multiplexers, ping, repeaters, transceivers, and wireless LANs -- just to name a few. The inclusion of an acronym list is also helpful.

For those of you novices in the learning stages of networking technology, this guide is a valuable reference tool to have while reading more comprehensive works. Then again, the articles in the book are so easy to understand and informative that you will want to have them handy -- no matter where you find yourself in the networking world. John Vacca

John Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written 38 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.