High-Speed Networking with LAN Switches [Paperback]

Gilbert Held (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0471184446 | ISBN-13: 978-0471184447 | Edition: 1

A timely guide to the hottest topic in networking.

LAN switching is one of the most talked about topics in networking today. With networking demands showing no signs of slowing down, LAN switching is being hailed as the answer to the bandwith and congestion problems plaguing Net users, and the switching market is expected to triple within a year. Major networking players like Cisco, Cabletron, and Bay Networks are investing heavily in the LAN switching market. In this book author Gil Held provides detailed, comprehensive coverage of what LAN switching is and how switches work.

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A timely guide to the hottest topic in networking. LAN switching is one of the most talked about topics in networking today. With networking demands showing no signs of slowing down, LAN switching is being hailed as the answer to the bandwith and congestion problems plaguing Net users, and the switching market is expected to triple within a year. Major networking players like Cisco, Cabletron, and Bay Networks are investing heavily in the LAN switching market. In this book author Gil Held provides detailed, comprehensive coverage of what LAN switching is and how switches work.

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The first and only comprehensive guide to selection, operation, and utilization of LAN switches

LAN switching technology is a true godsend for network administrators caught between the rock of budgetary constraints and the hard place of escalating network demands. With switches you can give your company the bandwidth capacity, remote user support, and multimedia operations it needs without breaking the bank on network upgrades or restructuring.

How do LAN switches fit in with your current networking devices? Which type of switching technology is right for your company's LAN? What switch features should you focus your attention on? Get the answers to these and all of your questions concerning selecting, operating, and utilizing LAN switches in High-Speed Networking with LAN Switches.

Author Gilbert Held explains how switches work and shows you step-by-step how to combine them with routers, hubs, bridges, and other existing network devices to create a high-speed network. He analyzes the various advantages and disadvantages of competing types of switching products, including several versions of Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM, and FDDI. He introduces you to the major players in the field and provides in-depth, comparative analyses of LAN switch features. He also supplies detailed guidelines on how to select the most appropriate LAN switch to match your company's current and future needs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471184446
• ISBN-13: 978-0471184447
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,952,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information, but badly presented. Don't bother., July 23, 1998

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This review is from: High-Speed Networking with LAN Switches (Paperback)

Held obviously knows his stuff -- this book contains a lot of detail on various networking technologies. However, he seems to have a hard time presenting the information in a readable and coherent way. In many sections, if you didn't already know the stuff then reading the book wouldn't make you much wiser. Protocols are discussed in bits scattered over different chapters, making it hard to follow.

The book also suffers from terrible graphics, which look like they came out of a dot-matrix printer.

In general, the book won't be useful to as a learning tool -- consider it only as a reference.