IP Switching: Protocols and Architectures [Paperback]

Christopher Y. Metz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0070419531 | ISBN-13: 978-0070419537

This guide summarizes the latest in Internet Protocol switching technology, which routes Internet traffic faster and more efficiently. It is a growing solution to the universal need of increased bandwidth. There is an explanation of the underlying technology and a complete analysis of offfering from such vendors as Cisco, Ipsilon, IBM and Toshiba. The book: shows how to quickly implement IP switching into an existing network; reveals how to integrate it with IPv6, ATM, Gigabit routers, virtual routers; and covers IP multicasting, multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA).

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Your complete, one-stop guide to the hottest area in networking: IP switching.

As the Internet and intranets sag under the weight of user demand, and accusatory finger point to routers as the bottleneck culprits, a host of new Internet Protocol (IP) switching technologies have appeared, promising rescue.

But what kind of switch can actually deliver the reduced latency, improved QoS (quality of service), and greater bandwidth demanded by services such as videoconferencing, multicasting, and virtual reality? Which switches meet the needs of your network? And, perhaps most importantly, which will keep up with technology that's always on the move?

This book, covering both the firmware and software of IP switching, and written by one of the field's foremost experts, has all the answers. It provides the best overview of the entire arena, giving you everything from a nuts-and-bolts explanation of switching technology to a detailed, all-inclusive analysis of vendor offerings.

Look for:

a top-to-bottom survey of switching technology developments clear contrasts with routing technology understandable descriptions of how different switches work detailed comparisons of brand-name switches from ARIS, Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and more a full discussion of multicasting readable explanations of Multiprotocol Over ATM (MPOA), layering Classical IP, I-PNNI, PAR, and much more

Network designers, network managers, Internet service providers, and anyone dealing with the technical aspects of fast data flow, all need IP Switching: Protocols and Architectures.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (October 21, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070419531
• ISBN-13: 978-0070419537
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,424,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as I wanted it..., April 9, 2010

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I am from India and I had been looking for this book for quite sometime. Excellent book on the subject and one of the most recommended by universities. Thanks, it arrived in great shape and in good time...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book!, March 28, 2000

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