Practical Network Design Techniques

Introduction Rationale Book Overview WIDE AREA NETWORK DESIGN TECHNIQUES Transmission Characteristics Communications Constraints Information Transfer Rate BISYNC Communications Protocol Models Wide Area Network Line Facilities and Economic Tradeoffs Line Connections Leased versus Switched Facility Analysis Additional Analog Facilities to Consider Digital Facilities Multiplexing, Routing, and Line Sharing Equipment Multiplexers and Data Concentrators Routers Modem- and Line-Sharing Units Locating Data Concentration Equipment Graph Theory and Network Design Equipment Location Techniques Multidrop Line Routing Techniques Multidrop Routing Algorithms Automating the Minimum-Spanning-Tree Process Considering Network Constraints Summary Sizing Communications Equipment and Line Facilities Sizing Methods Telephone Terminology Relationships Traffic Measurements The Erlang Traffic Formula The Poisson Formula Applying the Equipment Sizing Process LOCAL AREA NETWORK DESIGN TECHNIQUES LAN Devices Stations and Segment Repeaters Hubs Bridges LAN Switches Routers Brouters Gateways File Servers LAN Topologies Introduction Key Topologies Pros and Cons of Different Topologies Structured Cabling System Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols LAN Architecture Evolution Geometric Limitations of LANs Fiber Channel Topologies A Tutorial on the Ethernet Family of LANs Introduction Transmission Media A Excursion into the Ethernet Family LAN Ethernet Design Switches Revisited Ethernet Performance Characteristics Introduction Frame Operations Availability Levels Network Traffic Estimation An Excursion into Queuing Theory Ethernet Performance Details Bridging a Network Issues at the Network, Transport and Application Layers Internetworking Overview Protocol Architecture Design Issues Routing and Route Protocols Routing Revisited Excursion into the Transport Layer Multimedia Service Some Delay Time Calculations Wireless LANs Introduction Media Considerations Transmission Issues WLAN Topology Wireless Standards WLAN Design Considerations Wireless LAN Switching LAN Internetworking Issues Introduction Overview of Internetworking Concepts Switching Overview The Tiered (Layered) Approach Evaluating Backbone Capabilities Distribution Services Local Access Services Constructing Internets by Design Using Switches (Revisited)