The Switch Book
The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology
1st Edition
Published on 11. July 2000
Book
Hardback
XXII, 698 pages
978-0-471-34586-2 (ISBN)
Description
One of the hottest issues in LAN networking today is making the change from bridging to switching technologies. Written by an innovator who has been at the forefront of networking technology for more than two decades, this book provides a comprehensive reference on LAN switching.
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Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Weight
1178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-34586-2 (9780471345862)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
08/2008
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Person
RICH SEIFERT is President of Networks & Communications Consulting. He was the chair and editor for numerous LAN and switch-related standards and is the author of the bestselling book Gigabit Ethernet. During more than thirty years in the computer and communications industry, he has contributed to the design of a wide range of products including LAN switches, consulted to hundreds of companies on network architecture and implementation, and taught thousands of students in professional seminars and at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of California.
Content
FOUNDATIONS OF LAN SWITCHES. Laying the Foundation. Transparent Bridges. Bridging between Technologies. Principles of LAN Switches. Loop Resolution. Source Routing. ADVANCED LAN SWITCH CONCEPTS. Full Duplex Operation. LAN and Switch Flow Control. Link Aggregation. Multicast Pruning. Virtual LANs: Applications and Concepts. Virtual LANs: The IEEE Standard. Priority Operation. Switch Management. Make the Switch! Appendix. References. Glossary. Index.