Introduction to Local Area Networks


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What is a computer network and how does it work? How will your business benefit from a network? What type of network will best serve your needs? Introduction to Local Area Networks helps you answer these and many other critical questions. Using non-technical terms, it explores the fundamentals of computer networking, focusing on how a network can meet common business needs. Learn how a network can enable you to share data safely and effectively, support remote access by off-site personnel, and ensure that vital business information is accurate and up-to-date. With this book, you'll be able to learn how networks work, choose suitable network hardware, choose the right network operating system, choose applications and groupware, decide whether to build an Intranet, and hire and work with a network consultant.




Handbook of Wireless Local Area Networks


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Handbook of Wireless Local Area Networks: Applications, Technology, Security, and Standards captures the current state of wireless LANs, and serves as the single comprehensive reference on the subject. Addressing challenges related to the further development of WLAN technology, the Handbook covers the entire spectrum of topics from basic concepts t




Local Area Networks


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Offers readers an authoritative, in-depth exploration of the local area network. This book incorporates the latest technology, protocols, techniques, and hardware and software employed in computer networking.




Local Area Networks


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Local Area Networks


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Local Area Networks (LANs) have become an integral part of communication in today's world. The establishments that use LAN applications include businesses, educational facilities, hospitals, stock exchanges and warehouses. This book offers reader-friendly, comprehensive coverage of LAN technologies, teaching the reader how to use them in real-world applications. The text is ideal for students both in the classroom and later as a reference. Forouzan motivates topics by practical applications, and his liberal use of figures makes difficult technical topics easier to grasp by providing an intuitive, visual representation of concepts. Extensive practice sets are also provided at the end of each chapter, which reinforce what the student has learned The book is also up-to-date, presenting indepth material on such current topics as Gigabit Ethernet, ATM LAN, Wireless LAN, VPN and VLAN.




Local Area Networks


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This concise book provides an objective introduction to local area networks - how they work, what they do, and how you can benefit from them. It outlines the pros and cons of the most common configurations so you can evaluate them in light of your own needs. You'll also learn about network software, with special emphasis on the ISO layered model of communications protocols.




Introduction to Local Area Networks


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Readers of this book will learn about Local Area Network (LAN) basics through the analysis of case studies that explore common operating systems, network services, security, and more! Each chapter of this innovative manual develops a concrete foundation in LAN concepts and applications by exposing readers to a variety of situations and networks. A back-of-book CD-ROM that contains PowerPoint presentations gives detailed examples of what a business presentation for each case study would look like. Excel spreadsheets are also included so that users can input costs and other data to fashion their own real world presentations for a hands-on learning experience.




Understanding Local Area Networks


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The local area network (LAN) has become a technology that everyone uses but few understand. If you're faced with using or managing a network, make sure you've got Understanding Local Area Networks, Fifth Edition. This Sams favorite, completely revised for its fifth edition, provides a complete understanding of the theory behind the many network forms to data transmission methods. Learn operating principles, hardware configurations, software options, and management issues. This book also helps you gain an understanding of how to connect LANs to each other and to larger computers. Get expert advice on how to choose and support a LAN, and discover why client/server computing changes the way you use LANs. And if you're a network administrator, this book dispenses the knowledge you need to decide if a LAN is right for your office. Quick quizzes and a complete glossary keep you on track as you come up to network speed.




Linked Local Area Networks


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Updated to reflect significant developments in computer networking, this reference continues its reputation as the premier working guide to local area, wide area, and linked local area networks with local, national, and international reach. Beginning with a broad overview of computer networks, it summarizes the many available systems, their differences and similarities, and their place in the automated office. Also covers network systems and services and provides some practical insights into the impact of computer networking, all aided by step-by-step instructions and up-to-the-minute applications in a variety of fields and technologies.




Local Area Networks


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Local Area Networks: An Introduction to the Technology, Second Edition is intended for those who want to become more familiar with local area networks (LANs) without facing the challenge of a 400-page text. The goals of the book are to give prospective LAN users or purchasers familiarity with the concepts involved and to provide a head start for reading more detailed texts. Since LAN product offerings are constantly changing, a deliberate attempt has been made to emphasize the general principles, operating characteristics, and problem areas of LANs, rather than cite specific product examples.