TY - BOOK AU - Ferrero,Alexis TI - The eternal ethernet SN - 020136056X U1 - 004.678 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Harlow, England, Reading, Mass. PB - Addison Wesley Longman KW - Ethernet (Local area network system) N1 - 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 ER -