Communications systems management handbook / edited by Anura Guruge and Lisa Lindgren.
Contributor(s): Gurugé, Anura
| Lindgren, Lisa.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Boca Raton, FL ; London : Auerbach, 2000Description: xiii, 771 p. : ill. ; 25 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0849398266.Subject(s): Telecommunication systems -- Management | Computer networks | Business enterprises -- Computer networksDDC classification: 658.4038 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store | 658.4038 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075409 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Just a decade ago, many industry luminaries predicted the collapse of the centralized data center and IT structure. In its place would be a more decentralized client/server model built upon the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) networking architecture. However, client/server never fully realized all of its promises, and OSI floundered.
Now, instead of client/server and OSI, we have the Web-based model and TCP/IP. Together, Web-oriented technologies (i.e., browsers, web servers, HTML, Java) and TCP/IP are completely changing how the enterprise views its network. Instead of serving as primarily an internal utility, the enterprise network is now a vital means of delivering products and services and of tying an enterprise more closely to its customers, partners and suppliers. The impact to the very structure of the enterprise network could not be more profound.
Providing extensive coverage of planning, networking, LANs, systems management, communications issues and trends, Communications Systems Management Handbook, 6th Edition is your most reliable source for solid, dependable solutions to real-world data communications problems. The tips, strategies, and case-studies provided do more than just save you time and money. They also save your data communications network, and with it your professional life.
This new edition of the Communications Systems Management Handbook provides you with detailed information on the different facets of change in the enterprise network:
Enterprise network architectures
LAN and campus networking
Remote access
WAN
Data centers
Client and servers
Security
Network Management
What's more, the New Edition is dramatically restructured, providing a more logical grouping of articles into discrete sections that bring focus to a particular enterprise networking topic. In addition, the content of this edition has been substantially updated. Almost three-quarters of the articles are new to this edition. The common theme throughout the handbook is the change that the enterprise network is undergoing and how to manage it.
The handbook's generous use of illustrations simplifies the technical workings of networks and communications systems. The comprehensive index makes it easy to find the topics you want and related topics. And because each chapter is written by an expert with first-hand experience in data communications, no other book gives you such a full range of perspectives and explanations of the technical, planning, administrative, personnel, and budget challenges of the communication manager's job.
Covering everything from electronic commerce to multimedia, from system design and cost allocation to Ethernet switches and the impact of virtual private networks, this is your one-stop source for the best, most essential data communications expertise to be found anywhere. The Communications Systems Management Handbook serves as an information tool for proven advice and methods on managing network services and costs, creating networking solutions, and preparing for advanced communications network technologies.
Includes index.
Section I: Planning for communications systems -- Section II: Enterprise network architecture -- Section III: Lan and campus networking -- Section IV: Remote access -- Section V: Wide area network -- Section VI: Data center -- Section VII: Clients and servers -- Section VIII: Security -- Section IX: Network management.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. xiii)
- Section I Planning for Communications Systems (p. 1)
- 1 The New Enterprise Network (p. 3)
- Section II Enterprise Network Architecture (p. 13)
- 2 Gracefully Transitioning from SNA to IP: Why, How, and When? (p. 15)
- 3 One Corporate Network--Dream or Nightmare? (p. 27)
- 4 IPv6: The Next-Generation Internet Protocol (p. 37)
- 5 Moving toward One Network: Practitioner's Steps to Consolidation of Data and Voice (p. 51)
- 6 Integrating Data Centers with Intranets (p. 65)
- 7 A Guide to Internet Telephony (p. 77)
- 8 Implementing and Supporting Extranets (p. 93)
- 9 Internet Site Development in a Bandwidth-Hungry World: An Enterprise Dilemma (p. 105)
- Section III Lan and Campus Networking (p. 117)
- 10 High-Speed Token Ring (p. 119)
- 11 Should You Migrate Your Token Ring Network to Ethernet? (p. 129)
- 12 Introduction to 100Base-T: (Fast and Faster) Ethernet (p. 141)
- 13 Understanding Gigabit Ethernet Performance (p. 155)
- 14 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Implementation (p. 163)
- 15 Virtual LANs (p. 185)
- 16 Multicast Networking (p. 193)
- 17 Voice and Video on the LAN (p. 205)
- 18 Voice and Data Network Integration (p. 215)
- 19 Securing Your Router (p. 225)
- Section IV Remote Access (p. 233)
- 20 Modem Technology Update (p. 235)
- 21 Choosing Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines (p. 241)
- 22 Preparing for Cable Modems (p. 249)
- 23 Virtual Private Networks: Secure Remote Access over the Internet (p. 257)
- 24 ATM Access: The Genesis of a New Network (p. 271)
- 25 Portable Network Access (p. 283)
- 26 Cellular Digital Packet Data: An Emerging Mobile Network Service (p. 297)
- Section V Wide Area Network (p. 313)
- 27 An Overview of the Telecommunications Policy Process (p. 315)
- 28 The Future of Wireless Communications (p. 325)
- 29 Frame Relay Testing and Training (p. 339)
- 30 Transporting Legacy SNA Traffic over Frame Relay (p. 351)
- 31 Maximizing Mainframe-Based WAN Resources (p. 361)
- 32 SONET for the Future: Satisfying Today's Users with Tomorrow's Technology (p. 373)
- Section VI Data Center (p. 387)
- 33 Data Center Security: Useful Intranet Security Methods and Tools (p. 389)
- 34 Why Parallel Sysplex is a Must for Today's IBM Data Centers (p. 407)
- 35 Web-to-Host with VM/ESA: A Viable Platform for the Internet (p. 419)
- 36 Java on the Mainframe (p. 429)
- 37 LAN-to-Mainframe Connectivity Choices (p. 437)
- 38 Storage Area Networks (p. 447)
- 39 Fibre Channel Architecture, Layers, and Services (p. 461)
- 40 Mainframe Shops Falling Behind on E-Commerce Due to Y2K (p. 469)
- Section VII Clients and Servers (p. 479)
- 41 TN3270 and TN5250 Internet Standards (p. 481)
- 42 Y2K on the Desktop: Where the Enterprise Meets Its Waterloo (p. 493)
- 43 Network Computers: Promises and Reality (p. 501)
- 44 Handheld Network Devices to Access Intranets and Enterprise Networks (p. 513)
- 45 Networking Features of the Java Programming Language (p. 527)
- 46 JavaBeans and Java Enterprise Server Platform (p. 539)
- 47 A Quick Overview of Linux (p. 549)
- 48 Evaluating the Performance of NT-Based Systems (p. 559)
- Section VIII Security (p. 571)
- 49 Secure Access to Mission-Critical Applications (p. 573)
- 50 Applets and Network Security: A Management Overview (p. 587)
- 51 Intranet Security (p. 595)
- 52 A Look at Java Security (p. 615)
- 53 Creating Firewall Policy Following a Functional Model (p. 623)
- 54 Assessing and Eliminating Virus Threats in Distributed Networks (p. 635)
- 55 Mobile User Security (p. 647)
- 56 An Introduction to IPSec (p. 663)
- Section IX Network Management (p. 677)
- 57 Network Baselining as a Planning Tool (p. 679)
- 58 Working with TCP/IP Utilities (p. 687)
- 59 Using RMON to Manage Remote Networks (p. 697)
- 60 Proactive Performance Management (p. 707)
- 61 Using Intelligent Agents to Manage Multivendor Environments (p. 717)
- Index (p. 729)