Book description
The updated edition of the best-selling all-in-one networking reference provides coverage of essential and cutting-edge technologies
Concise overviews of technologies essential to networking professionals at all levels, from novice to expert.
New chapters include coverage of important topics like VoIP and EAP
Coverage of cutting edge technologies like optical networking and storage
Authored by Cisco Systems, worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive reference that enables networking professionals to understand and implement contemporary internetworking technologies. Master the terms, concepts, technologies, and devices used in today's networking industry. Learn how to incorporate internetworking technologies into a LAN/WAN environment. Complete with new and updated chapters on security, storage, optical networking, scalability, and speed, this book is a complete and up-to-date reference to the topics that are essential to all networking professionals, regardless of expertise.
Readers will obtain a greater understanding of LAN and WAN networking, particularly the hardware, protocols, and services involved. Fundamental technology information is provided on a broad range of integral systems and services, including detailed descriptions, review questions to ensure concept comprehension and retention, and additional resources for further study. Coverage is also extended not only to new networking concepts, but also to older, legacy systems, providing a more realistic picture of the real-world networking environments in which professionals operate. Tools and guidelines for optimizing system performance will increase productivity and improve efficiency, helping the reader make more intelligent, cost-efficient decisions for their networks.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco solutions, which include industry-leading publications from Cisco Press, educate and a provide competitive advantage to customers through more efficient and timely exchange of information, leading to cost saving, process efficiencies, and closer business relationships. These solutions form the networking foundation for many organizations worldwide.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Icons Used in This Book
- Command Syntax Conventions
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments and Contributors
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I. Introduction to Internetworking
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1. Internetworking Basics
- What Is an Internetwork?
- Open System Interconnection Reference Model
- Information Formats
- ISO Hierarchy of Networks
- Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Network Services
- Internetwork Addressing
- Flow Control Basics
- Error-Checking Basics
- Multiplexing Basics
- Standards Organizations
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 2. Introduction to LAN Protocols
- 3. Introduction to WAN Technologies
- 4. Introduction to Cisco IOS Software
- 5. Bridging and Switching Basics
- 6. Routing Basics
- 7. Network Management Basics
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1. Internetworking Basics
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II. LAN Protocols
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8. Ethernet Technologies
- Background
- Ethernet—A Brief History
- Ethernet Network Elements
- Ethernet Network Topologies and Structures
- The IEEE 802.3 Logical Relationship to the ISO Reference Model
- The Ethernet MAC Sublayer
- The Ethernet Physical Layers
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System Considerations
- Choosing UTP-Based Components and Media Category
- Auto-negotiation—An Optional Method for Automatically Configuring Link Operational Modes
- Network Switches Provide a Second, and Often Better, Alternative to Higher Link Speeds in CSMA/CD Network Upgrades
- Multispeed NICs
- Choosing 1000Base-X Components and Media
- Multiple-Rate Ethernet Networks
- Link Aggregation—Establishing Higher-Speed Network Trunks
- Network Management
- Migrating to Higher-Speed Networks
- Summary
- Review Questions
- 9. Fiber Distributed Data Interface
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8. Ethernet Technologies
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III. WAN Technologies
- 10. Frame Relay
- 11. High-Speed Serial Interface
- 12. Integrated Services Digital Network
- 13. Point-to-Point Protocol
- 14. Switched Multimegabit Data Service
- 15. Dialup Technology
- 16. Synchronous Data Link Control and Derivatives
- 17. X.25
- 18. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
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IV. Multiservice Access Technologies
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19. Voice/Data Integration Technologies
- Introduction
- Advances in Applications
- New World Voice Technologies
- Voice Networking
- Voice over ATM
- Voice over Frame Relay
- Voice over IP
- Quality of Service for VoIP
- General MGCP Overview
- General SIP Tutorial
- Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)
- Comparison and Contrast of the Various VoIP Signaling Alternatives
- Evolution of Solutions for Voice over Data
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 20. Wireless Technologies
- 21. Digital Subscriber Line
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22. Cable Access Technologies
- Introduction
- Evolution from One-Way Broadcast to Two-Way Hybrid Fiber Coax
- Limitations and Specifications of the HFC Plant
- DOCSIS Standards, Signaling Protocols, and Applications
- DOCSIS Hardware Deployment and Resulting Service Capabilities
- Future DOCSIS Applications
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
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23. Introduction to Optical Technologies
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What Is Optical Networking?
