000			01493nam a2200181 a 4500
020			_a9781873981337
020			_a1873981333
082			_a004.68 _bHOD
100			_aHodson, Peter
245			_aLocal area networks : including internetworking and interconnections with WANs
260			_aLondon : _bDP, _c1992
300			_ax, 182 pages : _billustrations ;
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aFundamentals - topologies, signalling, switching technologies, error detection and correction, media; standards - OSI standards, 7-layer model; LAN signalling and access - Baseband, Broadband, Carrierband, P-persistent, CSMA, CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA, Token Ring, Token Bus, Slotted Ring; popular LANs - IEEE 802.3, 802.4, 802-5, 802.6, 802.11, FDDI; interconnection - repeaters, bridges, routers, gateways, brouters, public networks; interoperability - protocol suites, application software, operating systems; performance - throughput, tradeoffs, reliability; network products - commercial products (Starlan, Arcnet, Appletalk, Ethernet, Token Ring); installation and management issues - installation tips, test tools, diagnostic aids, management.
520			_aiming to provide the course text for the networking element required by most degree and Higher National courses in computing, this book contains material on the important issues of internetworking, together with a framework for understanding key concepts in local area networks
650			_aLocal area networks
942			_cBK
999			_c11379 _d11379