Handbook of Networking & Connectivity

ForewordContributorsIntroductionPart 1 Enterprise-Wide Networks 1 Open Systems Interconnection Purpose of OSI Principles of OSI Basic Principles of Layering Protocols and Services Application Layer Presentation Layer Session Layer Transport Layer Addressing Network Layer Data Link Layer Physical Layer Application Program Interfaces Some Other Topics Conformance Testing Coexistence and Transition References About the Author 2 Guide to Digital Communications Introduction Architectures DECnet: Host-to-Host Communications LAT: Terminal I/O MOP: Down-Line Loads LAST: Fast PC Network Services PATHWORKS: A Multiple Transport Integration Product Summary Glossary of Acronyms About the Author 3 Implementing TCP/IP in an SNA Environment Introduction The OSI Model TCP/IP Protocols and Applications Internet Concepts Connectionless Versus Connection-Oriented Networks Routing SNA Over Internets TCP/IP and SNA Integration Strategies Dual SNA and TCP/IP Networks Elimination of the SNA Backbone SNA within the Data Center Advanced Peer-To-Peer Networking (APPN) TCP/IP Comparison To APPN Managing Integrated Networks Integration Questions and Issues To Be Considered Glossary of Acronyms About the AuthorPart 2 Wide Area Networks 4 Integrated Services Digital Network Introduction ISDN Concept Key Issues Basic Structure Standards Prospects for ISDN Applications of ISDN Broadband ISDN Conclusion References About the Author 5 An Overview of the Synchronous Optical Network Digital Carriers SONET Overview SONET Interface Layers SONET Frame Format Virtual Tributaries (Subrate Channels) Pointers and SPEs Making STS-N Frames Making Super Rate Payloads by Concatenation Operations Data Networking in SONET SONET Deployment Phase Summary Bibliography About the Authors 6 X.25 and Worldwide Networking Introduction Packet Technology and X.25 What Is X.25? General X.25 Operation Physical Layer Data Link Layer Operation Packet Layer Operation X.25-Based Enterprise Networking Summary References About the AuthorPart 3 Metropolitan Area Networks 7 Metropolitan Area Networks Introduction MAN Conception MAN Technology Key Issues Standards Applications Conclusion References About the Author 8 An Overview of the Switched Multimegabit Data Service Historical Development Description and Applications SMDS Overview SMDS Specifications and Sources SMDS Interface Protocol Customer Network Management SMDS Data Exchange Interface Bridging and FDDI SMDS and Frame Relay SMDS and ATM IP Over SMDS SMDS Services and Products Conclusions Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Bibliography, Standards, and Further Reading Sources of SMDS Information and Standards About the AuthorPart 4 Local Area Networks 9 Ethernet/802.3 and Token Ring/802.5 Introduction Ethernet/802.3 Token Ring/802.