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Local Area Networks, 2/e

James Martin, James Martin and Company
Joseph Leben, Leben, Inc., Clarendon Hill,IL
Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman, Cooperative Processes, Hinsdale,IL

Published December, 1993 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1994, 586 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-533035-1


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Summary

Offers readers an authoritative, in-depth exploration of the local area network. This book incorporates the latest technology, protocols, techniques, and hardware and software employed in computer networking.

Features


covers topics such as:
Local Area Network Concepts
Logical Link Control
Medium Access Control
Enterprise Internetworking
Networking Software
Part I explores some of the fundamental concepts and terminology associated with the various forms of LAN technology.
Part II describes the IEEE/ISO Logical Link Control standard.
Part III explains the different methods for medium access control that have been standardized to provide LAN data link services.
Part IV concentrates on issues surrounding the construction of enterprise internetworks.
Part V covers the wide variety of networking software that can be used in various computing environments for making use of LAN data links in computer networks.


Table of Contents
PROLOG.

    1. Local Area Networks.

I. LOCAL AREA NETWORK CONCEPTS.
    2. Physical Transmission.
    3. Medium Access Control.
    4. Network Architectures.
    5. Networking Software.
II. LOGICAL LINK CONTROL.
    6. Local Area Network Architecture.
    7. LLC Service Definition.
    8. LLC Protocol Specification.
    9. LLC Implementations.
III. MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL.
    10. CSMA/CD (Ethernet).
    11. The Ethernet Version 2 Specification.
    12. Token Bus.
    13. Token Ring.
    14. Fiber Distribution Data Interface.
    15. Apple LocalTalk.
IV. ENTERPRISE INTERNETWORKING.
    16. The Internetworking Environment.
    17. Protocols for Internetworking.
    18. Heterogeneous Internetworking.
    19. Bridges.
    20. Routers.
V. NETWORKING SOFTWARE.
    21. IBM and Microsoft Networking Software.
    22. Novell NetWare.
    23. TCP/IP.
    24. AppleTalk.
VI. APPENDICES.
    A. Zero-Slot LANs.
    B. Wide Area Networking Technology.
    C. Asynchronous Transfer Mode.
    D. Network Management.
    Glossary.
    Index.

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