1st Edition

Enhancing LAN Performance

By Gilbert Held Copyright 2004
416 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

416 Pages
by CRC Press

Enhancing LAN Performance, Fourth Edition explains how to connect geographically separated LANs with appropriate bandwidth, the issues to consider when weighing the use of multiport or dualport devices, how to estimate traffic for new networks, the effects of configuration changes on the performance of Ethernet and Token Ring networks, the design of switch-based networks that prevent traffic... Read more
1 LAN Performance Issues, 2 Ethernet, Token Ring and ATM Frame and Cell Operations, 3 Estimating Network Traffic, 4 Understanding and Applying Waiting Line Analysis, 5 Sizing Communications Equipment and Line Facilities, 6 Using the Availability Level as a Decision Criterion, 7 Estimating Ethernet Network Performance, 8 Estimating Token Ring Network Performance, 9 ATM Performance, 10 Working with Images, 11 Using Intelligent Switches, 12 LAN Monitoring Tools, 13 Transmission Optimization Techniques, Appendix A Review Problems, Index

Biography

Held, Gilbert