IP Past, Present, and FutureIP Influence and ConfluenceIP Version 4IP Version 6IP Network ConvergenceLocal IP Networks: LANsLAN TechnologiesEthernet—From Zero to 10 Gigabits in 30 YearsIP RoutingRouting IP PacketsGlobally Significant AddressingError Recovery (Reliability)Flow Control Using WindowingApplication MultiplexingLAN SwitchingLayer 2 SwitchingLayer 3 Routing for Layer 2 ScalabilityMultilayer LAN SwitchingOptimizing Multilayer LAN SwitchingLong IP Networks: WANsWAN BandwidthWide Area ChangesRegulatory Policy ChangesArchitectural ChangesWide Area Technologies and TopologiesFrame RelayVPNsMetro EthernetMobile IP NetworksWireless IP LANSPrivate WLANsWireless LAN StandardsWireless LAN CapacityWireless Digital-Access TechnologiesWireless LAN SecurityPublic Wireless LANsMobility NetworksPacket Gateways Running on Router PlatformsSS7 Signaling over IP SolutionsIP RAN TransportIntegrating Complementary WLAN 802.11 TechnologyPacket-Based VoIPIP and MPLS at the Core of Mobility NetworksCisco Mobility Exchange FrameworkGlobal IP NetworksGlobal CapacityGlobally Resilient IPThe Internet—A Network of NetworksBeyond IPTechnology Brief—IP NetworksTechnology ViewpointTechnology at a GlanceBusiness Drivers, Success Factors, Technology Application, and Service Value at a GlanceEnd NotesReferences Used in This Chapter