Ferrero, Alexis.

The eternal ethernet / Alexis Ferrero. - 2nd ed. - Harlow, England ; Reading, Mass. : Addison Wesley Longman, c1999. - x, 437 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Table of Contents

part. I. The world of telecommunications
1. The standardization bodies
2. The layered models
3. Data communication networks
4. Local area networks
5. Current trends

part. II. Ethernet
6. History and evolution of the standard
7. Access method
8. Physical level
9. Packet formatting and errors
10. Higher speed
11. Other technical developments
12. Elements of the network
13. Interconnection and switching
14. Ethernet via ATM

part. III. Engineering and maintenance of a network
15. Stages
16. Human resources
17. Documents and materials

Includes bibliographical references (p. 393) and index.

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