The All-New Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology [NOOK Book]

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Coauthored by an innovator who has been at the forefront of networking technology for more than two decades, this uniquere source begins by laying the foundation of the core technologies underlying LAN switch design, including network architecture, addressing, LAN technology, and LAN standards. Building on those fundamentals, the book goes onto investigate the many advanced features, as well as the possibilities, that exist in modern switches. From there, you'll dive into the technical details of transparent ...
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The All-New Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology

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Overview

Coauthored by an innovator who has been at the forefront of networking technology for more than two decades, this uniquere source begins by laying the foundation of the core technologies underlying LAN switch design, including network architecture, addressing, LAN technology, and LAN standards. Building on those fundamentals, the book goes onto investigate the many advanced features, as well as the possibilities, that exist in modern switches. From there, you'll dive into the technical details of transparent bridges as they are used between similar and dissimilar technologies. You'lI leam that, along with the performance advantages that are offered by switches, comes an increase in features, options, and complexity.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118080047
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/4/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 816
  • File size: 22 MB
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Meet the Author

Rich Seifert is President of Networks & Communications Consulting. He has contributed to the design of a wide range of products including LAN switches.

Jim Edwards is a Nortel Networks certified support specialist specializing in network architecture, specifically switching, and virtual private networks. Working in the Premium Support Group consisting of Nortel's largest Enterprise customers, he has extensive experience with switching technologies.

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Table of Contents

Pt 1 Foundations of LAN Switches

Ch. 1 Laying the Foundation 3

Ch. 2 Transparent Bridges 63

Ch. 3 Bridging Between Technologies 105

Ch. 4 Principles of LAN Switches 147

Ch. 5 Loop Resolution 201

Ch. 6 Source Routing 255

Pt 2 Advanced LAN Switch Concepts

Ch. 7 Full Duplex Operation 305

Ch. 8 LAN and Switch Flow Control 327

Ch. 9 Link Aggregation 361

Ch. 10 Multicast Pruning 413

Ch. 11 Virtual LANs: Applications and Concepts 433

Ch. 12 Virtual LANs: The IEEE Standard 475

Ch. 13 Priority Operation 517

Ch. 14 LAN Security 547

Ch. 15 Switch Management 565

Ch. 16 Network Troubleshooting Strategies 609

Ch. 17 Makethe Switch! 641

Appendix Protocol Parsing 699

References 703

Glossary 711

Index 753

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