August 2008
Intermediate to advanced
816 pages
22h 27m
English
book
The All-New Switch Book: The Complete Guide to LAN Switching Technology, Second Edition
by Rich Seifert, James Edwards
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Chapter 2. Transparent Bridges
Okay, the history lesson and abstract architectural introductions are over. It's time to look at how things actually work. In this chapter, we delve into the gory depths of transparent bridges. The concepts and practices presented here provide the foundation for all of the advanced switch design and esoteric features discussed in later chapters. The treatment here is in five parts:
Principles of operation (what a bridge does)
Architecture (how a bridge appears to the stations and applications)
Implementation (critical design issues)
Performance
IEEE 802.1D (the official standard for transparent bridges)