Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I Network Basics
Chapter 1 What Is a Network?
Local Area Network
Baseband vs. Broadband
Packet Switching vs. Circuit Switching
Cables and Topologies
Media Access Control
Addressing
Repeaters, Bridges, Switches, and Routers
Wide Area Networks
Protocols and Standards
Clients and Servers
Operating Systems and Applications
Chapter 2 The OSI Reference Model
Communications Between the Layers
Data Encapsulation Horizontal Communications
Vertical Communications
Encapsulation Terminology
The Physical Layer
Physical Layer Specifications
Physical Layer Signaling
The Data Link Layer
Addressing
Media Access Control
Protocol Indicator
Error Detection
The Network Layer
Routing
Fragmenting
Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Protocols
The Transport Layer
Protocol Service Combinations
Transport Layer Protocol Functions
Segmentation and Reassembly
Flow Control
Error Detection and Recovery
The Session Layer
Dialog Control
Dialog Separation The Presentation Layer
The Application Layer
Part II Network Hardware
Chapter 3 Network Interface Adapters
NIC Functions
NIC Features
Full Duplex
Bus Mastering
Parallel Tasking
Wake-on-LAN or Wake-on-Wireless-LAN
Selecting a NIC
Protocol
Transmission Speed
Network Interface
Bus Interface
Bottlenecks
ISA or PCI?
Integrated Adapters
Fiber-Optic NICs
Portable Systems
Hardware Resource Requirements
Power Requirements
Server vs. Workstation NICs
Chapter 4 Network Interface Adapters and Connection Devices
Repeaters
Hubs Passive Hubs
Repeating, Active, and Intelligent Hubs
Token Ring MAUs
Hub Configurations
The Uplink Port
Stackable Hubs
Modular Hubs
Bridges
Transparent Bridging
Bridge Loops
Source Route Bridging
Bridging Ethernet and Token Ring Networks
Routers
Router Applications
Router Functions
Routing Tables
Windows Routing Tables
Routing Table Parsing
Static and Dynamic Routing
Selecting the Most Efficient Route
Discarding Packets
Packet Fragmentation
Routing and ICMP
Routing Protocols
Switches
Switch Types
Routing vs. Switching Virtual LANs
Layer 3 Switching
Multiple-Layer Switching
Chapter 5 Cabling a Network
Cable Properties
Cabling Standards
Data Link Layer Protocol Standards
Coaxial Cable
Thick Ethernet
Thin Ethernet
Cable Television
Twisted-Pair Cable
Unshielded Twisted-Pair
Category 5e
Cat 6 and 6a
Cat 7
Connector Pinouts
Shielded Twisted-Pair
Fiber-Optic Cable
Fiber-Optic Cable Construction
Fiber-Optic Connectors
Chapter 6 Wireless LANs
Wireless Networks
Advantages and Disadvantages of Wireless Networks
Types of Wireless Networks

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