Book Description
A timely guide to the hottest topic in networking.
LAN switching is one of the most talked about topics in networking today. With networking demands showing no signs of slowing down, LAN switching is being hailed as the answer to the bandwith and congestion problems plaguing Net users, and the switching market is expected to triple within a year. Major networking players like Cisco, Cabletron, and Bay Networks are investing heavily in the LAN switching market. In this book author Gil Held provides detailed, comprehensive coverage of what LAN switching is and how switches work.
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Gil Held, the chief network administrator of a 4,000-station network for the federal government, provides detailed, comprehensive coverage of what LAN switching is and how switches work. He shows how switches fit in with networking devices like routers, hubs, and bridges, and explains the roles of ATM, Frame Relay, FDDI, Ethernet, and RMON with LAN switching.
