Local Area Networks: Making the Right ChoicesIn a questions and answer format, this book answers key questions any person buying LAN technology for their business should know, such as: What are the components of a LAN and where can I buy them? How do I choose the best supplier? What is a network operating system and do I need one? How do I manage a LAN? And provides a case study drawing all issues together. |
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applications Arcnet backbone network bridges cable network central coaxial cable communication connect copper cable cost data packets desktop PCs disk drive dumb terminals enables Ethernet and token Ethernet LAN Ethernet or token Ethernet segment example facilities FDDI fibre file server functions host computer installed interconnecting LANs ISDN LAN Manager LAN segments LAN servers larger networks management system Mbit/s modems MS-DOS network interface cards network layer network management network operating system NICs nodes NOSS number of users OSI model overall PC PC PC peer-to-peer performance possible printer protocols queue relevant routers running shared shown in Figure single small networks solution source routing standards structured cabling system suppliers TCP/IP terminal server tions token ring LANs traffic transmitted twisted pair cable type of LAN Unix unshielded twisted pair vendors wide area network workgroup