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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: an Overview | |
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| Why Distributed Applications? | |
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| Current Business Considerations | |
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| Managing the Application | |
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| Tools of the Trade | |
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| Tool Selection | |
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| Methodology | |
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| Define the Problem | |
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| Gather the Facts | |
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| Assess the Data | |
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| Make a Plan | |
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| Implement the Plan | |
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| Observe the Results | |
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| Summary | |
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| Basic Communications | |
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| Terminology | |
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| Local Area Network (LAN) | |
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| Hub | |
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| Bridges and LAN Switches | |
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| Router | |
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| Wide Area Network (WAN) | |
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| The Server | |
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| Three-tier Architecture | |
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| Network Classifications | |
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| LAN | |
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| WAN | |
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| Circuit-switched | |
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| Packet-switched | |
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| Architectural Configurations | |
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| Protocol Types | |
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| Physical Layer | |
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| Data Link | |
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| Network | |
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| Transport | |
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| Session | |
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| Presentation | |
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| Protocol Functions | |
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| Communications Protocols | |
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| Routing Protocols | |
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| Routed Protocols | |
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| Auxiliary Protocols | |
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| Dependencies | |
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| Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) | |
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| Windows Internet Service (WINS) | |
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| Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) | |
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| Client Configuration | |
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| Server Configuration | |
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| Security and Authentication | |
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| Summary | |
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| Distance Vector Protocols | |
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| Link State Protocols | |
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| File and Print | |
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| Overview | |
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| Application Basics | |
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| Application Operation | |
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| Dependencies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Directory Services | |
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| Overview | |
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| Protocol Types | |
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| Protocol Functions | |
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| SNMP | |
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| Authentication Services | |
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| Policy Management | |
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| Policy Framework and Architecture | |
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| Infrastructure Interaction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Security and Authentication | |
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| Overview | |
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| Policy | |
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| What Is to be Protected? | |
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| Technical Considerations | |
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| Trusted Networks | |
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| Untrusted Networks | |
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| Unknown Networks | |
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| Gateway Functions | |
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| User Authentication | |
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| Host-to-Host Authentication | |
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| Performance | |
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| Ports and Sockets | |
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| Summary | |
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| Web Systems | |
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| Overview | |
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| Application Basics | |
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| Protocols | |
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| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | |
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| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | |
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| Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4) | |
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| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) | |
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| T.120 | |
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| H.323 | |
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| Push and Pull Services | |
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| Browsers | |
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| Architecture | |
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| Middleware | |
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| Summary | |
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| Messaging Systems | |
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| Overview | |
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| Protocol Types | |
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| Server-side Protocols | |
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| Client-side Protocols | |
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| Protocol Functions | |
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| Message Delivery | |
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| Architecture | |
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| Client-to-Client Communications | |
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| Client-to-Server Communications | |
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| Server-to-Server Communication | |
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| Fax Servers | |
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| Summary | |
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| Electronic Commerce Systems | |
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| Overview | |
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| Architecture | |
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| Protocol Types | |
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| Protocol Functions | |
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| Security and Authentication | |
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| Client Communications | |
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| Server Communications | |
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| Dependencies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Mainframe Connectivity | |
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| Overview | |
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| Legacy Connections | |
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| Terminal Emulation | |
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| Gateway Functions | |
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| System Architecture | |
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| Protocol Types | |
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| Protocol Functions | |
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| Transaction Service Layer | |
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| Dependencies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study One--Connectivity issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Two--Failure to Connect to Application | |
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| Make Observations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Three--Application Slowdown (partial elements) | |
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| Gather the Facts | |
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| Fact Gathering, Part Two | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Four--Application Slowdown (Whole Application) | |
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| Define the Problem | |
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| Gather the Information | |
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| Assess the Data | |
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| Make the Plan | |
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| Implement the Plan | |
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| Is the Problem Solved? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Five--Intermittent Application Performance Degradation | |
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| Gather the Facts | |
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| Making Changes | |
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| Digging Deeper | |
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| Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Guide to RFCs | |
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| Guide to Standards | |
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| Standards Organizations | |
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| Guide to Sockets and Ports (RFC 1700) | |
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| Microsoft Environment | |
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| Ports Used by WLBS and Convoy for Cluster Control | |
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| Ports Used by Microsoft Exchange Server Version 5.0 | |
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| Guide to Organizationally Unique Identifiers (OUIs) | |
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| What standards are involved with OUI? | |
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| Index | |