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Fast Ethernet : dawn of a new network
- Title
- Fast Ethernet : dawn of a new network / Howard W. Johnson.
- Author
- Johnson, Howard W.
- Publication
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | TK5105.8.E83 J65 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 310 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Fast Ethernet is the 100-million-bit-per-second successor to the world's most popular local area network, 10BASE-T Ethernet. Users clamoring for this new, higher-speed LAN technology will benefit from the helpful hints about planning, buying and installing Fast Ethernet contained in this easy-to-understand, complete reference guide.
- Fast Ethernet: Dawn of a New Network covers the strengths and weaknesses of Fast Ethernet. It offers point-by-point comparisons to other networks, and explains which networks best suit which applications. The book is packed with figures that illustrate practical network topologies, and chart a clear course from 10 Mb/s networking to the ultimate in 100 Mb/s high-speed performance.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-283) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Ethernet -- 2. Fast Ethernet -- 3. Detailed Guide to Fast Ethernet -- 4. Generic Cabling -- 5. The Future of Fast Ethernet -- 6. Competing Networks -- 7. Collision Domains: Extra for Experts -- 8. Reference Materials.
- ISBN
- 0133526437
- LCCN
- 95023393
- OCLC
- ocm32780288
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries