Nortel Networks Layer 3 Switching
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
404 pages
978-0-07-212426-2 (ISBN)
Description
Layer 3 switches integrate routing and switching to yield supersonic speeds. This text dissects the various pieces of the Layer 3 architecture and the pros and cons of using Layer 3, both packet and cut-through. It discusses Nortel's IP Accelerator, and their single box solution to switching.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
693 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-212426-2 (9780072124262)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Traditional LAN and WAN technologies; protocol management and routing techniques at Layer 3; cost implications of router based technologies; IP accelerators; transparency issues on the network; overcoming the proprietary solution providers' problems; protocols supported in the Layer 3 switches; reinventing the way routers work; processor based versus chip based functionality; contrasting other protocol choices; costs and configuration solutions.