Ethernet Networks: Design, Implementation, Operation, Management [Paperback]

Gilbert Held (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0470844760 | ISBN-13: 978-0470844762 | Edition: 4

Ethernet Networks, Fourth Edition, provides everything you need to know to plan, implement, manage and upgrade Ethernet networks.
* Improve your skills in employing Ethernet hubs, switches, and routers.
* Learn how to set up and operate a wireless Local Area Network (LAN).
* Discover how to extend a wired Ethernet via wireless LANs.
* Understand cabling standards and the role of NEXT (Near End Crosstalk), FEXT (Far End Crosstalk) and other transmission parameters.
* Profit from Gilbert Held's tips and tricks on enhancing security
... and much more.

This indispensable resource features up-to-date coverage of:
* Wireless Ethernet (IEEE802.11 standards)
* 10Gbps Ethernet
* Firewalls in both a wired and wireless environment
* The operation of new versions of Windows(r) on Ethernet LANs
* The use of LAN switches at and above layer 2 in the ISO reference model
* Copper and fiber optic cable to transport high speed Ethernet

Network planners, administrators, and system engineers working with Ethernet networks will find Ethernet Networks, Fourth Edition, an invaluable tool for implementing, updating, and managing their networks.

Editorial Reviews

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The new generation of Ethernet networks can perform as fast as ATM and cost about a quarter of the price. A prolific author of computer books provides a detailed introduction to LAN technology, describes the operation of each type of Ethernet network and discusses LAN performance. This expanded and updated edition is the most comprehensive on the subject and covers new topics including switching hubs, routers and the Ethernet's role in multimedia networks. Contains over 100 charts, tables, halftones and diagrams. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Ethernet Networks, Fourth Edition, provides everything you need to know to plan, implement, manage and upgrade Ethernet networks.
* Improve your skills in employing Ethernet hubs, switches, and routers.

* Learn how to set up and operate a wireless Local Area Network (LAN).

* Discover how to extend a wired Ethernet via wireless LANs.

* Understand cabling standards and the role of NEXT (Near End Crosstalk), FEXT (Far End Crosstalk) and other transmission parameters.

* Profit from Gilbert Held's tips and tricks on enhancing security
......and much more.
This indispensable resource features up-to-date coverage of:
* wireless Ethernet (IEEE802.11 standards)

* 10Gbps Ethernet

* firewalls in both a wired and wireless environment

* AAA (authentication, authorization and accounting)

* the operation of new versions of Windows(r) on Ethernet LANs

* the use of LAN switches at and above layer 2 in the ISO reference model

* copper and fiber optic cable to transport high speed Ethernet.
Network planners, administrators, and system engineers working with Ethernet networks will find Ethernet Networks, Fourth Edition, an invaluable tool for implementing, updating, and managing their networks.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 610 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (January 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470844760
• ISBN-13: 978-0470844762
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising strengths, surprising weaknesses, November 5, 1999

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John Bell ([e-mail]) (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ethernet Networks: Design, Implementation, Operation, Management (Paperback)

I bought this book because I needed to learn some real details of constructing Ethernet networks, such as distance and hop limitations in mixed 10 and 100 BaseT installations. In this I was disappointed, as I found this portion of the book confusing, unclear and even self-contradictory in places. I was able to figure out what I needed to know, but that took a lot of rereading and extrapolation. The text has the feel of a book written by committee, with the same information repeated in various places with different degrees of clarity and from different points of view. The index is so limited as to be useless.

On the other hand, the book contains an extensive introduction to IP and TCP (including their frame structures) and routing, nearly as extensive as the pure Ethernet sections. This was unexpected from the title, but I found it to be a technically strong starting point to making the jump from the details of Ethernet to what may be its major use, the transport of TCP/IP to and from the workstation. The extensive discussions on token ring networks and IBM's SNA were also unexpected, although not relevant to my personal needs. The book succeeds quite well in presenting an integration of the activities of network communication looking from the workstation out to the network. It's driven me to other sources for more detailed information in these areas.

All in all, I found this to be a significant book in my studies. The next edition, in my opinion, would benefit greatly from a more descriptive title and the attention of a professional editor.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars lots of info; many errors, May 28, 1999

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One reader (Naperville, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ethernet Networks: Design, Implementation, Operation, Management (Paperback)

You'd expect a book on its 3rd edition to be fairly free of errors; not this one. After reading about "attenuation budge" in several places ("attenuation budget"), and "190 dB" where it should say "19 dB", I lost trust in the information I did not know much about. Beware.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too long, February 28, 2008

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Sugar Britches "Jack Ruby built the Pyramids" (North Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ethernet Networks: Design, Implementation, Operation, Management (Paperback)

This book should have stopped at chapter 4. From the book:

Chapter 5 - Networking Hardware & Software
Chapter 6 - Bridging and Switching
Chapter 7 - Routers
Chapter 8 - Wireless Ethernet
Chapter 9 - Security (covers access-lists, anti-spoofing, checkpoint firewalls)
Chapter 10 - Managing the Network

Why on EARTH is there a chapter on router access-lists, Checkpoint firewalls and proxy servers in a book on Ethernet???