Broadband Networks: A Manager's Guide - Couverture souple

Davidson, Robert P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471138851 ISBN 13 : 9780471138853

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996

Synopsis

New types of computing, including multimedia and video-conferencing, have created the need for faster, high-capacity networks called broadband networks. In recent years, broadband technologies have changed rapidly in terms of performance, cost, and other factors. In short, managers who are planning to invest in new broadband technologies to handle multimedia and other information-hungry applications need information with which to evaluate competing communications schemes and plan for the future. This volume assesses the issues that IT managers must address when considering the use of broadband technologies. It examines the latest developers, including Fast Ethernet, FDDI, SMDS, frame relay and ATM, along with the computing options, such as workgroup, multimedia, and video-conferencing, that have created the need for higher-capacity and faster communications technologies. The text outlines all key components of LANs and broadband networks, how LANs are linked using routers, bridges and gateways, and specific broadband technologies, with a focus on frame relay, ATM and SONET. The book also covers digital services provided by cable TV, computer and telecom providers, which are expected to have a major impact on future network design.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A complete manager′s guide to selecting the right broadband technology for your company′s current and future network computing needs

Videoconferencing, mobile computing, multimedia, voicemail, executive information systems . . .new and emerging forms of computing such as these can provide your company with a powerful competitive edge. But this new breed of "killer applications" demands faster, higher–capacity broadband network communications systems capable of handling an ever–growing torrent of digital traffic. Designed to help managers chart a course through the maze of competing broadband technologies, this book helps you evaluate your company′s current and future networking needs and select the right broadband technology to help it stay ahead in the never–ending battle for profits and market share.

Written by an author with more than two decades′ experience in data communications, Broadband Networks: A Manager′s Guide:

• Provides you with a solid understanding of broadband technologies and what they can do for your company
• Addresses all key business issues important to both IT and business managers considering broadband technologies capable of handling voice, data, and multimedia applications
• Brings you up to speed on all of the latest developments, including Fast Ethernet, FDDI, SMDS, frame relay, ATM, SONET, and others
• Provides in–depth coverage of digital services now available from cable TV, computer, and telecom providers

Biographie de l'auteur

ROBERT P. DAVIDSON is President of Reference Point. He is a senior member of the IEEE and the author of several other books on data communications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471138851
• ISBN 13: 9780471138853
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 212
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible