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Gigabit Ethernet Handbook

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ISBN-10: 0070579717

ISBN-13: 9780070579712

Edition: 1998

Authors: Stephen Saunders

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As the volume of network traffic increases, the bandwith offered by typical Ethernet LAN has quickly become inadequate. Gigabit Ethernet, however, will offer a natural up-grade path.
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Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Duane K. Fields is a Web applications developer and Internet technologist with an extensive background in Web programming for companies that include IBM and Netscape Communications. He is the coauthor of "Web Development with JavaServer Pages. He lives in Bastrop, Texas. Stephen Saunders is an enterprise Java software engineer with a decade of experience in the knowledge management, financial services, and master data management industries. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Eugene Belayev is the cofounder, president, and chief technology officer of JetBrains, the software company responsible for complex developer tools including Java IDE and IntelliJ IDEA.

Acknowledgments
Editor's Introduction
Understanding Gigabit Ethernetp. 1
Gigabit Ethernet: A Cautious Overviewp. 3
The Gigabit Ethernet Standardp. 11
Enhanced CSMA/CD: Packet Burstingp. 29
The Full-Duplex Repeaterp. 37
Gigabit Ethernet: Physical Layer and Cabling Optionsp. 53
Gigabit Ethernet and Related Specificationsp. 61
Associated IEEE Standards 802.1p, 802.1Q, and 802.3xp. 63
Enhanced CSMA/CD - Virtual Collisionp. 79
Quality of Service on Gigabit Ethernet LANsp. 91
Implementing VLANs in a Gigabit Ethernet Networkp. 109
Gigabit Ethernet and Routingp. 125
Gigabit Ethernet and Multilayer Switching/Routingp. 127
IP Switching and Gigabit Ethernetp. 139
Cells in Frames and Gigabit Ethernetp. 159
NT-Switches: Layer 4 Gigabit Ethernet and Windows NT Servicesp. 179
Gigabit Ethernet Versus Other High-Speed LANsp. 203
Comparing Gigabit Ethernet to Other High-Speed LANsp. 205
Choosing Between ATM and Gigabit Ethernet in the Backbonep. 221
Gigabit Ethernet and ATM: Complementary Technologies for Scaling Performancep. 235
Migrating to Gigabit Ethernetp. 251
Charting a Gigabit Ethernet Migrationp. 253
Integrating Gigabit Ethernet Into Legacy Networksp. 265
Scaling Ethernet Networksp. 281
Gigabit Ethernet Design Tutorialsp. 295
How to Build a Gigabit Ethernet Networkp. 297
Choosing Server Components for a Gigabit Ethernet Networkp. 317
How to Optimize the Performance of Gigabit Ethernet End Stationsp. 345
How to Prioritize Time-Sensitive Traffic on a Gigabit Ethernet LANp. 357
Building a Data Utilityp. 375
Managing Gigabit Ethernet Networksp. 385
Available Gigabit Ethernet Hardwarep. 313
Selection Criteria for Gigabit Ethernet Switches and Hubsp. 395
The First Gigabit Ethernet Productsp. 413
App.: List of Vendorsp. 429
Indexp. 441
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