Internetworking Technologies Handboook, 2e [Paperback]

H. Kim Lew (Author), Steve Spanier (Author), Tim Stevenson (Author), Merilee Ford (Author), Kevin Downes (Editor), Inc Cisco Systems (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998 | Series: The Cisco Press Fundamental Series

Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide detailing available internetworking alternatives. It provides you with the most current technologies for wide area networks (WANs) and teaches how to effectively implement these technologies on a network. After reading this book, you will possess a greater understanding of local and wide area networking and the hardware, protocols, and services involved. Hence, you will be able to make more intelligent, cost-effective and quantifiable networking decisions for your environment.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This is it. Internetworking Technologies Handbook represents conventional wisdom about the universe of Cisco Systems data-networking products (with the exception of Voice-over-IP products), condensed into a single volume. You ought to have this book on hand for frequent consultation, if you're engaged in running local or wide area networks (LANs or WANs) that are equipped with Cisco hardware. Don't be concerned with whether or not your data-networking environment is sufficiently complex to merit investment in this book, as operators of even the simplest setups will benefit from this authoritative work. Although it's not meant as a study aid, this book will prove helpful to candidates who are studying for Cisco professional certification; review questions at the end of each chapter bolster that application.

This book's greatest strength might be its authors' assumption of compartmentalized knowledge among their readers. The authors have (correctly) organized their work around the idea that someone who knows, for example, IP addressing rules backwards and forwards might not know much at all about the telephony services that local-exchange carriers (LECs) sell. As a result of this editorial decision, chapters are technically deep, but easy to get into. Numerous conceptual diagrams clarify hard-to-visualize phenomena, while frequent references to RFCs (and other standards documents) facilitate primary research where the reader requires it. This latest edition reflects changes to the Cisco data-networking product line as of the last quarter of 2000. --David Wall

Topics covered: Everything Cisco Systems does to facilitate the efficient flow of data among hosts on networks big and small, except those products that have to do with Voice over IP (VoIP). Beginning with the essentials of internetworking, and proceeding through LAN and WAN protocols, multiservice access technologies like digital subscriber line (DSL), switching and bridging (with emphasis on virtual LANs), and routing protocols, this book covers the state of the Cisco Systems art. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Demonstrates how to implement specific Internetworking technologies as part of a network. - Covers the latest in Internetworking communication protocol such as ISDN, ATM, ADSL, and TCP/IP

- Written by Internetworking leader-Cisco Systems, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 750 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Systems; 2nd edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578701023
• ISBN-13: 978-1578701025
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,075,925 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 Good buy, February 23, 2001

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vamsi kiran (FOLSOM, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internetworking Technologies Handbook (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book concisely and succintly explains all Internetworking (LAN ,WAN) concepts in a way useful to the novice and also serves as a ready reference to the experienced professional. The print is also pleasing to the eye. However this compendium is a collection of all the Cisco Tutorials on the website.ALso many technologies are dealt with at a cursory level and the treatment could have been more in depth. But to sum up,a good buy.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for the CCIE written exam 350-001, June 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Internetworking Technologies Handboook, 2e (Paperback)

Covers all the necessary material for the CCIE written examination. ISDN, Frame Relay, IP Multicast, ISIS and more. Would recommend using this book for clarification purpose. Two other books that should be purchased along with this book are Internetworking with TCP/IP, ISBN: 0132169878 and Gigabit Ethernet, ISBN: 0139132864. If you understand the material from these books then you have adequately prepared for the CCIE qualification examination.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Volume 2, January 16, 2000

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Clinton R. Fitch (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internetworking Technologies Handboook, 2e (Paperback)

While somewhat technical in nature, I have found this handbook to be a most valuable resource. The clearly defined terms and simple diagrams make this a must have for those in the ever-changing world of Cisco networking environments.