Networking the complete reference
The most comprehensive, current guide to networking Build and administer high-performance networks of all sizes--from small home systems to enterprise internetworks--using the practical information in this detailed resource. Thoroughly revised to cover the latest technologies, Networking: The Comple...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
McGraw-Hill Education
2015
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| Edition: | Third edition |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Horizontal Communications
- Vertical Communications
- Encapsulation Terminology
- The Physical Layer
- Physical Layer Specifications
- Physical Layer Signaling
- The Data Link Layer
- Addressing
- Media Access Control
- Protocol Indicator
- Error Detection
- The Network Layer
- Routing
- Fragmenting
- Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Protocols
- The Transport Layer
- Protocol Service Combinations
- Transport Layer Protocol Functions
- Segmentation and Reassembly
- Flow Control
- Error Detection and Recovery
- The Session Layer
- Dialog Control
- Dialog Separation
- The Presentation Layer
- The Application Layer
- Part II Network Hardware
- Chapter 3 Network Interface Adapters
- NIC Functions
- NIC Features
- Full Duplex
- Bus Mastering
- Parallel Tasking
- Wake-on-LAN or Wake-on-Wireless-LAN
- Selecting a NIC
- Protocol
- Transmission Speed
- Network Interface
- Bus Interface
- Bottlenecks
- ISA or PCI?
- Integrated Adapters
- Fiber-Optic NICs
- Portable Systems
- Hardware Resource Requirements
- Power Requirements
- Server vs. Workstation NICs
- Chapter 4 Network Interface Adapters and Connection Devices
- Repeaters
- Hubs
- Passive Hubs
- Repeating, Active, and Intelligent Hubs
- Token Ring MAUs
- Hub Configurations
- The Uplink Port
- Stackable Hubs
- Modular Hubs
- Bridges
- Transparent Bridging
- Bridge Loops
- Source Route Bridging
- Bridging Ethernet and Token Ring Networks
- Routers
- Router Applications
- Router Functions
- Routing Tables
- Windows Routing Tables
- Routing Table Parsing
- Static and Dynamic Routing
- Selecting the Most Efficient Route
- Discarding Packets
- Packet Fragmentation
- Routing and ICMP
- Routing Protocols
- Switches
- Switch Types
- Routing vs. Switching
- Virtual LANs
- Layer 3 Switching
- Multiple-Layer Switching
- Chapter 5 Cabling a Network
- Cable Properties
- Cabling Standards
- Data Link Layer Protocol Standards
- Coaxial Cable
- Thick Ethernet
- Thin Ethernet
- Cable Television
- Twisted-Pair Cable
- Unshielded Twisted-Pair
- Category 5e
- Cat 6 and 6a
- Cat 7
- Connector Pinouts
- Shielded Twisted-Pair
- Fiber-Optic Cable
- Fiber-Optic Cable Construction
- Fiber-Optic Connectors
- Chapter 6 Wireless LANs
- Wireless Networks
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Wireless Networks
- Types of Wireless Networks
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Network Basics
- Chapter 1 What Is a Network?
- Local Area Network
- Baseband vs. Broadband
- Packet Switching vs. Circuit Switching
- Cables and Topologies
- Media Access Control
- Addressing
- Repeaters, Bridges, Switches, and Routers
- Wide Area Networks
- Protocols and Standards
- Clients and Servers
- Operating Systems and Applications
- Chapter 2 The OSI Reference Model
- Communications Between the Layers
- Data Encapsulation