Top-Down Network Design
Published on 7. January 1999
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-1-57870-069-1 (ISBN)
Description
A systems analysis approach to enterprise network design
Master techniques for checking the health of an existing network to develop a baseline for measuring performance of a new network design
Explore solutions for meeting QoS requirements, including ATM traffic management, IETF controlled-load and guaranteed services, IP multicast, and advanced switching, queuing, and routing algorithms
Develop network designs that provide the high bandwidth and low delay required for real-time applications such as multimedia, distance learning, and videoconferencing
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of various switching and routing protocols, including transparent bridging, source-route switching, Inter-Switch Link (ISL), IGRP, Enhanced IGRP, OSPF, and BGP4
Effectively incorporate new technologies into a network design, including cable modems, DSL, Gigabit Ethernet, and VPNs
Top-Down Network Design is a practical and comprehensive guide to designing enterprise networks that are reliable, secure, and manageable. Using illustrations and real-world examples, it teaches a systematic method for network design that can be applied to campus LANs, remote-access networks, WAN links, and large-scale internetworks.
You will learn to analyze business and technical requirements, examine traffic flow and QoS requirements, and select protocols and technologies based on performance goals. You will also develop an understanding of network performance factors such as network utilization, throughput, accuracy, efficiency, delay, and jitter. Several charts and job aids will help you apply a top-down approach to network design.
Master techniques for checking the health of an existing network to develop a baseline for measuring performance of a new network design
Explore solutions for meeting QoS requirements, including ATM traffic management, IETF controlled-load and guaranteed services, IP multicast, and advanced switching, queuing, and routing algorithms
Develop network designs that provide the high bandwidth and low delay required for real-time applications such as multimedia, distance learning, and videoconferencing
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of various switching and routing protocols, including transparent bridging, source-route switching, Inter-Switch Link (ISL), IGRP, Enhanced IGRP, OSPF, and BGP4
Effectively incorporate new technologies into a network design, including cable modems, DSL, Gigabit Ethernet, and VPNs
Top-Down Network Design is a practical and comprehensive guide to designing enterprise networks that are reliable, secure, and manageable. Using illustrations and real-world examples, it teaches a systematic method for network design that can be applied to campus LANs, remote-access networks, WAN links, and large-scale internetworks.
You will learn to analyze business and technical requirements, examine traffic flow and QoS requirements, and select protocols and technologies based on performance goals. You will also develop an understanding of network performance factors such as network utilization, throughput, accuracy, efficiency, delay, and jitter. Several charts and job aids will help you apply a top-down approach to network design.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Indianapolis
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1176 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57870-069-1 (9781578700691)
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Priscilla Oppenheimer has been developing data communications and networking systems since 1980 when she received her master's degree in information science from the University of Michigan. After many years as a software developer, she became a technical instructor and training developer and taught more than 2000 network engineers from most of the Fortune 500 companies. Her employment at such companies as Apple Computer, Network General, and Cisco Systems gave her a chance to troubleshoot real-world network design problems and the opportunity to develop a practical methodology for enterprise network design.
Content
1. Analyzing Business Goals and Constraints.
2. Analyzing Technical Goals and Constraints.
3. Characterizing the Existing Internetwork.
4. Characterizing Network Traffic.
5. Designing a Network Topology.
6. Designing Models for Addressing and Naming.
7. Selecting Bridging, Switching, and Routing Protocols.
8. Developing Network Security and Network Management Strategies.
9. Selecting Technologies and Devices for Campus Networks.
10. Selecting Technologies and Devices for Enterprise Networks.
11. Testing Your Network Design.
12. Optimizing Your Network Design.
13. Documenting Your Network Design.
Appendix A: Characterizing Network Traffic When Workstations Boot.
Appendix B: References and Recommended Reading.
2. Analyzing Technical Goals and Constraints.
3. Characterizing the Existing Internetwork.
4. Characterizing Network Traffic.
5. Designing a Network Topology.
6. Designing Models for Addressing and Naming.
7. Selecting Bridging, Switching, and Routing Protocols.
8. Developing Network Security and Network Management Strategies.
9. Selecting Technologies and Devices for Campus Networks.
10. Selecting Technologies and Devices for Enterprise Networks.
11. Testing Your Network Design.
12. Optimizing Your Network Design.
13. Documenting Your Network Design.
Appendix A: Characterizing Network Traffic When Workstations Boot.
Appendix B: References and Recommended Reading.