Understanding Local Area Networks: A Practical Approach

This text provides practical considerations for installation, administration, and maintenance networks. Each chapter is designed to provide fundamental theoretical knowledge and practical application tips. The text deals primarily with local area networks. An introduction to telecommunications and wide area networking is also provided, including a chapter devoted to the Internet protocol, TCP/IP. An introduction to public carrier protocols such as ISDN, ATM, Frame Relay, and ADSL is also presented. Additional chapters cover small network design consideration, network security, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. For those interested in learning about networking and local area networks.