- Wave Division Multiplexing and Dense Wave Division Multiplexing
- Fiber to the Home
- All-Optical Networks
- Passive Optical Networks
- Residential and Business PONs
- Optical Network Units and Optical Network Terminals
- Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
- Metro Access Networks
- Transparent Optical Networks
- Transport Networks
- Long-Haul Networks
- Extended Long-Haul Networks
- Ultra-Long-Haul Networks
- Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Optical Networks
- Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching
- G.ASON
- Optical Control Plane User Network Interface
- Optical Control Plane Optical Network-to-Network Interface
- Next-Generation Protection and Restoration
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
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What Is Optical Networking?
- 24. VoIP
- 25. Dynamic Packet Transport/Spatial Reuse Protocol
- 26. Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
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19. Voice/Data Integration Technologies
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V. Bridging and Switching
- 27. Transparent Bridging
- 28. Mixed-Media Bridging
- 29. Source-Route Bridging
- 30. LAN Switching and VLANs
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31. Asynchronous Transfer Mode Switching
- Standards
- ATM Devices and the Network Environment
- ATM Cell Header Format
- ATM Services
- ATM Switching Operations
- ATM Reference Model
- ATM Addressing
- ATM Connections
- ATM and Multicasting
- ATM Quality of Service
- ATM Signaling and Connection Establishment
- ATM Connection-Management Messages
- PNNI
- Integrated Local Management Interface
- LAN Emulation
- Multiprotocol over ATM
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 32. MPLS
- 33. Data-Link Switching
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VI. Network Protocols
- 34. Open System Interconnection Protocols
- 35. Internet Protocols
- 36. IPv6
- 37. NetWare Protocols
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38. AppleTalk
- Introduction
- AppleTalk Network Components
- AppleTalk Physical and Data Link Layers
- Network Addresses
- AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
- Datagram Delivery Protocol Overview
- AppleTalk Transport Layer
- AppleTalk Upper-Layer Protocols
- AppleTalk Protocol Suite
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 39. IBM Systems Network Architecture Protocols
- 40. DECnet
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VII. Routing Protocols
- 41. Border Gateway Protocol
- 42. Enhanced IGRP
- 43. IBM Systems Network Architecture Routing
- 44. Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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45. Internet Protocol Multicast
- Background
- Multicast Group Concept
- IP Multicast Addresses
- Internet Group Management Protocol
- Multicast in the Layer 2 Switching Environment
- Multicast Distribution Trees
- Multicast Forwarding
- Protocol-Independent Multicast
- Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol
- Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 46. NetWare Link-Services Protocol
- 47. Open Shortest Path First
- 48. Open System Interconnection Routing Protocols
- 49. Routing Information Protocol
- 50. Resource Reservation Protocol
- 51. Simple Multicast Routing Protocol
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VIII. Network Management
- 52. Security Technologies
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53. Directory-Enabled Networking
- Object-Oriented Information Modeling
- A Brief Introduction to Directories
- An Overview of DEN
- How DEN Is Used in Cisco Products
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 54. Network Caching Technologies
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55. Storage Networking
- What Is a SAN?
- Fibre Channel Protocol
- The iSCSI Protocol
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
- 56. IBM Network Management
- 57. Remote Monitoring
- 58. Simple Network Management Protocol
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59. Quality of Service Networking
- Introduction
- QoS Concepts
- Basic QoS Architecture
- QoS Identification and Marking
- QoS Within a Single Network Element
- QoS Management
- End-to-End QoS Levels
- Modular QoS Command-Line Interface (MQC)
- QoS Architectures
- Congestion-Management Tools
- Queue Management (Congestion-Avoidance Tools)
- Traffic-Shaping and Policing Tools
- Link Efficiency Mechanisms
- QoS Management
- QoS on Ethernet
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS): Allowing Flexible Traffic Engineering
- SNA ToS
- QoS for Packetized Voice
- QoS for Streaming Video
- Automated QoS
- Summary
- Review Questions
- For More Information
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IX. Appendix
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A. Answers to Review Questions
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
- Chapter 41
- Chapter 42
- Chapter 43
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 45
- Chapter 46
- Chapter 47
- Chapter 48
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 50
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Chapter 54
- Chapter 55
- Chapter 56
- Chapter 57
- Chapter 58
- Chapter 59
- B. Early Technologies
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A. Answers to Review Questions
Product information
- Title: Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2003
- Publisher(s): Cisco Press
- ISBN: 9781587051197
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