Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Couverture rigide

Stallings, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0131907379 ISBN 13 : 9780131907379

Editeur : Pearson, 1996

Synopsis

Like its predecessors, this fully updated Fifth Edition of Local and Metropolitan Area Networks provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of LAN/MAN technology and the many emerging approaches to high-speed local networking. It meets the needs of today's students by emphasizing both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving LAN/MAN design.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This fully updated Sixth Edition of Local and Metropolitan provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of LAN/MAN technology for students and professionals. The author emphasizes both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving LAN/MAN design. This new edition covers alternative approaches to high-speed and wireless LANs and related issues of QoS and interconnecting networks. Nowhere else can you find a complete and detailed survey of all the LAN/MAN systems.

• Includes the full treatment of competing approaches of LAN and MAN technologies
• Details high-speed LANs: Gigabit Ethernet, 100-Mbps token ring, Fibre Channel, and ATM LANs
• Covers complete treatment of standards: IEEE 802 and ANSI standards, specifications from the ATM forum and the Fibre Channel Association, plus TCP/IP
• Presents structured cabling systems and cabling types
• Companion Web site at provides links to important sites, course support for instructors, as well as a link to the Computer Science Student Support Site maintained by the author

Biographie de l'auteur

William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 42 books on various aspects of these subjects. He is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science and a B.S. from Notre Dame in Electrical Engineering. All of his Prentice Hall titles can be found at the Prentice Hall Web site .

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0131907379
• ISBN 13: 9780131907379
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 605
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible